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The 1928 Tasmanian state election was held on 30 May 1928. Since the last election, members of Sir Walter Lee's dissident Liberal grouping had rejoined the Nationalist Party.

Retiring Members

Nationalist

James Newton MHA (Bass)

House of Assembly

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

Bass

Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Nationalist Party was defending three seats (two Liberals and one Nationalist).

Labor candidates	Nationalist candidates

George Becker* Thomas Davies Allan Guy* Alfred Higgins Harold Holmes Victor Shaw*	Harold Brumby Claude James* John Kidd James Lefevre Robert Murphy John Ockerby* William Salisbury Henry Thomson*

Darwin

Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Nationalist Party was defending three seats (two Nationalists and one Liberal).

Labor candidates	Nationalist candidates	Independent candidates

James Belton* Philip Kelly* Henry Lane Fergus Medwin* John O'Donnell Robert Steel	Edward Hobbs* Henry McFie* Duncan McInnes Frank Marriott* Richard Parsons	Joshua Whitsitt

Denison

Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending four seats. The Nationalist Party was defending two seats.

Labor candidates	Nationalist candidates	Independent candidates

John Brown John Cleary Robert Cosgrove* Charles Culley Edmund Dwyer-Gray* William Lloyd George Phillips Walter Woods*	George Davis Charles Grant* John McPhee* John Soundy* Horace Walch	John Graham Gerald Mahoney (Ind Lab) William McHugo Richard Stamford

Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Nationalist Party was defending one seat, although independent MHA John Piggott had joined the Nationalists. Independent MHA Peter Murdoch was defending one seat.

Labor candidates	Nationalist candidates	Independent candidates

Charles Frost John Hohne Samuel Lyden William Michael Albert Ogilvie* Will Reece William Sheridan Benjamin Watkins*	Henry Baker* George Cummins Sir John Evans* John Piggott*	John Earle Peter Murdoch Benjamin Pearsall* Winston Triffitt

Wilmot

Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Nationalist Party was defending two seats (one Nationalist, one Liberal). Independent MHA Norman Cameron was defending one seat.

Labor candidates	Nationalist candidates	Independent candidates

Leonard Bennett Jens Jensen* Joseph Lyons* Eric Ogilvie* Herbert Osborne John Palamountain William Shoobridge	Percy Best* Neil Campbell* Sir Walter Lee* George Rowell	Norman Cameron Walter McShane

References

Tasmanian Parliamentary Library

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-This article provides information on candidates who stood for the '''[[Tasmanian state election, 1928|1928 Tasmanian state election]]''', held on 30 May 1928. Since the last election, members of [[Walter Lee (Australian politician)|Sir Walter Lee]]'s dissident Liberal grouping had rejoined the [[Nationalist Party of Australia|Nationalist Party]].
+{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
+The [[1928 Tasmanian state election]] was held on 30 May 1928. Since the last election, members of [[Walter Lee (Australian politician)|Sir Walter Lee]]'s dissident Liberal grouping had rejoined the [[Nationalist Party of Australia|Nationalist Party]].
 ==Retiring Members==
 ===Nationalist===
-*[[James Newton (politician)|James Newton]] MHA ([[Division of Bass (state)|Bass]])
+*[[James Newton (Tasmanian politician)|James Newton]] MHA ([[Division of Bass (state)|Bass]])
 ==House of Assembly==
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 ===[[Division of Bass (state)|Bass]]===
-Six seats were up for election. The [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]] was defending three seats. The [[Nationalist Party of Australia|Nationalist Party]] was defending three seats (two Liberals and one Nationalist).
+Six seats were up for election. The [[Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch)|Labor Party]] was defending three seats. The [[Nationalist Party of Australia|Nationalist Party]] was defending three seats (two Liberals and one Nationalist).
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 ===[[Division of Braddon (state)|Darwin]]===
-Six seats were up for election. The [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]] was defending three seats. The [[Nationalist Party of Australia|Nationalist Party]] was defending three seats (two Nationalists and one Liberal).
+Six seats were up for election. The [[Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch)|Labor Party]] was defending three seats. The [[Nationalist Party of Australia|Nationalist Party]] was defending three seats (two Nationalists and one Liberal).
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 ===[[Division of Denison (state)|Denison]]===
-Six seats were up for election. The [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]] was defending four seats. The [[Nationalist Party of Australia|Nationalist Party]] was defending two seats.
+Six seats were up for election. The [[Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch)|Labor Party]] was defending four seats. The [[Nationalist Party of Australia|Nationalist Party]] was defending two seats.
+{| class="wikitable"
-{| border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="border:1px solid #aaa; border-collapse:collapse"
+![[Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch)|Labor]] candidates
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-![[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] candidates
 ![[Nationalist Party of Australia|Nationalist]] candidates
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 John Graham<br />
-[[Gerald Mahoney]] ([[Independent (politician)|Ind]] [[Australian Labor Party|Lab]])<br />
+[[Gerald Mahoney]] ([[Independent (politician)|Ind]] [[Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch)|Lab]])<br />
 William McHugo<br />
 Richard Stamford
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 ===[[Division of Franklin (state)|Franklin]]===
-Six seats were up for election. The [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]] was defending three seats. The [[Nationalist Party of Australia|Nationalist Party]] was defending one seat, although independent MHA [[John Piggott]] had joined the Nationalists. Independent MHA [[Peter Murdoch]] was defending one seat.
+Six seats were up for election. The [[Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch)|Labor Party]] was defending three seats. The [[Nationalist Party of Australia|Nationalist Party]] was defending one seat, although independent MHA [[John Piggott (politician)|John Piggott]] had joined the Nationalists. Independent MHA [[Peter Murdoch]] was defending one seat.
+{| class="wikitable"
-{| border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="border:1px solid #aaa; border-collapse:collapse"
+![[Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch)|Labor]] candidates
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-![[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] candidates
 ![[Nationalist Party of Australia|Nationalist]] candidates
 ![[Independent (politician)|Independent]] candidates
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 '''[[Benjamin Watkins]]'''*
 |{{Australian party shading/Liberal}} valign=top |
-[[Henry Baker (politician)|Henry Baker]]*<br />
+[[Henry Baker (Australian politician)|Henry Baker]]*<br />
 George Cummins<br />
 '''[[John Evans (Australian politician)|Sir John Evans]]'''*<br />
-'''[[John Piggott]]'''*<br />
+'''[[John Piggott (politician)|John Piggott]]'''*<br />
 |{{Australian party shading/Independent}} valign=top |
 [[John Earle (Australian politician)|John Earle]]<br />
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 ===[[Division of Lyons (state)|Wilmot]]===
-Six seats were up for election. The [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]] was defending three seats. The [[Nationalist Party of Australia|Nationalist Party]] was defending two seats (one Nationalist, one Liberal). Independent MHA [[Norman Cameron (politician)|Norman Cameron]] was defending one seat.
+Six seats were up for election. The [[Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch)|Labor Party]] was defending three seats. The [[Nationalist Party of Australia|Nationalist Party]] was defending two seats (one Nationalist, one Liberal). Independent MHA [[Norman Cameron (politician)|Norman Cameron]] was defending one seat.
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