State Government of New South Wales beginning 18 October 1927 - period in office of Premier Bavin, Thomas Rainsford ending on 4 November 1930
Period in office of premier (see Glossary entry for 'period in office' and related terms)
Parliamentary support during period
Coalition partner 1
Number of ministers at beginning of period (this may vary during the period)
Assembly elections contested as premier or after which became premier (see Glossary entry for 'after election')
| Election | Premier at election | Premier's party | Premier after election | Premier's party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSW 25 October 1930 | Thomas Rainsford Bavin | Nationalist Party | John Thomas Lang | Australian Labor Party |
| NSW 8 October 1927 | John Thomas Lang | Australian Labor Party | Thomas Rainsford Bavin | Nationalist Party |
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Notes
Loss of election (Lang): Beginning of Bavin's period in office; see Kevin Cosgrove, '1927', in Michael Hogan and David Clune (editors), The People's Choice: Electoral Politics in 20th Century New South Wales, vol. 1 (1901 to 1927), pp. 325-370, (Sydney: Parliament of New South Wales and University of Sydney, 2001, ISBN 0909907390).
Loss of election (Bavin): See Geoffrey Robinson, '1930', in Michael Hogan and David Clune (editors), The People's Choice: Electoral Politics in 20th Century New South Wales, vol. 2 (1930-1965), pp. 1-52, (Sydney: Parliament of New South Wales and University of Sydney, 2001, ISBN 0909907404).
References: For an analysis of the role of Premier in New South Wales, see David Clune and Ken Turner, 'Introduction: The Changing Role of the Premier in the 20th Century', pp. 1-14, in Clune and Turner vol. 2 (see, 'Sources', below).
For a survey of Bavin's political career, see J B Paul, 'Thomas (later Sir Thomas) Rainsford Bavin', in Clune and Turner, vol. 2, pp. 201-214 (see 'Sources', below), and John McCarthy, 'Bavin, Sir Thomas Rainsford (1874-1941)', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Searle (general editors), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 7, pp. 214-216, (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1981, ISBN 0522841856)
Sources
David Clune and Ken Turner (editors), The Premiers of New South Wales, vol. 2, (1901-2005), (Sydney: Federation Press, 2006, ISBN 186287551); Colin A Hughes and B D Graham, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1890-1964, pp. 57-85, (Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1968, SBN 708102700); New South Wales, Parliament, The New South Wales Parliamentary Record: Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly, 1824-1999, vol. VI, pp. 246-308, (Sydney: Parliament of New South Wales, 1999). In consulting these sources, note the difference between ministries and periods in office.