1935 New South Wales state election
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.
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All 90 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly 46 Assembly seats were needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 1,528,713 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 1,255,419 (96.06%) (0.34 pp) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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.