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1934 Leichhardt state by-election

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]

Dates

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Date Event
8 August 1934 Joe 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 1934 Day of nomination
20 October 1934 Polling day
3 November 1934 Return of writ

Result

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1934 Leichhardt by-election
Saturday 20 October [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor (NSW) Claude Matthews 9,546 60.0
Federal Labor William Dyer 5,616 35.3
Communist Robert Brechin 460 2.9
Independent Edward Cotter 173 1.1
Independent Francis McFadden 109 0.7
Total formal votes 15,904 97.1 −1.2
Informal votes 479 2.9 +1.2
Turnout 16,383 90.9 −7.0
Labor (NSW) hold Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b 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.