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Australia 1928 federal election

What was the result of the 1928 federal election in Australia?

Australian Labor Party won 32 of 76 seats with 44.7% of the vote. 93.7% of registered voters cast a ballot.

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  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Australian Labor Party won 32 of 76 seats with 44.7% of the vote; 93.7% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Australian Labor Party 32 44.7%
  • Nationalist Party 29 39.1%
  • National (Country) Party / National Party of Australia 13 10.5%
  • Country Progressive Party 1 1.6%
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
39 of 76 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 44.7%

    Share of the vote won by Australian Labor Party

    Australian Labor Party won 32 of 76 seats. A majority needs 39.

  2. 93.7%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Australian Labor Party3244.71,159,407
Nationalist Party2939.11,014,522
National (Country) Party / National Party of Australia1310.5271,686
Independents14.2109,082
Country Progressive Party11.641,713
Votes by party
  • Australian Labor Party 1,159,407
  • Nationalist Party 1,014,522
  • National (Country) Party / National Party of Australia 271,686
  • Independents 109,082
  • Country Progressive Party 41,713

ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.

ParlGov marks results before 1945 as experimental: they may need revision, so we compare them with no other election.

How many people voted?

93.7% of the 2,914,153 registered voters cast a ballot (2,730,185 ballots). 2,596,410 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Australian Labor Party44.7% of votes42.1% of seats
  • Nationalist Party39.1% of votes38.2% of seats
  • National (Country) Party / National Party of Australia10.5% of votes17.1% of seats
  • Country Progressive Party1.6% of votes1.3% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 5.5 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); Australian Labor Party led Nationalist Party by 5.6 points of the vote.

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