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1954 Leichhardt state by-election

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) who committed suicide while still in office. He had been receiving treatment for a "nervous condition" for 18 months.

Date	Event
9 January 1954	Claude Matthews died.
23 February 1954	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
3 March 1954	Day of nomination
20 March 1954	Polling day
5 April 1954	Return of writ

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}±%
	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
18,559	96.5
665	3.5
19,224	79.4
	Labor hold	Swing

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

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