# Electoral results for the district of Leichhardt (New South Wales)

Leichhardt, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, had two incarnations, from 1894 to 1920 and from 1927 to 1962.
| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| 1894 | | John Hawthorne | Ind. Free Trade |
| 1895 | | John Hawthorne | Free Trade |
| 1898 | | John Hawthorne | Free Trade |
| 1901 | | John Hawthorne | Liberal Reform |
| 1904 | | Robert Booth | Liberal Reform |
| 1907 | | Campbell Carmichael | Labor |
| 1910 | | Campbell Carmichael | Labor |
| 1913 | | Campbell Carmichael | Labor |
| 1917 | | Campbell Carmichael | Labor / Soldiers & Citizens |
| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| 1927 | | Barney Olde | Labor |
| 1930 | | Barney Olde | Labor |
| 1932 | | Barney Olde | Labor (NSW) |
| 1932 by | | Joe Lamaro | Labor (NSW) |
| 1934 by | | Claude Matthews | Labor (NSW) |
| 1935 | | Claude Matthews | Labor (NSW) |
| 1938 | | Claude Matthews | Labor / Labor (N-C) |
| 1941 | | Claude Matthews | Labor |
| 1944 | | Claude Matthews | Labor |
| 1947 | | Claude Matthews | Labor |
| 1950 | | Claude Matthews | Labor |
| 1953 | | Claude Matthews | Labor |
| 1954 by | | Reg Coady | Labor |
| 1956 | | Reg Coady | Labor |
| 1959 | | Reg Coady | Labor |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1950s
#### 1959

1959 New South Wales state election: Leichhardt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Reg Coady | 12,726 | 61.6 |
| | Liberal | Barney Morton | 7,948 | 38.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,674 | 98.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 358 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,032 | 92.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

#### 1956

1956 New South Wales state election: Leichhardt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Reg Coady | 14,145 | 68.9 | −5.6 |
| | Liberal | Barney Morton | 6,386 | 31.1 | +5.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,531 | 97.8 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 462 | 2.2 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,993 | 91.7 | −0.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −5.6 | |

#### 1954 by-election

1954 Leichhardt by-election Saturday 20 March :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | 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 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,559 | 96.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 665 | 3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,224 | 79.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |
* Preferences were not distributed.
* Claude Matthews (Labor) died.

#### 1953

1953 New South Wales state election: Leichhardt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Claude Matthews | 16,915 | 74.5 |
| | Liberal | William Cole | 5,794 | 25.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,709 | 97.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 633 | 2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,342 | 92.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

#### 1950

1950 New South Wales state election: Leichhardt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Claude Matthews | 13,395 | 68.3 |
| | Liberal | Charles Shields | 5,190 | 26.5 |
| | Independent | Arthur Doughty | 1,016 | 5.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,601 | 97.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 440 | 2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,041 | 93.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Claude Matthews | | 70.0 |
| | Liberal | Charles Shields | | 30.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1940s
#### 1947

1947 New South Wales state election: Leichhardt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Claude Matthews | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | | |

#### 1944

1944 New South Wales state election: Leichhardt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Claude Matthews | 13,584 | 72.6 | -10.5 |
| | Independent Labor | Francis Edgcumbe | 2,731 | 14.6 | +14.6 |
| | Independent Labor | Charles Shields | 2,400 | 12.8 | +12.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,715 | 94.1 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,165 | 5.9 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,880 | 92.4 | −0.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

#### 1941

1941 New South Wales state election: Leichhardt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Claude Matthews | 14,964 | 83.1 |
| | State Labor | Anthony Bellanto | 3,034 | 16.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,998 | 93.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,230 | 6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,228 | 92.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1930s
#### 1938

1938 New South Wales state election: Leichhardt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Claude Matthews | 9,822 | 60.5 | +3.4 |
| | Industrial Labor | James Dunn | 3,870 | 23.8 | +23.8 |
| | Independent | Arthur Doughty | 2,542 | 15.7 | +15.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,234 | 96.0 | −1.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 668 | 4.0 | +1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,902 | 96.5 | −1.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

#### 1935

1935 New South Wales state election: Leichhardt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor (NSW) | Claude Matthews | 9,539 | 57.1 | +2.6 |
| | Federal Labor | William Dyer | 7,175 | 42.9 | +35.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,714 | 97.7 | −0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 393 | 2.3 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,107 | 97.6 | +0.3 |
| | Labor (NSW) hold | Labor (NSW) hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1934 by-election

1934 Leichhardt by-election Saturday 20 October :
| Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,904 | 97.1 | −1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 479 | 2.9 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,383 | 90.9 | −7.0 |
| | Labor (NSW) hold | Labor (NSW) hold | Swing | | |
* Preferences were not distributed.
* Joe Lamaro, Labor (NSW) resigned.

#### 1932 by-election

1932 Leichhardt by-election Saturday 10 December :
| Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,156 | 96.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 640 | 4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,796 | 93.0 |
| | Labor (NSW) hold | Labor (NSW) hold | Swing | |
* Preferences were not distributed.
* The by-election was triggered by the death of Barney Olde, Labor (NSW).

#### 1932

1932 New South Wales state election: Leichhardt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor (NSW) | Barney Olde | 8,976 | 54.5 | -20.4 |
| | United Australia | Andrew Campbell | 6,184 | 37.5 | +15.5 |
| | Federal Labor | Robert Storey | 1,248 | 7.6 | +7.6 |
| | Independent | Charles Shields | 75 | 0.5 | -0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,483 | 98.3 | +1.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 284 | 1.7 | −1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,767 | 97.9 | +1.6 |
| | Labor (NSW) hold | Labor (NSW) hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

#### 1930

1930 New South Wales state election: Leichhardt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Barney Olde | 12,188 | 74.9 |
| | Nationalist | Thomas Morrow | 3,580 | 22.0 |
| | Independent | Charles Shields | 228 | 1.4 |
| | Independent | Arthur Doughty | 190 | 1.2 |
| | Communist | Jane Mountjoy | 90 | 0.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,276 | 96.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 551 | 3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,827 | 96.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1920s
#### 1927

1927 New South Wales state election: Leichhardt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Barney Olde | 7,136 | 53.6 | |
| | Nationalist | Albert Lane (defeated) | 5,912 | 44.4 | |
| | Independent | George Boland | 276 | 2.1 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,324 | 99.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 138 | 1.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,462 | 85.7 | |
| | Labor win | Labor win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |
District recreated

#### 1920 - 1927

District abolished

### Elections in the 1910s
#### 1917

1917 New South Wales state election: Leichhardt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Campbell Carmichael | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | | |

#### 1913

1913 New South Wales state election: Leichhardt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Campbell Carmichael | 4,918 | 57.0 |
| | Liberal Reform | Henry Brierley | 3,584 | 41.5 |
| | Australasian Socialist | John Kilburn | 127 | 1.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,629 | 98.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 153 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,782 | 71.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | |

#### 1910

1910 New South Wales state election: Leichhardt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Campbell Carmichael | 5,462 | 55.9 |
| | Liberal Reform | Frederick Reed | 4,305 | 44.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,967 | 99.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 91 | 0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,858 | 78.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | | |

### Elections in the 1900s
#### 1907

1907 New South Wales state election: Leichhardt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Campbell Carmichael | 3,554 | 44.2 |
| | Liberal Reform | Robert Booth | 3,069 | 38.1 |
| | Independent Liberal | John Hawthorne | 1,425 | 17.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,048 | 97.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 176 | 2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,224 | 79.6 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Reform | Labour gain from Liberal Reform | | |

#### 1904

1904 New South Wales state election: Leichhardt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Reform | Robert Booth | 2,370 | 39.0 |
| | Independent Liberal | John Hawthorne | 1,980 | 32.6 |
| | Labour | George Beeby | 1,722 | 28.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,072 | 99.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 28 | 0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,100 | 70.5 |
| | Liberal Reform hold | Liberal Reform hold | | |

#### 1901

1901 New South Wales state election: Leichhardt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Reform | John Hawthorne | 1,475 | 67.4 | +18.6 |
| | Labour | William Niland | 715 | 32.7 | +8.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,190 | 99.5 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 12 | 0.5 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,202 | 58.4 | −5.6 |
| | Liberal Reform hold | Liberal Reform hold | | | |

### Elections in the 1890s
#### 1898

1898 New South Wales colonial election: Leichhardt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Free Trade | John Hawthorne | 960 | 48.8 |
| | National Federal | Richard Colonna-Close | 530 | 26.9 |
| | Labour | George Clark | 478 | 24.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,968 | 99.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4 | 0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,972 | 64.1 |
| | Free Trade hold | Free Trade hold | | |

#### 1895

1895 New South Wales colonial election: Leichhardt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Free Trade | John Hawthorne | 990 | 57.7 |
| | Labour | John Dobbie | 727 | 42.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,717 | 99.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 9 | 0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,726 | 65.8 |
| | Free Trade hold | Free Trade hold | | |

#### 1894

1894 New South Wales colonial election: Leichhardt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ind. Free Trade | John Hawthorne | 826 | 37.1 | |
| | Labour | William Holman | 731 | 32.8 | |
| | Free Trade | George Clark | 372 | 16.7 | |
| | Ind. Free Trade | Robert Cropley | 159 | 7.1 | |
| | Protectionist | Edward Purnell | 95 | 4.3 | |
| | Ind. Free Trade | Edward Darnley | 34 | 1.5 | |
| | Ind. Protectionist | Aaron Wheeler | 11 | 0.5 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,228 | 99.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 21 | 0.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,249 | 83.5 | |
| | Ind. Free Trade win | Ind. Free Trade win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |