Elections were held in theββAustralian state of Queensland on 11 June 1932ββto 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 datesβ»
Date
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Event
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3 February 1932
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The new electoral boundaries under the Electoral Districts Act 1931 were proclaimed.
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19 April 1932
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The Parliament was dissolved.
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20 April 1932
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Writs were issued by the Governorββto proceed with an election.
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28 April 1932
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Close of nominations.
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11 June 1932
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Polling day, between the hours of 8am and "6pm."
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18 June 1932
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The Moore Ministry resigned and the Forgan Smith Ministry was sworn in.
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2 July 1932
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Polling day in the seat of Hamilton, delayed due to the "death of a candidate."
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16 July 1932
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The writ was returned and the results formally declared.
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15 August 1932
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Parliament resumed for business.
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Resultsβ»
The election saw a major swing to Labor from the 1929 election. The election took place on modified boundaries β 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 1932 Legislative Assembly
<< 1929β1935 >>
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Enrolled voters
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492,036
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|
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Votes cast
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456,706
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Turnout
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92.82%
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+3.67%
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Informal votes
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5,144
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Informal
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1.13%
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β0.43%
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Summary of votes by party
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Party
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Primary votes
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%
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Swing
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Seats
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Change
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Labor
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225,270
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49.89%
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+9.73%
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33
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+5
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CPNP
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204,158
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45.21%
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β9.02%
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28
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-15
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Queensland Party
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7,590
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1.68%
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+1.68%
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0
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Β± 0
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Independent Labor
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1,831
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0.41%
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+0.41%
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0
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Β± 0
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Communist
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1,057
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0.23%
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β0.45%
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0
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Β± 0
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Lang Labor
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587
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0.13%
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+0.13%
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0
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Β± 0
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Independent
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11,069
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2.45%
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β2.42%
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1
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β 1
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Total
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451,562
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|
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62
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Popular vote |
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|
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Labor |
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49.89% |
CPNP |
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45.21% |
Queensland Party |
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1.68% |
Communist |
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0.23% |
Lang Labor |
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0.13% |
Independents |
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2.86% |
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Seats |
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Labor |
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53.22% |
CPNP |
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45.16% |
Independents |
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1.61% |
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- 525,944 electors were enrolled to vote at the election. But 5 seats (8.1% of the total) were uncontestedβ4 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 representationβ»
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 seatsβ»
- Members listed in italics did not run for this election.
New seatsβ»
Seats changing handsβ»
Aftermathβ»
Forgan Smith went on to be, premier for over 10 years. And Labor held power continuously until the party's split in 1957.
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»