1932 Queensland state election

Queensland state election, 1932

11 June 1932 (1932-06-11)
All 62 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland 32 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader William Forgan Smith Arthur Edward Moore Party Labor CPNP Leader since 27 May 1929 (1929-05-27) 19 April 1924 Leader's seat Mackay Aubigny Last election 27 seats 43 seats Seats won 33 seats 28 seats Seat change 5 15 Percentage 49.89% 45.21% Swing 9.73 9.02
Premier before election Arthur Edward Moore CPNP Elected Premier William Forgan Smith Labor

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 was the first electoral test of the Country and Progressive National Party government led by Arthur Edward Moore, 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.
19 April 1932	The Parliament was dissolved.
20 April 1932	Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election.
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.
2 July 1932	Polling day in the seat of Hamilton, delayed due to the death of a candidate.
16 July 1932	The writ was returned and the results formally declared.
15 August 1932	Parliament resumed for business.

Results

See also: Results of the Queensland state election, 1932 (A-K)

See also: Results of the Queensland state election, 1932 (L-Z)

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 1932 Legislative Assembly << 1929–1935 >>
Enrolled voters		492,036[1]
Votes cast		456,706		Turnout	92.82%	+3.67%
Informal votes		5,144		Informal	1.13%	–0.43%
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	225,270	49.89%	+9.73%	33	+5
	CPNP	204,158	45.21%	–9.02%	28	-15
	Queensland Party	7,590	1.68%	+1.68%	0	± 0
	Ind. Labor	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
Total		451,562			62

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.

Aftermath

Forgan Smith would go 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