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State election for New South Wales, Australia in October 1930
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
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
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 .
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ISSN
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Australian Dictionary of Biography . Canberra: National Centre of Biography,
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ISBN
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ISSN
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OCLC
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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
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34416531 .