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Hartley - 1956 (Roll: 18,567) Labor Party gain from Ind Labor Not contested by both major parties, Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion Candidate Party Votes % Final % Black, William Zealand Ind Labor 7,539 44.34 8,435 49.61 Cant, Leslie Ewart Gladstone Independent 498 2.93 King, John Hodge Communist 825 4.85 Robson, James Hutchins (Elected) Labor Party 7,595 44.67 8,567 50.39 Weekes, Neville Allan Independent 545 3.21 Formal Votes 17,002 Informal Votes 709 4.00 Total Votes / Turnout 17,711 95.39 Notes: The sitting Independent Labor MP James Chalmers was defeated contesting the electorate of Nepean. Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 Cant (IND) Exclusion 2 Weekes (IND) Exclusion 3 King (COM) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Black (ILAB) 244 49.00 7783 45.78 249 37.84 8032 47.24 403 41.12 8435 49.61 Cant (IND) -498 King (COM) 68 13.65 893 5.25 87 13.22 980 5.76 -980 Robson (ALP) 73 14.66 7668 45.10 322 48.94 7990 46.99 577 58.88 8567 50.39 Weekes (IND) 113 22.69 658 3.87 -658