Gordon Coates Reform Joseph Ward United The 1928 New Zealand general election was held on 13 and 14 November in the Māori and European electorates, respectively, to elect 80 MPs to the 23rd session of the New Zealand Parliament.

1928 was the year postal voting was introduced for certain specified groups (e.g. invalids) who could not get to a polling booth on election day.

[5] The Bay of Islands electorate went to Harold Rushworth of the Country Party after a recount of the votes, but the election was declared void January 1929.

Sir Joseph Ward took his seat as Leader of the United Party in the House of Representatives this afternoon, Mr G.W.

Forbes, who has led the Nationalist Party up to the present, relinquishing his former place in favour of Sir Joseph.