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Encyclopedia > Australian general election, 1929
Federal election major party leaders
< 1928 1929 1931 >

Nationalist
Stanley Bruce
Prime Minister
Parliament: 11 years
Leader since: 1923
Division: Flinders Federal elections were held in Australia on November 17, 1928. ... Stanley Bruce File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Rt Hon Stanley Bruce Stanley Melbourne Bruce (15 April 1883 - August 25, 1967), Australian politician and diplomat, later Viscount Bruce of Melbourne and Westminster, was the eighth Prime Minister of Australia. ... The Division of Flinders is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. ...


Labor
James Scullin
Opposition leader
Parliament: 7 years
Leader since: 1928
Division: Yarra James Henry Scullin (September 18, 1876–January 28, 1953), Australian politician and ninth Prime Minister of Australia, was born in the small town of Trawalla, in western Victoria, the son of a railway worker of Irish Catholic descent. ... The Division of Yarra was a former Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. ...

Federal elections were held in Australia on October 12, 1929. The incumbent Nationalist Party of Australia led by Prime Minister of Australia Stanley Bruce in power since 1922 with coalition partner the Country Party led by Earle Page was defeated by the opposition Australian Labor Party led by James Scullin. October 12 is the 285th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (286th in leap years). ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Nationalist Party of Australia was an Australian political party formed in 1917 from a merger of pro-conscription members of the Labor Party (who had been operating under the banner National Labor after their earlier split with the Labor party) with the Commonwealth Liberal Party. ... Judicial High Court Lower Courts Constitution State and territory governments Executive Governors and Administrators Premiers and Chief Ministers Legislative Parliaments and Assemblies State electoral systems ACT - NSW - NT - Qld. ... Rt Hon Stanley Bruce Stanley Melbourne Bruce (15 April 1883 - August 25, 1967), Australian politician and diplomat, later Viscount Bruce of Melbourne and Westminster, was the eighth Prime Minister of Australia. ... The Coalition in Australian politics refers to the grouping of two political parties that has existed in the form of a coalition agreement since 1922, with only brief breaks (e. ... The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party, originally called the Country Party, adopting the name of National Country Party in 1975 and adopting its present name in 1982. ... Sir Earle Christmas Grafton Page (August 8, 1880 – December 20, 1961), Australian politician, was the eleventh Prime Minister of Australia. ... The Australian Labor Party (ALP) is Australias oldest political party. ... James Henry Scullin (September 18, 1876–January 28, 1953), Australian politician and ninth Prime Minister of Australia, was born in the small town of Trawalla, in western Victoria, the son of a railway worker of Irish Catholic descent. ...

House of Reps — 1929-31 — Turnout 94.85% — Informal 2.65%
  Party Votes % Swing Seats Change
  Australian Labor Party 1,406,327 48.84 +4.20 46 +15
  Nationalist Party of Australia 975,979 33.90 -5.20 14 -15
  Country Party 295,640 10.27 -0.20 10 -3
  Independent Nationalist 112,108 3.89 * 3 +3
  Country Progressives Party 27,942 0.97 -0.64 1 0
  Independent 61,254 2.13 -2.06 1 0
  Total 2,879,250     75
  Australian Labor Party WIN 46 +15
  Coalition 24 -18
Senate — 1928-31 — Turnout 93.61% — Informal 9.88%
  Party Votes % Swing Seats Won Seats Held
  Australian Labor Party 1,422,418 48.95 +3.93 7 7
  Nationalist Party of Australia 1,141,405 39.28 -6.07 10 24
  Country Party 324,918 11.18 +1.73 2 5
  Independents 17,092 0.59 +0.42 0 0
  Total 2,905,833     19 36

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The Australian Labor Party (ALP) is Australias oldest political party. ... The Nationalist Party of Australia was an Australian political party formed in 1917 from a merger of pro-conscription members of the Labor Party (who had been operating under the banner National Labor after their earlier split with the Labor party) with the Commonwealth Liberal Party. ... The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party, originally called the Country Party, adopting the name of National Country Party in 1975 and adopting its present name in 1982. ... The Australian Labor Party (ALP) is Australias oldest political party. ... The Coalition in Australian politics refers to the grouping of two political parties that has existed in the form of a coalition agreement since 1922, with only brief breaks (e. ... The Australian Labor Party (ALP) is Australias oldest political party. ... The Nationalist Party of Australia was an Australian political party formed in 1917 from a merger of pro-conscription members of the Labor Party (who had been operating under the banner National Labor after their earlier split with the Labor party) with the Commonwealth Liberal Party. ... The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party, originally called the Country Party, adopting the name of National Country Party in 1975 and adopting its present name in 1982. ...




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