1934 Leichhardt state by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Leichhardt on 10 December 1934 because of the resignation of Joe Lamaro, Labor (NSW), to contest the federal seat of Watson at the 1934 election, [1] however he was unsuccessful. [2]

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Dates

DateEvent
8 August 1934Joe Lamaro resigned. [3]
15 September 1934 Australian federal election
2 October 1934 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [4]
9 October 1934Day of nomination
20 October 1934Polling day
3 November 1934Return of writ

Result

1934 Leichhardt by-election
Saturday 20 October [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor (NSW) Claude Matthews 9,54660.0
Federal Labor William Dyer5,61635.3
Communist Robert Brechin4602.9
Independent Edward Cotter1731.1
Independent Francis McFadden1090.7
Total formal votes15,90497.1-1.2
Informal votes4792.9+1.2
Turnout 16,38390.9-7.0
Labor (NSW) hold Swing

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References

  1. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1934 Leichhardt by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  2. "1934 House of Representatives election: New South Wales". Psephos, Adam Carr's election archive. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  3. "Mr Joseph Lamaro (1895-1951)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  4. "Writ of election: Leichhardt". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . No. 184. 2 October 1934. p. 3619. Retrieved 6 October 2020 via Trove.