1930 New South Wales state election

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
Registered	1,440,785
Turnout	1,325,945 (94.94%); (12.4 pp)
	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

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]

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

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

New South Wales state election, 25 October 1930 Legislative Assembly << 1927–1932 >>
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

Seats changing hands
Seat	1927				1930
Seat	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		Nationalist	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		Nationalist	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	Labor
Rockdale		Nationalist	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	Labor
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

Notes

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

References

^ ^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. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
^ Ward, John M. "Stevens, Sir Bertram Sydney Barnsdale (1889–1973)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
^ Aitkin, Don. "Bruxner, Sir Michael Frederick (1882–1970)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. 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.

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

[Green_1930-1] Green, Antony. "1930 election totals". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 July 2019.

[Record-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.

[Lang_adb-4] Nairn, Bede. "Lang, John Thomas (Jack) (1876–1975)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 2 November 2021.

[Stevens_adb-5] Ward, John M. "Stevens, Sir Bertram Sydney Barnsdale (1889–1973)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 2 November 2021.

[Bruxner_adb-6] Aitkin, Don. "Bruxner, Sir Michael Frederick (1882–1970)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 5 April 2007.

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