Electoral district of Leichhardt (New South Wales)

Summary

Leichhardt was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1894, with the abolition of multi-member electorates and partly replacing Balmain, and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Leichhardt. With the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into the multi-member electorate of Western Suburbs. It was recreated in 1927, but was abolished in 1962.[1][2][3]

Members for Leichhardt edit

First incarnation (1894–1920)
Member Party Term
  John Hawthorne Ind. Free Trade 1894–1895
  Free Trade 1895–1901
  Liberal Reform 1901–1904
  Robert Booth Liberal Reform 1904–1907
  Campbell Carmichael Labor 1907–1919
  Soldiers & Citizens 1919–1920
 
Second incarnation (1927–1962)
Member Party Term
  Barney Olde Labor 1927–1932
  Joe Lamaro Labor 1932–1934
  Claude Matthews Labor 1934–1940
  Labor (N-C) 1940–1941
  Labor 1941–1954
  Reg Coady Labor 1954–1962

Election results edit

1959 New South Wales state election: Leichhardt [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Reg Coady 12,726 61.6
Liberal Barney Morton 7,948 38.4
Total formal votes 20,674 98.3
Informal votes 358 1.7
Turnout 21,032 92.4
Labor hold Swing

References edit

  1. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  3. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Leichhardt". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "1959 Leichhardt". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.