AUSTRALIAN GENERAL ELECTION, 1928

Federal election major party leaders
1925 1928 1929
'Nationalist' 'Stanley Bruce' 'Prime Minister' 'Parliament': 10 years 'Leader since': 1923 'Division': Flinders 'WIN'
'Labor' 'Mathew Charlton' 'Opposition leader' 'Parliament': 18 years 'Leader since': 1922 'Division': Hunter

'Federal elections' were held in Australia on November 17, 1928. The incumbent Nationalist Party of Australia led by Prime Minister of Australia Stanley Bruce in power since 1922 with coalition partner the Country Party led by Earle Page defeated the the opposition Australian Labor Party led by Mathew Charlton.

'House of Reps (IRV) — 1928-29 — Turnout 93.64% (CV) — Informal 4.90%'

	'Party'	'Votes'	'%'	'Swing'	'Seats'	'Change'
	Australian Labor Party	1,158,505	44.64	-0.40	31	+8	(3 elected unopposed)
	Nationalist Party of Australia	1,014,522	39.09	-3.37	29	-8	(5 elected unopposed)
	Country Party	271,686	10.47	-0.27	13	-1	(4 elected unopposed)
	Country Progressives Party	41,713	1.61	★	1	+1
	Independent	108,659	4.19	+2.43	1	0
	Total	2,595,085			'75'
	'Nationalist/Country coalition'	'WIN'			'42'	-9
	Australian Labor Party				31	+8

'Senate (PBV) — 1928-31 — Turnout 93.61% (CV) — Informal 9.88%'

	'Party'	'Votes'	'%'	'Swing'	'Seats Won'	'Seats Held'
	Australian Labor Party	1,422,418	48.95	+3.93	7	7
	Nationalist Party of Australia	1,141,405	39.28	-6.07	10	24
	Country Party	324,918	11.18	+1.73	2	5
	Independents	17,092	0.59	+0.42	0	0
	Total	2,905,833			19	36

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★ University of WA election results in Australia since 1890