Georgeland legislative election, 1928
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The Georgeland legislative election of 1928 was held on Friday, April 13, 1928. It was the first general, federal election in Georgeland in which women were able to vote and stand as candidates.
House of Commons | |||||||||||||||||||
Registered Voters | 5,983,837 | ||||||||||||||||||
Votes Cast | 4,290,411 | Turnout | 71.7% | +10.8% | |||||||||||||||
Informal Votes | 220,527 | Informal % | 5.14% | +2.1% | |||||||||||||||
Party | Leader | Seats contested | Primary Votes | % | Swing | Seats won | Change | ||||||||||||
Conservative Party of Georgeland | Frederick Eccles | 164 | 1,949,475 | 47.9% | +4.7% | 84 | +5 | ||||||||||||
Georgeland Labour Party | Oscar Lyne | 163 | 1,774,469 | 43.6% | -4.6% | 76 | -9 | ||||||||||||
Other | Various | 75 | 345,940 | 8.5% | -0.1% | 4 | +4 | ||||||||||||
Total | 4,069,884 | 164 |
Previous election 1924 |
General Elections in Georgeland 1928 |
Next election 1932 |