1954 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 9 July 1954 because of the death of Claude Matthews (Labor NSW)1609 Yes The Hon. Claude Hilton Matthews (1899–1954) 7 May 2019 who committed suicide while still in office. He had been receiving treatment for a "nervous condition" for 18 months.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2895358 Former Minister's suicide The Canberra Times 26 January 1954 14 October 2019 1 Trove Dates Date Event 9 January 1954 Claude Matthews died. 23 February 1954 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article220289885 Writ of election: Leichhardt Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales 29 23 February 1954 2020-10-07 559 Trove 3 March 1954 Day of nomination 20 March 1954 Polling day 5 April 1954 Return of writ Result [[1954 Leichhardt state by-election|1954 Leichhardt by-election]]Saturday 20 March1954 Leichhardt by-election 1953 Leichhardt_1 18 August 2020 Labor NSW Reg Coady 12,646 68.14 Independent John Blackmore 3,060 16.5 Independent William Dougherty 2,533 13.7 Independent William McCristal 320 1.7 18,559 96.5 665 3.5 19,224 79.4 Labor NSW Preferences were not distributed.Claude Matthews (Labor NSW) died. 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:1954 elections in Australia Category:1950s in New South Wales