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Leichhardt - 1950 (Roll: 21,389) Retained by Labor Party Candidate Party Votes % Final % Doughty, Arthur Independent 1,016 5.18 Matthews, Claude Hilton (Re-elected) Labor Party 13,395 68.34 Shields, Charles William Liberal Party 5,190 26.48 Formal Votes 19,601 Informal Votes 440 2.20 Total Votes / Turnout 20,041 93.70