Results of the 1928 New South Wales local elections

Results of the 1928 New South Wales local elections

←  1925 1 December 1928 1931  →

This is a list of local government area results for the 1928 New South Wales local elections .

Bland

1928 Bland Shire Council election

←  1925 1 December 1928 1931  →
All seats on Bland Shire Council

Councillor Ryenford was elected Shire President. ^[1]

Bowral

1928 Bowral Municipal Council election

←  1925 1 December 1928 1931  →
All seats on Bowral Municipal Council

Alfred Stephens was re-elected as mayor. ^[2]

Dorrigo

1928 Dorrigo Shire Council election

←  1925 1 December 1928 1931  →
All 6 seats on Dorrigo Shire Council 4 seats needed for a majority

Dorrigo Results

Riding A

1928 New South Wales local elections: Riding A ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Albert Johnson (re-elected)	80	66.7
		W. J. Allison	40	33.3
Total formal votes			120
Informal votes
Turnout

Riding B

1928 New South Wales local elections: Riding B ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		W. S. Scott (elected unopposed)
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

Riding C

1928 New South Wales local elections: Riding C ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		J. J. Boultwood (re-elected)	139	74.3
		G. Everingham	48	25.7
Total formal votes			187
Informal votes
Turnout

Riding D

1928 New South Wales local elections: Riding D ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Thos. Mulhearn (elected unopposed)
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

Riding E

1928 New South Wales local elections: Riding E ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		H. T. Short (elected unopposed)
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

Riding F

1928 New South Wales local elections: Riding F ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		J. A. Kirkland (elected)	77	53.8
		F. Long	66	46.2
Total formal votes			143	100
Informal votes			0	0
Turnout			143

Eastwood

1928 Eastwood Municipal Council election

←  1925 1 December 1928 1931  →
All 9 seats on Eastwood Municipal Council 5 seats needed for a majority

Eastwood Results

Central

1928 New South Wales local elections: Central Ward ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Reginald Duthill Havelock Ball (elected unopposed)
		Peter Stewart McBeath (elected unopposed)
		Francis Myers (elected unopposed)
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

East

1928 New South Wales local elections: East Ward ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Gabriel Dunlop (elected)	unopposed
		John Churchman Matthews (elected)	unopposed
		Reginald John Small (elected)	unopposed
Registered electors

West

1928 New South Wales local elections: West Ward ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		William Poole (elected)
		Sydney George Small (elected)
		Ernest Percy Woodford (elected)
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

Gilgandra

1928 Gilgandra Shire Council election

←  1925 December 1928 1931  →
All seats on Gilgandra Shire Council

Councillor E. Townsend was elected Shire President. ^[1]

Maclean

1928 Maclean Shire Council election

←  1925 December 1928 1931  →
All seats on Maclean Shire Council

Oswill Kelly was elected mayor. ^[2]

Narromine

1928 Narromine Municipal Council election

←  1925 December 1928 1931  →
All seats on Narromine Municipal Council

A. R. Dundas was re-elected as mayor. ^[2]

Petersham

1928 Petersham Municipal Council election

←  1925 December 1928 1931  →
All seats on Petersham Municipal Council

T. Casserly was elected mayor. ^[2]

Rockdale

1928 Rockdale City Council election

←  1925 December 1928 1931  →
All seats on Rockdale City Council

E. G. Barton was elected mayor, defeating J. Hayes and E. Gardiner.

Hopetoun Ward alderman Frank Skinner was unable to ascend his seat after the elections, causing a vacancy which was to be filled thorugh an extraordinary election held on either 23 December 1928 or 30 December 1928. ^{[5] [6]}

Other aldermen included Fortescue, Levey, and Baxter. ^[6]

Rockdale Results

Arnclifff

1928 New South Wales local elections: Arnclifff Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		J. Hayes (elected)
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

Hopetoun

1928 New South Wales local elections: Hopetoun Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		E. Gardiner (elected)
		Frank Skinner (elected)
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

Scarborough

1928 New South Wales local elections: Scarborough Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		E. Barton (elected)
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

Willimbong

1928 Willimbong Shire Council election

December 1928 1931  →
All 8 seats on Willimbong Shire Council 5 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	(%)
First party Second party   IND IND Party Independents Ind. Labor Seats won 7 1 Seat change 7 1 Popular vote 1,484 150 Percentage 90.8% 9.2%
Largest party before election Independents Subsequent largest party Independents

This was the first election for Willimbong Shire Council, which was incorporated in January 1928. Following the election, Major John Dooley was elected Shire President by the inaugural council. ^[7]

Willimbong Results

Riding	Elected councillor		Party
A		A. T. McKay	Independent
		W. J. Adams	Independent
B		R. Struck	Independent
		Ambrose George Enticknap	Independent Labor
C		A. Jamieson	Independent
		John S. Dooley	Independent
D		F. J. Blackmore	Independent
		J. McCleary	Independent

1928 New South Wales local elections: Willimbong Shire

Party		Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Independents	1,484	90.8	new	8	8
	Independent Labor	150	9.2	new	1	1
Total formal votes	1,634
Total formal ballots
Informal votes
Turnout
Registered voters

Riding A

1928 New South Wales local elections: Riding A ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	A. T. McKay (elected)	157	31.7
	Independent	W. J. Adams (elected)	137	27.6
	Independent	W. C. Barker	127	25.6
	Independent	P. M. Lynch	75	15.1
Total formal votes			496
Informal votes
Turnout

Riding B

1928 New South Wales local elections: Riding B ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. Struck (elected)	191	41.1
	Independent Labor	George Enticknap (elected)	150	32.3
	Independent	T. E. Wright	74	15.9
	Independent	P. E. Errey	50	10.8
Total formal votes			465
Informal votes
Turnout

Riding C

1928 New South Wales local elections: Riding C ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	A. Jamieson (elected)	198	40.4
	Independent	John Sylvester Dooley (elected)	128	26.1
	Independent	W. Newman	113	23.1
	Independent	A. Marston	51	10.4
Total formal votes			490
Informal votes
Turnout

Riding D

1928 New South Wales local elections: Riding D ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	F. J. Blackmore (elected)	58	31.7
	Independent	J. McCleary (elected)	45	24.6
	Independent	A. McDowell	44	24.0
	Independent	T. Darchy	36	19.7
Total formal votes			183
Informal votes
Turnout

References

1. "SHIRE PRESIDENTS". Sydney Morning Herald. 17 December 1928. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
2. "MAYORAL ELECTIONS". Sydney Morning Herald. 17 December 1928. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
3. "Local Government Elections The Contest in Dorrigo Shire". The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate. 7 December 1928. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
4. "Municipality of Eastwood: election, 1928". Ryde History Hub. City of Ryde Libraries. Archived from the original on 8 February 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
5. "ROCKDALE ELECTION". Sydney Morning Herald. 17 December 1928. p. 12. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
6. "ROCKDALE COUNCIL". The St George Call. 7 December 1928. p. 7. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
7. Maguire, Marie (1988). Local Government in Leeton 1928 - 1988. Leeton Shire Council. ISBN   0959991611 . Retrieved 3 February 2025.
8. "Willimbong Shire Elections". The Murrumbidgee Irrigator. 8 December 1931. p. 2. Retrieved 6 February 2025.