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
By-elections and appointments On 6 March 1926, John Perkins (Nationalist) was elected to succeed Sir Austin Chapman (Nationalist) as the member for Eden-Monaro. On 26 February 1927, Ted Theodore (Labor) was elected to succeed William Mahony (Labor) as the member for Dalley. On 21 May 1927, Archdale Parkhill (Nationalist) was elected to succeed Sir Granville Ryrie (Nationalist) as the member for Warringah. On 30 August 1927, John Verran (Nationalist) was appointed as a South Australian Senator to succeed Charles McHugh (Labor). On 18 April 1928, Albert Robinson (Nationalist) was appointed as a South Australian Senator to succeed Sir Henry Barwell (Nationalist). On 5 June 1928, Albert Gardiner (Labor) was appointed as a New South Wales Senator to succeed John Grant (Labor). On 16 June 1928, Graham Pratten (Nationalist) was elected to succeed Herbert Pratten (Nationalist) as the member for Martin. On 1 August 1928, John MacDonald (Labor) was appointed as a Queensland Senator to replace Thomas Givens (Nationalist). On 3 September 1928, Bernard Corser (Country) was elected unopposed to succeed Edward Corser (Nationalist) as the member for Wide Bay. On 6 September 1928, William Lambert (Labor), the member for West Sydney, died. No by-election was held due to the proximity of the election. Subsequent to the election, but prior the new Senate taking its place: On 18 December 1928, Richard Abbott (Country) was appointed as a Victorian Senator to replace David Andrew (Country).
Defections In 1925, Labor Senator James Ogden (Tasmania) was expelled from the party and joined the Nationalist Party. In 1928, Country MP Llewellyn Atkinson (Wilmot) defected to the Nationalist Party.
Seat changes Senator Albert Gardiner (Independent Labor) contested Dalley.
Retiring Members and Senators
Labor Matthew Charlton MP (Hunter, NSW)
Country Robert Cook MP (Indi, Vic) — forgot to nominate himself, leaving his seat to the Labor candidate unopposed. Senator David Andrew (Vic)
Independent William Watson MP (Fremantle, WA)
House of Representatives 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
ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateCoalition candidateOther 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
ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateOther candidate(s) Northern Territory Labor Harold Nelson Arthur Love (Ind Lab)Douglas Watts (Ind)
Queensland
ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateCoalition 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
ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateCoalition candidateIndependent 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 GrahamWakefield Nationalist Maurice Collins* (CP)Richard Foster (Nat)
Tasmania
ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateNationalist candidateIndependent candidate(s) Bass Nationalist Thomas Wilson Syd Jackson*William Judd Darwin Nationalist George Bell James CampbellDenison Nationalist Charles Culley*Thomas Jude Sir John Gellibrand Franklin Nationalist Francis FosterAlfred Seabrook William McWilliamsWilmot Nationalist Llewellyn Atkinson*Hector McFie George Flowers
Victoria
ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateCoalition candidateOther 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
ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateCoalition candidateIndependent candidate(s) Forrest Country Cornelius Buckley John Prowse (CP) Fremantle Independent John Curtin Frank Gibson (Nat) Keith WatsonKalgoorlie Labor Albert Green Perth Nationalist Arthur Watts Edward Mann (Nat) John McCooSwan Country Henry Gregory (CP)
Senate 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 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 candidatesCoalition candidates John Dooley*James Dunn*Arthur Rae* Percy Abbott (CP)Richard Orchard (Nat)Josiah Thomas (Nat)
Queensland 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 candidatesCoalition candidatesIndependent candidates Robert HornGeorge LawsonJohn MacDonaldJohn Valentine Walter Cooper* (CP)Thomas Crawford* (Nat)Harry Foll* (Nat)Matthew Reid* (Nat) Harald Jensen
South Australia 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 candidatesNationalist candidatesOther candidates John Daly*Bert Hoare*Mick O'Halloran* Sir Edward LucasAlbert RobinsonJohn Verran Raphael Cilento (Prot)Ernest Rowe (CP)
Tasmania 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 candidatesNationalist candidates Henry LaneWilliam Sheridan John Hayes*Herbert Hays*Andrew LawsonJames Ogden*
Victoria 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 candidatesCoalition candidates John Barnes*Albert BlakeyEdward Findley Robert Elliott* (CP)Harry Lawson* (Nat)
Western Australia 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 candidatesCoalition candidates Ernest BarkerCharles GrahamTed Needham Sir Hal Colebatch* (Nat)Bertie Johnston* (CP)Walter Kingsmill* (Nat)
See also Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1925–1928 Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1928–1929 Members of the Australian Senate, 1926–1929 Members of the Australian Senate, 1929–1932 List of political parties in Australia
References Adam Carr's Election Archive - House of Representatives 1928 Adam Carr's Election Archive - Senate 1928