Results of the Tasmanian state election, 1928

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1928 Tasmanian election.

Tasmanian state election, 30 May 1928[1] House of Assembly << 1925–1931 >>
Enrolled voters		111,956
Votes cast		91,679		Turnout	81.89%	+14.63%
Informal votes		2,973		Informal	3.24%	+1.02%
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	41,829	47.15%	–1.32%	14	– 2
	Nationalist^[1]	37,432	42.20%	+2.83%	15	+ 4
	Independent Labor TAS	1,982	2.23%	–1.22%	0	± 0
	Independent	7,461	8.41%	–0.30%	1	– 2
Total		88,706			30

Results by division

Bass

1928 Tasmanian state election: Bass

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
Quota			2,452
	Labor	Allan Guy (elected 1)	2,963	17.3	-4.2
	Labor	George Becker (elected 2)	2,210	12.9	+1.7
	Labor	Victor Shaw (elected 3)	2,088	12.2	+3.7
	Labor	Thomas Davies	1,201	7.0	+7.0
	Labor	Alfred Higgins	549	3.2	+3.2
	Labor	Harold Holmes	357	2.1	-0.8
	Nationalist	John Ockerby (elected 5)	1,749	10.2	+10.2
	Nationalist	Claude James (elected 4)	1,745	10.2	-3.2
	Nationalist	Henry Thomson (elected 6)	1,284	7.5	+0.6
	Nationalist	Robert Murphy	1,183	6.9	+2.9
	Nationalist	William Salisbury	805	4.7	+4.7
	Nationalist	Harold Brumby	454	2.6	+2.6
	Nationalist	James Lefevre	431	2.5	+2.5
	Nationalist	John Kidd	144	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			17,163	96.6	-1.6
Informal votes			601	3.4	+1.6
Turnout			17,764	79.7	+11.7
Party total votes
	Labor		9,368	54.6	+10.6
	Nationalist		7,795	45.4	+30.2

Darwin

1928 Tasmanian state election: Darwin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
Quota			2,678
	Labor	Philip Kelly (elected 2)	2,805	15.0	-16.3
	Labor	James Belton (elected 3)	2,477	13.2	-4.4
	Labor	Fergus Medwin (elected 6)	1,171	6.2	+6.2
	Labor	Henry Lane	954	5.1	+0.2
	Labor	Robert Steel	677	3.6	+3.6
	Labor	John O'Donnell	674	3.6	+3.6
	Nationalist	Frank Marriott (elected 1)	3,266	17.4	+5.7
	Nationalist	Edward Hobbs (elected 4)	2,041	10.9	+2.3
	Nationalist	Henry McFie (elected 5)	1,703	9.1	-0.5
	Nationalist	Richard Parsons	785	4.2	+4.2
	Nationalist	Duncan McInnes	779	4.2	+4.2
	Independent	Joshua Whitsitt	1,413	7.5	+7.5
Total formal votes			18,745	96.8	-0.7
Informal votes			628	3.2	+0.7
Turnout			19,373	84.2	+13.7
Party total votes
	Labor		8,758	46.7	+4.8
	Nationalist		8,574	45.7	+10.1
	Independent	Joshua Whitsitt	1,413	7.5	+7.5

Denison

1928 Tasmanian state election: Denison

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
Quota			2,634
	Labor	Walter Woods (elected 4)	1,493	8.1	-0.8
	Labor	Edmund Dwyer-Gray (elected 6)	1,461	7.9	+7.9
	Labor	Robert Cosgrove (elected 5)	1,285	7.0	-2.7
	Labor	John Brown	977	5.3	+5.3
	Labor	Charles Culley	939	5.1	-5.9
	Labor	John Cleary	595	3.2	-4.1
	Labor	William Lloyd	502	2.7	+2.7
	Labor	George Phillips	293	1.6	+1.6
	Nationalist	John McPhee (elected 1)	2,872	15.6	+7.0
	Nationalist	Charles Grant (elected 2)	1,774	9.6	+0.5
	Nationalist	John Soundy (elected 3)	1,423	7.7	-4.2
	Nationalist	Horace Walch	1,258	6.8	+6.8
	Nationalist	George Davis	121	0.7	+0.7
	Independent Labor	Gerald Mahoney	1,982	10.8	+3.1
	Independent	William McHugo	1,057	5.7	+5.7
	Independent	Richard Stamford	223	1.2	+1.2
	Independent	John Graham	176	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			18,431	97.3	-0.6
Informal votes			519	2.7	+0.6
Turnout			18,950	83.6	+14.6
Party total votes
	Labor		7,545	40.9	-8.5
	Nationalist		7,448	40.4	-0.3
	Independent Labor	Gerald Mahoney	1,982	10.8	+3.1
	Independent	William McHugo	1,057	5.7	+5.7
	Independent	Richard Stamford	223	1.2	+1.2
	Independent	John Graham	176	1.0	+1.0

Franklin

14668

1928 Tasmanian state election: Franklin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
Quota			2,589
	Labor	Albert Ogilvie (elected 1)	4,570	25.2	-3.0
	Labor	Benjamin Watkins (elected 3)	1,231	6.8	+1.6
	Labor	William Sheridan	489	2.7	-4.1
	Labor	Charles Frost	417	2.3	+2.3
	Labor	John Hohne	377	2.1	+2.1
	Labor	Samuel Lyden	372	2.1	+2.1
	Labor	Will Reece	286	1.6	+1.6
	Labor	William Michael	144	0.8	+0.8
	Nationalist	John Piggott (elected 2)	2,564	14.2	+6.7
	Nationalist	Henry Baker (elected 5)	1,833	10.1	+10.1
	Nationalist	John Evans (elected 4)	1,606	8.9	-6.0
	Nationalist	George Cummins	780	4.3	-4.4
	Independent	Benjamin Pearsall (elected 6)	1,391	7.7	+0.4
	Independent	Peter Murdoch	1,043	5.8	-2.9
	Independent	John Earle	910	5.0	+5.0
	Independent	Winston Triffitt	106	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			18,119	97.2	-1.0
Informal votes			527	2.8	+1.0
Turnout			18,646	81.2	+17.3
Party total votes
	Labor		7,886	43.5	-7.4
	Nationalist		6,783	37.4	+11.8
	Independent	Benjamin Pearsall	1,391	7.7	+0.4
	Independent	Peter Murdoch	1,043	5.8	-2.9
	Independent	John Earle	910	5.0	+5.0
	Independent	Winston Triffitt	106	0.6	+0.6

Wilmot

1928 Tasmanian state election: Wilmot

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
Quota			2,322
	Labor	Joseph Lyons (elected 1)	4,709	29.0	-1.6
	Labor	Jens Jensen (elected 5)	1,027	6.3	+6.3
	Labor	Herbert Osborne	781	4.8	+2.4
	Labor	Leonard Bennett	673	4.1	+4.1
	Labor	Eric Ogilvie (elected 6)	661	4.1	+4.1
	Labor	William Shoobridge	282	1.7	-0.4
	Labor	John Palamountain	141	0.9	-0.6
	Nationalist	Walter Lee (elected 2)	2,394	14.7	+4.9
	Nationalist	Neil Campbell (elected 3)	2,374	14.6	+3.5
	Nationalist	Percy Best (elected 4)	1,911	11.8	+5.7
	Nationalist	George Rowell	153	0.9	+0.9
	Independent	Norman Cameron	723	4.4	-6.8
	Independent	Walter McShane	419	2.6	+2.6
Total formal votes			16,248	95.9	-1.7
Informal votes			698	4.1	+1.7
Turnout			16,946	80.6	+16.0
Party total votes
	Labor		8,274	50.9	+4.8
	Nationalist		6,832	42.0	+15.3
	Independent	Norman Cameron	723	4.4	-6.8
	Independent	Walter McShane	419	2.6	+2.6

See also

• 1928 Tasmanian state election
• Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1928–1931
• Candidates of the Tasmanian state election, 1928

References

1. "Assembly Elections, 1928". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 27 September 2015.