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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 | ||||
- Preferences were not distributed.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1934 Leichhardt by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "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.