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1928 Southern Rhodesian general election information


1928 Southern Rhodesian general election
1928 Southern Rhodesian general election
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All 30 seats in the Legislative Assembly
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Howard Moffat
Party Rhodesia Party Progressive Labour
Leader since 2 September 1927
Leader's seat Victoria
Last election 26 seats 0 seats
Seats won 22 4 3
Seat change Decrease 4 New Increase 3
Popular vote 11,177 6,358 2,474
Percentage 52.76% 30.01% 11.68%

Premier before election

Howard Moffat
Rhodesia Party

Subsequent Premier

Howard Moffat
Rhodesia Party

General elections were held in Southern Rhodesia on 19 September 1928, the second elections to the Legislative Assembly. The Rhodesia Party, which had won an overwhelming victory in the previous elections in 1924, was re-elected with a slightly reduced majority.

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