1928 Brisbane City Council election
Australian local council election
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The 1928 Brisbane City Council election was held on 18 February 1928 to elect the Lord Mayor and councillors for each of the 20 wards of the City of Brisbane.[1]
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18 February 1928
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20 seats on the Brisbane City Council | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lord Mayor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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All 20 wards on the City Council 11 wards (or 10 wards & mayoralty) needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Results
The ruling United Party changed its name to Nationalist Civic Party during the preceding term.[2]
These results do not include postal and absent votes, but are otherwise complete except where stated.[1]
Lord Mayor
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Nationalist Civic | William Jolly | 73.919 | 61.08 | +2.39 | |
| Labor | Ernest Edward Quinlan | 47,101 | 38.92 | â2.39 | |
| Total formal votes | 121,020 | ||||
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| Nationalist Civic hold | Swing | +2.39 | |||
Wards
Summary
| Ward[1] | Party | Councillor[1][4] | |
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| Brisbane | Labor | William Thomas King[5] | |
| Bulimba | Labor | John Innes Brown | |
| Buranda | Labor | A. Laurie | |
| Enoggera | Nationalist Civic | Ernest Lanham | |
| Fortitude Valley | Labor | J. P. Keogh | |
| Ithaca | Nationalist Civic | Wm. Robert Warmington[5] | |
| Kelvin Grove | Labor | J. Tait | |
| Kurilpa | Nationalist Civic | Ernest Barstow[5] | |
| Logan | Nationalist Civic | J. Soden | |
| Maree | Nationalist Civic | Lewis Wills Luckins[5] | |
| Merthyr | Nationalist Civic | A. M. Oxlade | |
| Nundah | Independent Nationalist | Frederick William Bradbury | |
| Oxley | Nationalist Civic | Frederick Arthur Stimpson[5] | |
| Paddington | Labor | John Fihelly | |
| Sandgate | Independent Nationalist | William Frederick Schulz[5] | |
| South Brisbane | Nationalist Civic | Robert William Henry Long[5] | |
| Toombul | Nationalist Civic | C. W. Campbell | |
| Toowong | Nationalist Civic | Archibald Watson | |
| Windsor | Nationalist Civic | Thomas Prentice[5] | |
| Wynnum | Nationalist Civic | William Logan Dart | |
Paddington
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labor | John Arthur Fihelly | 2,321 | 59.12 | â1.82% | |
| Nationalist Civic | Windham Harold Wilson | 1,605 | 40.88 | +1.82% | |
| Total formal votes | 3,926 | ||||
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| Turnout | |||||
| Labor hold | Swing | â1.82% | |||