# 1932 New South Wales state election

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. It was 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, Labor's caucus was more than halved, to 24 seats.

## Key dates

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

## Results

New South Wales state election, 11 June 1932 Legislative Assembly
<< 1930–1935 >> :
| Enrolled voters | Enrolled voters | 1,418,141 | | | | |
| Votes cast | Votes cast | 1,336,827 | | Turnout | 96.40 | –1.46 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 30,260 | | Informal | 2.21 | –0.04 |
| Summary of votes by party |||||||
| Party | Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| | Labor (NSW) | 536,897 | 40.16 | –14.89 | 24 | –31 |
| | United Australia | 491,124 | 36.74 | +6.24 | 41 | +18 |
| | Country | 175,862 | 13.16 | +3.60 | 23 | +11 |
| | Federal Labor | 56,641 | 4.24 | +4.24 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Country–UAP (joint endorsement) | 23,020 | 1.72 | +1.72 | 2 | +2 |
| | Communist | 12,351 | 0.92 | +0.13 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Independent Country | 9,696 | 0.73 | +0.48 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Ind. United Australia | 9,088 | 0.68 | +0.61 | 0 | ±0 |
| | All for Australia | 3,806 | 0.28 | +0.28 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Independent Labor | 1,915 | 0.14 | –0.40 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Women's Candidate | 704 | 0.05 | +0.05 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Independents | 15,723 | 1.18 | +0.01 | 0 | ±0 |
| Total | Total | 1,336,827 | | | 90 | |
Popular vote
Labor (NSW)
40.16%
United
36.74%
Country
13.16%
Federal Labor
4.24%
Country–UAP
1.72%
Others
3.98%
Parliamentary seats
Labor (NSW)
24
United
41
Country
23
Federal Labor
0
Country–UAP
2
Others
0 :

## Changing seats

Seats changing hands :
| Seat | 1930 | 1930 | 1930 | 1932 | 1932 | 1932 |
| Seat | Party | Party | Member | Member | Party | Party |
| Albury | | Labor (NSW) | Joseph Fitzgerald | Alexander Mair | United Australia | |
| Arncliffe | | Labor (NSW) | Joseph Cahill | Horace Harper | United Australia | |
| Ashburnham | | Labor (NSW) | William Keast | Hilton Elliott | Country | |
| Barwon | | Labor (NSW) | Bill Ratcliffe | Ben Wade | Country | |
| Bathurst | | Labor (NSW) | Gus Kelly | Gordon Wilkins | United Australia-Country | |
| Bondi | | Labor (NSW) | Abe Landa | Norman Thomas | United Australia | |
| Canterbury | | Labor (NSW) | Arthur Tonge | Edward Hocking | United Australia | |
| Castlereagh | | Labor (NSW) | Joseph Clark | Alfred Yeo | Country | |
| Concord | | Labor (NSW) | Henry McDicken | Stan Lloyd | United Australia | |
| Cootamundra | | Labor (NSW) | Ken Hoad | Bill Ross | Country | |
| Corowa | | Nationalist | Richard Ball | Richard Ball | Country | |
| Drummoyne | | Labor (NSW) | David McLelland | John Lee | United Australia | |
| Dubbo | | Labor (NSW) | Alfred McClelland | George Wilson | Country | |
| Dulwich Hill | | Labor (NSW) | Frank Connors | John Ness | United Australia | |
| George's River | | Labor (NSW) | Ted Kinsella | Cecil Monro | United Australia | |
| Goulburn | | Labor (NSW) | Jack Tully | Peter Loughlin | United Australia | |
| Granville | | Labor (NSW) | Bill Ely | Claude Fleck | United Australia | |
| Hurstville | | Labor (NSW) | Walter Butler | James Webb | United Australia | |
| Kogarah | | Labor (NSW) | Mark Gosling | James Ross | United Australia | |
| Maitland | | Labor (NSW) | Walter O'Hearn | Walter Howarth | United Australia | |
| Mudgee | | Labor (NSW) | Bill Dunn | David Spring | United Australia-Country | |
| Murray | | Labor (NSW) | John Donovan | Joe Lawson | Country | |
| Murrumbidgee | | Labor (NSW) | Martin Flannery | Robert Hankinson | Country | |
| Namoi | | Labor (NSW) | William Scully | Colin Sinclair | Country | |
| North Sydney | | Labor (NSW) | Ben Howe | Hubert Primrose | United Australia | |
| Orange | | Labor (NSW) | William Folster | Alwyn Tonking | United Australia | |
| Parramatta | | Labor (NSW) | Joseph Byrne | George Gollan | United Australia | |
| Petersham | | Labor (NSW) | Joe Lamaro | Eric Solomon | United Australia | |
| Randwick | | Labor (NSW) | Jack Flanagan | Arthur Moverly | United Australia | |
| Ryde | | Labor (NSW) | Evan Davies | Eric Spooner | United Australia | |
| Upper Hunter | | Nationalist | William Cameron | Malcolm Brown | Country | |
| Waverley | | Labor (NSW) | William Clementson | John Waddell | United Australia | |
| Young | | Labor (NSW) | Clarrie Martin | Albert Reid | Country | |