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Leichhardt - 1953 (Roll: 25,206) Retained by Labor Party Candidate Party Votes % Final % Cole, William Laurance Liberal Party 5,794 25.51 Matthews, Claude Hilton (Re-elected) Labor Party 16,915 74.49 Formal Votes 22,709 Informal Votes 633 2.71 Total Votes / Turnout 23,342 92.60