1932 Queensland state election

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 11 June 1932 to elect the 62 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.

1932 Queensland state election
11 June 1932 (1932-06-11)
All 62 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
32 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
Turnout92.82 ( 3.67 pp)
  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, 40.16% 43 seats, 54.23%
Seats won 33 28
Seat change 6 15
Popular vote 225,270 204,158
Percentage 49.89% 45.21%
Swing 9.73 9.02
Premier before election

Arthur Edward Moore
CPNP

 Elected Premier

William Forgan Smith
Labor

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.

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