1934 Leichhardt state by-election

Election result for Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia October 2020 October 2020 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.1934 House of Representatives election: New South Wales http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1934/1934repsnsw.txt Psephos, Adam Carr's election archive 2020-10-06 Dates Date Event 8 August 1934 Joe Lamaro resigned.Mr Joseph Lamaro (1895-1951) Yes 5 May 2019 1568 15 September 1934 Australian federal election 2 October 1934 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article223066147 Writ of election: Leichhardt Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales 184 2 October 1934 2020-10-06 3619 Trove 9 October 1934 Day of nomination 20 October 1934 Polling day 3 November 1934 Return of writ Result [[1934 Leichhardt state by-election|1934 Leichhardt by-election]]Saturday 20 October1934 Leichhardt by-election 1932 Leichhardt_2 2020-10-06 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 15,904 97.1 -1.2 479 2.9 +1.2 16,383 90.9 -7.0 Labor (NSW) Preferences were not distributed.Joe Lamaro, Labor (NSW) resigned. See also Electoral results for the district of Leichhardt (New South Wales) List of New South Wales state by-elections References expanded Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1934 elections in Australia Category:1930s in New South Wales