1932 Queensland state election

none June 2020 August 2019 1932 Queensland state election Queensland parliamentary no 1929 Queensland state election 1929 1935 Queensland state election 1935 All 62 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland32 Assembly seats were needed for a majority 92.82 ( 3.67 pp) yes 1932 06 11 170x170px William Forgan Smith yes 1929 05 27 Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch) Mackay 225,270 49.89% 9.73 27 seats, 40.16% 33 6 170x170px Arthur Edward Moore 19 April 1924 Country and Progressive National Party Aubigny 204,158 45.21% 9.02 43 seats, 54.23% 28 15 Premier Arthur Edward Moore Country and Progressive National Party William Forgan Smith Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch) Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 11 June 1932 to elect the 62 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The election saw the first-term Country and Progressive National Party government led by Arthur Edward Moore facing reelection and was held in the midst of the Great Depression. Labor had previously held office from 1915 until 1929. The election resulted in the defeat of the one-term Moore government by the Labor Party, led by William Forgan Smith. Key dates Date Event 3 February 1932 The new electoral boundaries under the Electoral Districts Act 1931 were proclaimed. A Proclamation 137 483 4 February 1932 19 April 1932 The Parliament was dissolved.137 1513 19 April 1932 20 April 1932 Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election.137 1515 20 April 1932 28 April 1932 Close of nominations. 11 June 1932 Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm. 18 June 1932 The Moore Ministry resigned and the Forgan Smith Ministry was sworn in.137 2117–2118 18 June 1932 2 July 1932 Polling day in the seat of Hamilton, delayed due to the death of a candidate.137 2053 14 June 1932 16 July 1932 The writ was returned and the results formally declared. 15 August 1932 Parliament resumed for business.138 227 21 July 1932 Results Results of the Queensland state election, 1932 The election saw a major swing to Labor from the 1929 election. The election took place on modified boundaries — the Assembly had been reduced by the Electoral Districts Act 1931 from 72 to 62 seats, mainly accomplished by the abolition of sitting Labor members' seats. Despite this, Labor went from a deficit of 16 seats to a surplus of 5 seats. Queensland state election, 11 June 1932http://elections.uwa.edu.au/elecdetail.lasso?keyvalue=781 Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 11 June 1932 Australian Government and Politics Database 10 December 2009 Legislative Assembly Queensland state election 1929 1935 492,036cont 1 1 456,706 92.82% +3.67% 5,144 1.13% –0.43% yes Labor QLD 225,270 49.89% +9.73% 33 +5 CPNP 204,158 45.21% –9.02% 28 -15 Queensland 7,590 1.68% +1.68% 0 ± 0 Independent Labor QLD 1,831 0.41% +0.41% 0 ± 0 Communist 1,057 0.23% –0.45% 0 ± 0 Lang Labor 587 0.13% +0.13% 0 ± 0 Independent 11,069 2.45% –2.42% 1 – 1 451,562 62 |} Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Labor Australian Labor Party 49.89 CPNP #145665 45.21 Queensland Party #BA55D3 1.68 Communist #C00000 0.23 Lang Labor #E2725B 0.13 Independents Independent 2.86 Seats #ddd 600px 410px Labor Australian Labor Party 53.22 CPNP #145665 45.16 Independents Independent 1.61 cont 1 1 525,944 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but 5 seats (8.1% of the total) were uncontested—4 Labor seats (two more than in 1929) representing 27,083 enrolled voters and one Independent seat (held by Arnold Wienholt) representing 6,825 enrolled voters. Seats changing party representation There was an extensive redistribution across Queensland prior to this election, decreasing the amount of seats from 72 to 62. The seat changes are as follows. Abolished seats Seat Incumbent member PartyBalonneSamuel Brassington LaborBurkeArthur Jones LaborBurnettRobert Boyd CPNPBurrumWilliam Brand CPNPChillagoeErnest Atherton CPNPEachamGeorge Duffy CPNPFlindersJohn Mullan LaborLeichhardtTom Foley LaborLockyerCharles Jamieson IndependentMitchellRichard Bow LaborMount MorganJames Stopford LaborPaddingtonAlfred Jones LaborQueentonVernon Winstanley LaborRosewoodTed Maher CPNPToombulHugh Russell CPNP Members listed in italics did not run for this election. New seats Seat Party Elected memberCarpentaria LaborJohn MullanHamilton CPNPHugh RussellIsis CPNPWilliam BrandThe Tableland LaborHarry BruceWest Moreton CPNPTed Maher Seats changing hands Seat Incumbent member Party New member PartyBulimbaIrene Longman CPNPWilliam Copley LaborEnoggeraJim Kerr CPNPGeorge Taylor LaborIpswichJames Walker CPNPDavid Gledson LaborKelvin GroveRichard Hill CPNPFrank Waters LaborKennedyHarry Bruce LaborArthur Fadden CPNPKurilpaJames Fry CPNPKerry Copley LaborMareeGeorge Tedman CPNPWilliam King LaborMaryboroughJohn Blackley* CPNPJames Stopford LaborMerthyrPatrick Kerwin CPNPJames Keogh LaborNormanbyJens Peterson CPNPTom Foley LaborNundahWilliam Kelso CPNPJohn Hayes LaborPort CurtisFrank Butler CPNPTommy Williams LaborRockhamptonThomas Dunlop IndependentJames Larcombe LaborSouth BrisbaneNeil MacGroarty CPNPVince Gair LaborToowoombaJames Annand CPNPEvan Llewelyn Labor Members listed in italics did not recontest their seats. In addition, Independent MP Arnold Wienholt held the seat of Fassifern, which he had won from the CPNP at the 1930 by-election. The sitting member for Maryborough, John Blackley won this seat from Labor at the 1929 by-election. Aftermath Forgan Smith went on to be premier for over 10 years, and Labor held power continuously until the party's split in 1957. See also Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1929–1932 Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1932–1935 Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1932 Moore Ministry (Queensland) Forgan Smith Ministry References Category:Elections in Queensland Category:1932 elections in Australia Category:1930s in Queensland Category:June 1932 in Australia