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He was a member of the [[Camberwell Board of Advice]] in the late 1900s and early 1910s.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article90313474 |title=Camberwell Board of Advice |newspaper=[[Reporter]] |location=Victoria, Australia |date=27 August 1909 |access-date=5 May 2020 |page=7 |via=Trove }}</ref> | |||
Leigh was first elected in the [[Camberwell council election, 1933|1933 elections]], beating incumbent councillor [[Arthur Latham]] by a significant majority.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4758087 |title=CITY OF CAMBERWELL. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |location=Victoria, Australia |date=26 August 1933 |access-date=5 May 2020 |page=29 |via=Trove }} </ref> He campaigned strongly against the incumbent council, accussing them of "extravagence" and financial mismanagement.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4752976 |title=IN THE SUBURBS |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |location=Victoria, Australia |date=3 August 1933 |access-date=5 May 2020 |page=11 |via=Trove }}</ref> This was to be the last election before North Ward was split into [[North-East Ward]] and [[North-West Ward]] in the [[1934 resubdivision of the City of Camberwell]]. | Leigh was first elected in the [[Camberwell council election, 1933|1933 elections]], beating incumbent councillor [[Arthur Latham]] by a significant majority.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4758087 |title=CITY OF CAMBERWELL. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |location=Victoria, Australia |date=26 August 1933 |access-date=5 May 2020 |page=29 |via=Trove }} </ref> He campaigned strongly against the incumbent council, accussing them of "extravagence" and financial mismanagement.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4752976 |title=IN THE SUBURBS |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |location=Victoria, Australia |date=3 August 1933 |access-date=5 May 2020 |page=11 |via=Trove }}</ref> This was to be the last election before North Ward was split into [[North-East Ward]] and [[North-West Ward]] in the [[1934 resubdivision of the City of Camberwell]]. | ||