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Leichhardt - By-election (Roll: 16,990) Retained by Labor Party Nominations: Wednesday, 30 November 1932, Polling: Saturday, 10 December 1932 Not contested by both major parties Candidate Party Votes % Final % Benjamin, William Davis Douglas Credit 227 1.50 Doughty, Arthur Independent 51 0.34 Lamaro, Joseph (Elected) Labor Party 9,401 62.03 Payne, Thomas Gilbert Communist 313 2.07 Storey, Robert Federal Labor 5,164 34.07 Formal Votes 15,156 Informal Votes 640 4.05 Total Votes / Turnout 15,796 92.97 Cause Category: Death Notes: Caused by the death of Labor MP B.C.Olde. Joseph Lamaro had been defeated as Labor MP for Petersham at the 1932 election. Source: Nominations SMH 1 December, p.12 col.4