1928 Brighton state by-election explained

1928 Brighton state by-election should not be confused with 1909 Brighton state by-election.

Country:Victoria
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1927 Victorian state election
Previous Year:1927
Next Election:1929 Victorian state election
Next Year:1929
Election Date:24 April 1928
Seats For Election:Electoral district of Brighton in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Party1:Labor
Colour1:EF0011
Popular Vote1:4,262
Percentage1:22.6%
Party2:Independent politician
Popular Vote2:3,985
Percentage2:21.1%
Party3:Nationalist Party of Australia
Popular Vote3:3,920
Percentage3:20.8%
1Blank:2CP
1Data2:48.6%
1Data3:51.4%
MP
Before Election:Oswald Snowball
Before Party:Ind. Nationalist
After Election:Ian Macfarlan
After Party:Nationalist

The 1928 Brighton state by-election was held on 24 April 1928 to elect the next member for Brighton in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, following the death of incumbent MP Oswald Snowball.

Snowball, an Independent Nationalist who was also the Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, died on 16 March.[1]

The by-election was won by Nationalist candidate and future premier Ian Macfarlan, who narrowly defeated feminist and housewives' advocate Eleanor Glencross.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/re-member/bioregfull.cfm?mid=1455 Snowball, Oswald Robinson