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1930 New South Wales state election

The 1930 New South Wales state election was held on 25 October 1930. The election was conducted in single member constituencies with compulsory preferential voting. The election occurred at the height of the Great Depression and was a landslide victory for the expansionary monetary policies of Jack Lang.[1][2][3]

1930 New South Wales state election

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All 90 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
46 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
Registered1,440,785
Turnout1,325,945 (94.94%)
(12.4 pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Jack Lang Thomas Bavin Ernest Buttenshaw
Party Labor Nationalist Country
Leader since 31 July 1923 24 September 1925 1925
Leader's seat Auburn Gordon Lachlan
Last election 40 seats, 43.00% 33 seats, 38.48% 13 seats, 8.89%
Seats won 55 23 12
Seat change 15 10 1
Popular vote 729,914 404,405 126,779
Percentage 55.05% 30.50% 9.56%
Swing 12.05% 7.98% 0.67%

Results by division for the Legislative Assembly, shaded by winning party's margin of victory.

Composition of New South Wales Legislative Assembly following the election.

Premier before election

Thomas Bavin
Nationalist (Nationalist–Country Coalition)

Elected Premier

Jack Lang
Labor

As a result of the election, the Nationalist/Country Party coalition government of Thomas Bavin and Ernest Buttenshaw was defeated and the Labor party, led by Jack Lang, formed government with a parliamentary majority of 20. The Parliament first met on 25 November 1930, and had a maximum term of 3 years. However it was dissolved after only 18 months on 18 May 1932 when the Governor, Sir Philip Game dismissed the Premier Jack Lang[4] and commissioned Bertram Stevens to form a caretaker government. Thomas Bavin was the Leader of the Opposition until 5 April 1932 when he was replaced by Bertram Stevens.[5] Michael Bruxner replaced Buttenshaw as leader of the Country Party in early 1932.[6]

Key dates edit

Date Event
18 September 1930 The Legislative Assembly was dissolved, and writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election.
2 October 1930 Nominations for candidates for the election closed.
25 October 1930 Polling day.
4 November 1930 Third Lang ministry sworn in.
21 November 1930 Writs returned.
23 June 1932 Opening of 29th Parliament.

Results edit

New South Wales state election, 25 October 1930
Legislative Assembly
<< 19271932 >>

Enrolled voters 1,428,648[a]
Votes cast 1,325,945 Turnout 94.94 +12.4
Informal votes 30,478 Informal 2.25 +0.94
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 729,914 55.05 +12.05 55 +15
  Nationalist 404,405 30.50 –7.98 23 –10
  Country 126,779 9.56 +0.67 12 –1
  Australian 27,493 2.07 +2.07 0 ±0
  Communist 10,445 0.79 +0.79 0 ±0
  Independent Labor 7,186 0.54 –2.30 0 –2
  Independent Country 3,298 0.25 –0.13 0 ±0
  Ind. Nationalist 977 0.07 –2.58 0 –2
  Independents 15,448 1.17 –1.95 0 ±0
Total 1,325,945     90  
Popular vote
Labor
55.05%
Nationalist
30.50%
Country
9.56%
Australian
2.07%
Others
2.82%
Parliamentary seats
Labor
55
Nationalist
23
Country
12

Changing seats edit

Seats changing hands
Seat 1927 1930
Party Member Note Member Party
Albury   Nationalist John Ross Defeated as Independent. Joseph Fitzgerald United Australia  
Alexandria   Labor Bill Ratcliffe District abolished, won Barwon.
Arncliffe New district Joseph Cahill Labor  
Ashburnham   Nationalist Edmund Best Defeated William Keast
Balmain   Independent Labor H. V. Evatt Appointed to the High Court. John Quirk
Barwon   Nationalist Walter Wearne Retired Bill Ratcliffe
Bondi   Ind. Nationalist Harold Jaques Defeated as Nationalist. Abe Landa
Botany   Independent Labor Thomas Mutch Defeated Bob Heffron
Bulli New district Andrew Lysaght
Casino New district John Reid Country  
Castlereagh   Country Harold Thorby Defeated for Dubbo Joseph Clark Labor  
Cobar New district Mat Davidson
Concord New district Henry McDicken
Drummoyne   Nationalist John Lee Defeated David McLelland
Dubbo New district Alfred McClelland
Dulwich Hill   Nationalist John Ness Defeated Frank Connors
Eastwood David Anderson District abolished, defeated for Ryde.
Enmore   Labor Joe Lamaro District abolished, won Petersham.
Georges River New district Ted Kinsella Labor  
Kahibah   Labor Hugh Connell District abolished, woin Hamilton.
Kogarah New district Mark Gosling Labor  
North Sydney   Nationalist Ernest Marks Defeated Ben Howe
Parramatta Herbert Lloyd Defeated Joseph Byrne
Oatley   Labor Mark Gosling District abolished, won Kogarah.
Petersham New district Joe Lamaro Labor  
Randwick   Nationalist Ernest Tresidder Defeated Jack Flanagan
Rockdale Guy Arkins District abolished, defeated for Waverley.
Rozelle   Labor John Quirk District abolished, won Balmain.
Ryde   Nationalist David Anderson Defeated Evan Davies Labor  
St George   Labor Joseph Cahill District abolished, won Arncliffe.
Surry Hills Tom Shannon District abolished, won Phillip.
Wallsend Robert Cameron District abolished, partly replaced by Waratah.
Waratah New district Robert Cameron Labor  
Waverley   Nationalist Carl Glasgow Retired William Clementson
Willoughby   Ind. Nationalist Edward Sanders Joined Nationalist Edward Sanders Nationalist  
Wollongong   Labor Billy Davies District abolished, won Illawarra.
Yass New district George Ardill Nationalist  
Young   Country Albert Reid Defeated Clarrie Martin Labor  

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ There were 1,440,785 enrolled voters, but 12,137 were enrolled in the Country-held seat of Byron, which was uncontested.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1930 election totals". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Former members of the New South Wales Parliament, 1856–2006". New South Wales Parliament. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  4. ^ Nairn, Bede. "Lang, John Thomas (Jack) (1876–1975)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  5. ^ Ward, John M. "Stevens, Sir Bertram Sydney Barnsdale (1889–1973)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  6. ^ Aitkin, Don. "Bruxner, Sir Michael Frederick (1882–1970)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 5 April 2007.
  • Nairn, Bede (1986). The 'Big Fella': Jack Lang and the Australian Labor Party 1891-1949. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. p. 369. ISBN 0-522-84406-5. OCLC 34416531.

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The 1930 New South Wales state election was held on 25 October 1930 The election was conducted in single member constituencies with compulsory preferential voting The election occurred at the height of the Great Depression and was a landslide victory for the expansionary monetary policies of Jack Lang 1 2 3 1930 New South Wales state election 1927 25 October 1930 1932 outgoing memberselected members All 90 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly46 Assembly seats were needed for a majorityRegistered1 440 785Turnout1 325 945 94 94 12 4 pp First party Second party Third party Leader Jack Lang Thomas Bavin Ernest Buttenshaw Party Labor Nationalist Country Leader since 31 July 1923 24 September 1925 1925 Leader s seat Auburn Gordon Lachlan Last election 40 seats 43 00 33 seats 38 48 13 seats 8 89 Seats won 55 23 12 Seat change 15 10 1 Popular vote 729 914 404 405 126 779 Percentage 55 05 30 50 9 56 Swing 12 05 7 98 0 67 Results by division for the Legislative Assembly shaded by winning party s margin of victory Composition of New South Wales Legislative Assembly following the election Premier before election Thomas Bavin Nationalist Nationalist Country Coalition Elected Premier Jack Lang Labor As a result of the election the Nationalist Country Party coalition government of Thomas Bavin and Ernest Buttenshaw was defeated and the Labor party led by Jack Lang formed government with a parliamentary majority of 20 The Parliament first met on 25 November 1930 and had a maximum term of 3 years However it was dissolved after only 18 months on 18 May 1932 when the Governor Sir Philip Game dismissed the Premier Jack Lang 4 and commissioned Bertram Stevens to form a caretaker government Thomas Bavin was the Leader of the Opposition until 5 April 1932 when he was replaced by Bertram Stevens 5 Michael Bruxner replaced Buttenshaw as leader of the Country Party in early 1932 6 Contents 1 Key dates 2 Results 3 Changing seats 4 See also 5 Notes 6 ReferencesKey dates editDate Event 18 September 1930 The Legislative Assembly was dissolved and writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election 2 October 1930 Nominations for candidates for the election closed 25 October 1930 Polling day 4 November 1930 Third Lang ministry sworn in 21 November 1930 Writs returned 23 June 1932 Opening of 29th Parliament Results editSee also Results of the 1930 New South Wales state election New South Wales state election 25 October 1930Legislative Assembly lt lt 1927 1932 gt gt Enrolled voters 1 428 648 a Votes cast 1 325 945 Turnout 94 94 12 4 Informal votes 30 478 Informal 2 25 0 94 Summary of votes by party Party Primary votes Swing Seats Change Labor 729 914 55 05 12 05 55 15 Nationalist 404 405 30 50 7 98 23 10 Country 126 779 9 56 0 67 12 1 Australian 27 493 2 07 2 07 0 0 Communist 10 445 0 79 0 79 0 0 Independent Labor 7 186 0 54 2 30 0 2 Independent Country 3 298 0 25 0 13 0 0 Ind Nationalist 977 0 07 2 58 0 2 Independents 15 448 1 17 1 95 0 0 Total 1 325 945 90 Popular vote Labor 55 05 Nationalist 30 50 Country 9 56 Australian 2 07 Others 2 82 Parliamentary seats Labor 55 Nationalist 23 Country 12Changing seats editSeats changing hands Seat 1927 1930 Party Member Note Member Party Albury Nationalist John Ross Defeated as Independent Joseph Fitzgerald United Australia Alexandria Labor Bill Ratcliffe District abolished won Barwon Arncliffe New district Joseph Cahill Labor Ashburnham Nationalist Edmund Best Defeated William Keast Balmain Independent Labor H V Evatt Appointed to the High Court John Quirk Barwon Nationalist Walter Wearne Retired Bill Ratcliffe Bondi Ind Nationalist Harold Jaques Defeated as Nationalist Abe Landa Botany Independent Labor Thomas Mutch Defeated Bob Heffron Bulli New district Andrew Lysaght Casino New district John Reid Country Castlereagh Country Harold Thorby Defeated for Dubbo Joseph Clark Labor Cobar New district Mat Davidson Concord New district Henry McDicken Drummoyne Nationalist John Lee Defeated David McLelland Dubbo New district Alfred McClelland Dulwich Hill Nationalist John Ness Defeated Frank Connors Eastwood David Anderson District abolished defeated for Ryde Enmore Labor Joe Lamaro District abolished won Petersham Georges River New district Ted Kinsella Labor Kahibah Labor Hugh Connell District abolished woin Hamilton Kogarah New district Mark Gosling Labor North Sydney Nationalist Ernest Marks Defeated Ben Howe Parramatta Herbert Lloyd Defeated Joseph Byrne Oatley Labor Mark Gosling District abolished won Kogarah Petersham New district Joe Lamaro Labor Randwick Nationalist Ernest Tresidder Defeated Jack Flanagan Rockdale Guy Arkins District abolished defeated for Waverley Rozelle Labor John Quirk District abolished won Balmain Ryde Nationalist David Anderson Defeated Evan Davies Labor St George Labor Joseph Cahill District abolished won Arncliffe Surry Hills Tom Shannon District abolished won Phillip Wallsend Robert Cameron District abolished partly replaced by Waratah Waratah New district Robert Cameron Labor Waverley Nationalist Carl Glasgow Retired William Clementson Willoughby Ind Nationalist Edward Sanders Joined Nationalist Edward Sanders Nationalist Wollongong Labor Billy Davies District abolished won Illawarra Yass New district George Ardill Nationalist Young Country Albert Reid Defeated Clarrie Martin Labor See also editCandidates of the 1930 New South Wales state election Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly 1930 1932Notes edit There were 1 440 785 enrolled voters but 12 137 were enrolled in the Country held seat of Byron which was uncontested 1 References edit a b Green Antony 1930 election totals New South Wales Election Results 1856 2007 Parliament of New South Wales Retrieved 31 July 2019 Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856 PDF NSW Parliamentary Record Parliament of New South Wales Retrieved 20 April 2020 Former members of the New South Wales Parliament 1856 2006 New South Wales Parliament Retrieved 4 December 2019 Nairn Bede Lang John Thomas Jack 1876 1975 Australian Dictionary of Biography National Centre of Biography Australian National University ISSN 1833 7538 Retrieved 2 November 2021 Ward John M Stevens Sir Bertram Sydney Barnsdale 1889 1973 Australian Dictionary of Biography National Centre of Biography Australian National University ISSN 1833 7538 Retrieved 2 November 2021 Aitkin Don Bruxner Sir Michael Frederick 1882 1970 Australian Dictionary of Biography National Centre of Biography Australian National University ISSN 1833 7538 Retrieved 5 April 2007 Nairn Bede 1986 The Big Fella Jack Lang and the Australian Labor Party 1891 1949 Melbourne Melbourne University Press p 369 ISBN 0 522 84406 5 OCLC 34416531 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1930 New South Wales state election amp oldid 1159128916, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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