1934 Leichhardt state by-election

Election result for Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia

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, however he was unsuccessful.

Dates

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

1934 Leichhardt by-election
Saturday 20 October
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

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"1934 House of Representatives election: New South Wales". Psephos, Adam Carr's election archive. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
"Mr Joseph Lamaro (1895-1951)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
"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.

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1932	Leichhardt
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