1930 New South Wales state election
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
The 1930 New South Wales state election was held on 25 October 1930. The election was conducted in single member constituencies with compulsory
As a result of the election, the Nationalist/Country Party coalition
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 | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Changing seats
See also
- Candidates of the 1930 New South Wales state election
- Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1930–1932
Notes
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.
- ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- 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. OCLC 34416531.