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1932 New South Wales state election

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FieldValue
election_name1932 New South Wales state election
countryNew South Wales
typeparliamentary
ongoingno
outgoing_membersMembers of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1930–1932
previous_election1930 New South Wales state election
previous_year1930
next_election1935 New South Wales state election
next_year1935
elected_membersMembers of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1932–1935
registered1,465,008
seats_for_electionAll 90 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
46 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
turnout1,336,827 (96.40%)
(1.46 pp)
election_date11 June 1932
image1[[File:Premier Bertram S. B. Stevens on the steps of the Treasury Building, Sydney (cropped).jpg170x170px]]
leader1Bertram Stevens
leader_since15 April 1932
party1United Australia
colour100008B
leaders_seat1Croydon
popular_vote1491,124
percentage136.74%
swing136.74%
last_election1*New party*
seats1**41**
seat_change141
image2[[File:JackLang.jpg170x170px]]
leader2Jack Lang
leader_since231 July 1923
party2Lang Labor
colour2E2725B
leaders_seat2Auburn
popular_vote2**536,897**
percentage2**40.16%**
swing214.89%
last_election255 seats, 55.05%
seats224
seat_change231
image3[[File:Lieutenant-Colonel Bruxner entering the Treasury Building, Sydney (cropped 2).jpg170x170px]]
leader3Michael Bruxner
leader_since327 April 1932
party3Country
colour3006644
leaders_seat3Tenterfield
popular_vote3175,862
percentage313.16%
swing33.6%
last_election312 seats, 9.56%
seats323
seat_change311
map_imageFile:1932 New South Wales state election.svg
map_size450px
map_captionResults by division for the Legislative Assembly, shaded by winning party's margin of victory.
map2_imageFile:Composition of New South Wales Legislative Assembly following the 1932 election.svg
map2_size315px
map2_captionComposition of New South Wales Legislative Assembly following the election.
titlePremier
before_electionBertram Stevens
before_partyUnited Australia
after_electionBertram Stevens
after_partyUnited Australia

46 Assembly seats were needed for a majority (1.46 pp)

The **1932 New South Wales state election **was held on 11 June 1932. This election was for all of the 90 seats in the 30th New South Wales Legislative Assembly and it was conducted in single member constituencies with compulsory preferential voting (Instant-runoff voting). The election resulted in a landslide victory for the UAP/Country Party coalition of Bertram Stevens, which won an 18-seat majority in the legislature.

The 29th parliament of New South Wales was dissolved on 18 May 1932 after the Governor, Sir Philip Game dismissed the Premier Jack Lang (see the crisis of 1931–32) and commissioned Bertram Stevens to form a caretaker government. Lang's government had a majority of 20 at the time of the dismissal. In this election, the Australian Labor Party (NSW) and the Federal Executive of the Australian Labor Party, which had separated in 1931 (see Lang Labor), endorsed separate candidates. The ALP (Federal) had candidates in 43 seats but none were elected. The parties were re-united in 1936.

The campaign was marked by mass Labor Party public meetings including, allegedly, the largest public meeting in Australian history when Lang addressed 200,000 people at Moore Park on 5 June. Despite this high level of support, Labor's elected caucus was halved, cut to only 24 seats.

Key dates

DateEvent
13 May 1932Third Lang ministry dismissed by the Governor of New South Wales, Philip Game and Bertram Stevens appointed Premier.
16 May 1932Balance of first Stevens ministry appointed.
18 May 1932The Legislative Assembly was dissolved, and writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election.
25 May 1932Nominations for candidates for the election closed at noon.
11 June 1932Polling day.
23 June 1932Opening of 30th Parliament.

Results

Main article: Results of the 1932 New South Wales state election

| turnout % = 96.40 | informal % = 2.21 |votes % = 40.16 |votes % = 36.74 |votes % = 13.16 |votes % = 4.24 |votes % = 1.72 |votes % = 0.92 |votes % = 0.73 |votes % = 0.68 |votes % = 0.28 |votes % = 0.14 |votes % = 0.05 |votes % = 1.18 |}{{bar box|title=Popular vote|titlebar=#ddd|width=495px|barwidth=650px|bars=

Changing seats

Seats changing handsSeat*1930**1932*PartyMemberMemberParty
AlburyLabor (NSW)}}Joseph FitzgeraldAlexander MairUAP}}
ArncliffeJoseph CahillHorace Harper
AshburnhamWilliam KeastHilton ElliottCountry NSW}}
BarwonBill RatcliffeBen Wade
BathurstGus KellyGordon Wilkins-
BondiAbe LandaNorman ThomasUAP}}
CanterburyArthur TongeEdward Hocking
CastlereaghJoseph ClarkAlfred Yeo
ConcordHenry McDickenStan Lloyd
CootamundraKen HoadBill RossCountry NSW}}
CorowaRichard BallRichard Ball
DrummoyneLabor (NSW)}}David McLellandJohn Lee
DubboAlfred McClellandGeorge Wilson
Dulwich HillFrank ConnorsJohn NessUAP}}
George's RiverTed KinsellaCecil Monro
GoulburnJack TullyPeter Loughlin
GranvilleBill ElyClaude Fleck
HurstvilleWalter ButlerJames Webb
KogarahMark GoslingJames Ross
MaitlandWalter O'HearnWalter Howarth
MudgeeBill DunnDavid Spring-Country NSW}}
MurrayJohn DonovanJoe Lawson
MurrumbidgeeMartin FlanneryRobert Hankinson
NamoiWilliam ScullyColin Sinclair
North SydneyBen HoweHubert PrimroseUAP}}
OrangeWilliam FolsterAlwyn Tonking
ParramattaJoseph ByrneGeorge Gollan
PetershamJoe LamaroEric Solomon
RandwickJack FlanaganArthur Moverly
RydeEvan DaviesEric Spooner
Upper Hunter
WaverleyLabor (NSW)}}William ClementsonJohn Waddell
YoungClarrie MartinAlbert Reid

Notes

References

Bibliography

References

  1. {{NSW Parliamentary Record
  2. "Former members of the New South Wales Parliament, 1856–2006". New South Wales Parliament.
  3. Nairn, Bede. "Lang, John Thomas (Jack) (1876–1975)".
  4. Ward, John M. "Stevens, Sir Bertram Sydney Barnsdale (1889–1973)".
  5. (1932). "1932 election totals".
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