1932 Leichhardt state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Leichhardt on 10 December 1932 because of the death of Barney Olde, Labor (NSW).[1]

Dates

Date	Event
20 November 1932	Barney Olde died.[1]
24 November 1932	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
30 November 1932	Day of nomination
10 December 1932	Polling day
22 December 1932	Return of writ

Result

1932 Leichhardt by-election
Saturday 10 December [3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor (NSW)	Joe Lamaro	9,401	62.0
	Federal Labor	Robert Storey	5,164	34.1
	Communist	Thomas Payne	313	2.1
	Douglas Credit	William Benjamin	227	1.5
	Independent	Arthur Doughty	51	0.3
Total formal votes			15,156	96.0
Informal votes			640	4.1
Turnout			15,796	93.0
	Labor (NSW) hold		Swing

• Preferences were not distributed.

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Leichhardt (New South Wales)
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

References

1. "Mr Bernard Clarence Olde". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
2. "Writ of election: Leichhardt". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (168). 24 November 1932. p. 4171. Retrieved 6 October 2020 – via Trove.
3. Green, Antony. "1932 Leichhardt by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 October 2020.