Candidates of the 1928 Australian federal election

This article provides information on candidates who ran in the 1928 Australian federal election. The election was held on 17 November 1928.

By-elections, appointments and defections

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By-elections and appointments

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Defections

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Seat changes

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Retiring Members and Senators

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Labor

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Country

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  • Robert Cook MP (Indi, Vic) — forgot to nominate himself, leaving his seat to the Labor candidate unopposed.
  • Senator David Andrew (Vic)

Independent

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House of Representatives

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Sitting members at the time of the election are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.

New South Wales

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Electorate Held by Labor candidate Coalition candidate Other candidates
Barton Nationalist James Tully Thomas Ley (Nat)
Calare Nationalist James O'Donnell Sir Neville Howse (Nat)
Cook Labor Edward Riley Humphrey Earl (Nat)
Cowper Country Tom Swiney Earle Page (CP)
Dalley Labor Ted Theodore Hedley Rogers (Nat) Albert Gardiner (Ind Lab)
Darling Labor Arthur Blakeley Frederick Drury (Nat)
East Sydney Labor John West Julian Simpson (Nat)
Eden-Monaro Nationalist John Cusack John Perkins (Nat)
Gwydir Country Lou Cunningham Aubrey Abbott (CP)
Hume Labor Parker Moloney William Fleming (CP)
Jack Garry (Nat)
Hunter Labor Rowley James Ernest Carr (Nat) Jim Brown (Ind Lab)
Lang Nationalist William Long Sir Elliot Johnson (Nat)
Macquarie Nationalist Ben Chifley Arthur Manning (Nat)
Martin Nationalist Percy Hannett Graham Pratten (Nat)
New England Country Victor Thompson (CP)
Newcastle Labor David Watkins Walter Skelton (PLP)
North Sydney Nationalist Ben Howe Billy Hughes (Nat)
Parkes Nationalist George Sherringham Charles Marr (Nat)
Parramatta Nationalist Albert Rowe Eric Bowden (Nat)
Reid Labor Percy Coleman George Tomlinson (Nat)
Richmond Country Roland Green (CP)
Riverina Country Joseph Casserly William Killen (CP)
Robertson Nationalist Sydney Gardner (Nat)
South Sydney Labor Edward Riley George Baker (Nat)
Warringah Nationalist Archdale Parkhill (Nat)
Wentworth Nationalist Bob O'Halloran Walter Marks (Nat)
Werriwa Labor Bert Lazzarini Herbert Ogilvie (Nat)
West Sydney Labor Jack Beasley Alfred Benjamin (Nat)

Northern Territory

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Electorate Held by Labor candidate Other candidate(s)
Northern Territory Labor Harold Nelson Arthur Love (Ind Lab)
Douglas Watts (Ind)

Queensland

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Electorate Held by Labor candidate Coalition candidate
Brisbane Nationalist Frank Burke Donald Cameron (Nat)
Capricornia Labor Frank Forde Robert Staines (CP)
Darling Downs Nationalist Sir Littleton Groom (Nat)
Herbert Nationalist George Martens Lewis Nott (Nat)
Kennedy Nationalist Jim Riordan Grosvenor Francis (Nat)
Lilley Nationalist George Mackay (Nat)
Maranoa Country Jack Reid James Hunter (CP)
Moreton Nationalist Josiah Francis (Nat)
Oxley Nationalist Francis Baker James Bayley (Nat)
Wide Bay Country Bernard Corser (CP)

South Australia

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Electorate Held by Labor candidate Coalition candidate Independent candidate(s)
Adelaide Labor George Edwin Yates George McLeay (Nat)
Angas Nationalist Michael Woods Walter Parsons (Nat)
Barker Nationalist Malcolm Cameron* (Nat)
Ronald Hunt (CP)
Boothby Nationalist John Price Jack Duncan-Hughes (Nat)
Grey Labor Andrew Lacey William Blight (Nat)
Hindmarsh Labor Norman Makin Henry Dunks (Nat) Ross Graham
Wakefield Nationalist Maurice Collins* (CP)
Richard Foster (Nat)

Tasmania

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Electorate Held by Labor candidate Nationalist candidate Independent candidate(s)
Bass Nationalist Thomas Wilson Syd Jackson*
William Judd
Darwin Nationalist George Bell James Campbell
Denison Nationalist Charles Culley*
Thomas Jude
Sir John Gellibrand
Franklin Nationalist Francis Foster
Alfred Seabrook
William McWilliams
Wilmot Nationalist Llewellyn Atkinson*
Hector McFie
George Flowers

Victoria

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Electorate Held by Labor candidate Coalition candidate Other candidates
Balaclava Nationalist William Watt (Nat) Edward Price (Ind Nat)
Ballaarat Labor Charles McGrath Matthew Baird (Nat)
Batman Labor Frank Brennan Angus McDonald (Nat)
Bendigo Nationalist James McDonald Geoffry Hurry* (Nat)
Cyril James (CP)
Bourke Labor Frank Anstey Leonard Smith (Nat)
Corangamite Country Richard Crouch William Gibson (CP)
Corio Nationalist Peter Randles John Lister (Nat)
Echuca Country William Hill (CP) Frederick Churches (CPP)
Fawkner Nationalist Nicholas Roberts George Maxwell (Nat)
Flinders Nationalist Jack Holloway Stanley Bruce (Nat) Clarence Robertson (Ind Nat)
Gippsland Country Thomas Paterson (CP) George Wise (Ind Lib)
Henty Nationalist Edward Stewart Henry Gullett (Nat)
Indi Country Paul Jones
Kooyong Nationalist Joseph Hannan John Latham (Nat)
Maribyrnong Labor James Fenton Arthur Fenton (Nat)
Melbourne Labor William Maloney Norman O'Brien (Nat)
Melbourne Ports Labor James Mathews
Wannon Nationalist John McNeill Arthur Rodgers (Nat)
Wimmera Independent John Harris (CP) Percy Stewart (CPP)
Yarra Labor James Scullin Cecil Keeley (Nat)

Western Australia

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Electorate Held by Labor candidate Coalition candidate Independent candidate(s)
Forrest Country Cornelius Buckley John Prowse (CP)
Fremantle Independent John Curtin Frank Gibson (Nat) Keith Watson
Kalgoorlie Labor Albert Green
Perth Nationalist Arthur Watts Edward Mann (Nat) John McCoo
Swan Country Henry Gregory (CP)

Senate

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Sitting Senators are shown in bold text. Tickets that elected at least one Senator are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are identified by an asterisk (*).

New South Wales

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Three seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending one seat. The Nationalist-Country Coalition was defending two seats. Nationalist Senators Charles Cox, Walter Duncan and Walter Massy-Greene were not up for re-election.

Labor candidates Coalition candidates
John Dooley*
James Dunn*
Arthur Rae*
Percy Abbott (CP)
Richard Orchard (Nat)
Josiah Thomas (Nat)

Queensland

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Four seats were up for election. One of these was a short-term vacancy caused by Nationalist Senator Thomas Givens's death; this had been held in the interim by Labor's John MacDonald. The Nationalist Party was defending four seats. Nationalist Senators Sir William Glasgow and William Thompson were not up for re-election.

Labor candidates Coalition candidates Independent candidates
Robert Horn
George Lawson
John MacDonald
John Valentine
Walter Cooper* (CP)
Thomas Crawford* (Nat)
Harry Foll* (Nat)
Matthew Reid* (Nat)
Harald Jensen

South Australia

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Three seats were up for election. Originally, they were held by the Labor Party, but two Nationalist Party members had been appointed to casual vacancies. Nationalist Senators Alexander McLachlan and Sir John Newlands and Country Party Senator John Chapman were not up for re-election.

Labor candidates Nationalist candidates Other candidates
John Daly*
Bert Hoare*
Mick O'Halloran*
Sir Edward Lucas
Albert Robinson
John Verran
Raphael Cilento (Prot)
Ernest Rowe (CP)

Tasmania

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Three seats were up for election. The Nationalist Party was defending two seats. One seat had been held by the Labor Party, but Senator James Ogden had defected to the Nationalists. Nationalist Senators John Millen, Herbert Payne and Burford Sampson were not up for re-election.

Labor candidates Nationalist candidates
Henry Lane
William Sheridan
John Hayes*
Herbert Hays*
Andrew Lawson
James Ogden*

Victoria

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Three seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Country Party was defending one seat. Nationalist Senators Harold Elliott, James Guthrie and William Plain were not up for re-election.

Labor candidates Coalition candidates
John Barnes*
Albert Blakey
Edward Findley
Robert Elliott* (CP)
Harry Lawson* (Nat)

Western Australia

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Three seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Nationalist Party was defending one seat. Nationalist Senators Patrick Lynch and Sir George Pearce and Country Party Senator William Carroll were not up for re-election.

Labor candidates Coalition candidates
Ernest Barker
Charles Graham
Ted Needham
Sir Hal Colebatch* (Nat)
Bertie Johnston* (CP)
Walter Kingsmill* (Nat)

See also

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References

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