Elections were held in the
Australian state
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of
Victoria
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on Saturday 2 June 1928 to elect 17 of the 34 members of the state's
Legislative Council. MLCs were elected using
preferential voting {{short description, Election systems
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.
Results
Legislative Council
Retiring Members
Joseph Sternberg MLC (Nationalist,
Bendigo) had resigned some months prior to the election, but no by-election had been held.
Nationalist
*
Theodore Beggs MLC (
Nelson
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)
*
James Merritt MLC (
East Yarra)
*
Thomas Payne MLC (
Melbourne South)
Country Progressive
*
William Crockett MLC (
North Western)
Candidates
Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.
See also
*
1929 Victorian state election
References
{{Victorian elections
1928 elections in Australia
Elections in Victoria (Australia)
1920s in Victoria (Australia)
June 1928 events