1932 Leichhardt state by-election
# 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).

## Dates

| Date | Event |
| - | - |
| 20 November 1932 | Barney Olde died. |
| 24 November 1932 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. |
| 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 :

| 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.
