1954 Leichhardt state by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Leichhardt on 9 July 1954 because of the death of Claude Matthews (Labor) [1] who committed suicide while still in office. He had been receiving treatment for a "nervous condition" for 18 months. [2]

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Dates

DateEvent
9 January 1954Claude Matthews died. [1]
23 February 1954 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [3]
3 March 1954Day of nomination
20 March 1954Polling day
5 April 1954Return of writ

Result

1954 Leichhardt by-election
Saturday 20 March [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Reg Coady 12,64668.14
Independent John Blackmore3,06016.5
Independent William Dougherty2,53313.7
Independent William McCristal 3201.7
Total formal votes18,55996.5
Informal votes6653.5
Turnout 19,22479.4
Labor hold Swing

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References

  1. 1 2 "The Hon. Claude Hilton Matthews (1899–1954)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  2. "Former Minister's suicide". The Canberra Times . 26 January 1954. p. 1. Retrieved 14 October 2019 via Trove.
  3. "Writ of election: Leichhardt". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . No. 29. 23 February 1954. p. 559. Retrieved 7 October 2020 via Trove.
  4. Green, Antony. "1954 Leichhardt by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 18 August 2020.