1935 New South Wales state election

1935 New South Wales state election
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All 90 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly ; 46 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
Registered	1,528,713
Turnout	1,255,419 (96.06%); (0.34 pp)
	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.
Premier before election; Bertram Stevens ; United Australia (United Australia–Country Coalition)Contents Key dates ; Results ; Retiring members ; Labor ; United Australia ; Changing seats ; See also ; Notes ; References ; Bibliography ;	Elected Premier ; Bertram Stevens ; United Australia (United Australia–Country Coalition)

Last updated June 15, 2023

The 1935 New South Wales state election was held on 11 May 1935. This election was for all of the 90 seats in the 31st New South Wales Legislative Assembly and was conducted in single member constituencies with compulsory preferential voting.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The result of the election was:

United Australia Party 38 seats
Country Party 23 seats
Australian Labor Party (NSW) 29 seats.

The UAP/Country Party coalition of Bertram Stevens/Michael Bruxner had a majority of 32 (down 10) and continued in government throughout the term.^[4]

Labor (NSW) and the Federal Executive of the Australian Labor Party were still divided at the 1935 election and Federal Labor ran candidates in 22 seats without success. The parties were re-united in 1936. Jack Lang remained party leader and Leader of the Opposition throughout the term of the parliament.^[5]

Key dates

Date	Event
10 February 1935	Second Stevens ministry sworn in.
12 April 1935	The Legislative Assembly was dissolved, and writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election.
18 April 1935	Nominations for candidates for the election closed at noon.
11 May 1935	Polling day.
10 June 1935	The writs were returned and the results formally declared.
12 June 1935	Opening of 31st Parliament.

Results

New South Wales state election, 11 May 1935 Legislative Assembly << 1932–1938 >>
Enrolled voters		1,347,884^{[lower-alpha 1]}
Votes cast		1,255,419		Turnout	96.06	−0.34
Informal votes		39,333		Informal	3.04	0.83
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor (NSW)	532,486	42.42	+2.26	29	+ 5
	United Australia	415,485	33.10	–3.64	38	– 5
	Country	162,178	12.92	–0.24	23	± 0
	Federal Labor	59,694	4.75	+0.51	0	± 0
	Communist	19,105	1.52	+0.60	0	± 0
	Independent UAP	11,114	0.89	+0.21	0	± 0
	Centre	7,489	0.60	+0.60	0	± 0
	Independent Labor	3,774	0.30	+0.16	0	± 0
	Social Credit	1,996	0.16	+0.16	0	± 0
	Independents	42,098	3.35	+1.17	0	± 0
Total		1,255,419			90

Popular vote

Labor (NSW)			42.42%
United			33.10%
Country			12.92%
Federal Labor			4.75%
Others			2.9%
Parliamentary seats
Labor (NSW)			29
United			38
Country			23
Federal Labor			0
Others			0

Retiring members

Labor

William Brennan (Hamilton)
Peter Connolly (Newcastle) — lost party endorsement
Tom Keegan (Glebe)

United Australia

Sir Thomas Henley (Burwood)

Changing seats

Seats changing hands
Seat	1932			1935
Seat	Party		Member	Member	Party
Arncliffe		United Australia	Horace Harper	Joseph Cahill	Labor (NSW)
Bathurst		Country	Gordon Wilkins	Gus Kelly
Canterbury		United Australia	Edward Hocking	Arthur Tonge
Goulburn		United Australia	Peter Loughlin	Jack Tully
Mudgee		Country	David Spring	Bill Dunn

Notes

↑ There were 1,528,713 enrolled voters but 180,829 were enrolled in 11 electorates (five UAP, four Country and two Labor) which were uncontested at the election.^[1]

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References

1 2 Green, Antony. "1935 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.
↑ Ward, John M. "Stevens, Sir Bertram Sydney Barnsdale (1889–1973)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538 . Retrieved 2 November 2021.
↑ Nairn, Bede. "Lang, John Thomas (Jack) (1876–1975)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538 . Retrieved 2 November 2021.

Bibliography

Nairn, Bede (1995). Jack Lang the 'Big Fella':Jack Lang and the Australian Labor Party 1891–1949. Melbourne University Press Melbourne. ISBN 0522846963. OCLC 34416531.

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[6] There were 1,528,713 enrolled voters but 180,829 were enrolled in 11 electorates (five UAP, four Country and two Labor) which were uncontested at the election.^[1]

[Green_1935-1] 1 2 Green, Antony. "1935 election totals". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 31 July 2019.

[Record-2] Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 20 April 2020.

[3] "Former members of the New South Wales Parliament, 1856–2006". New South Wales Parliament. Retrieved 4 December 2019.

[Stevens_adb-4] Ward, John M. "Stevens, Sir Bertram Sydney Barnsdale (1889–1973)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538 . Retrieved 2 November 2021.

[Lang_adb-5] Nairn, Bede. "Lang, John Thomas (Jack) (1876–1975)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538 . Retrieved 2 November 2021.

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