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Fairfield - 1962 (Roll: 24,604)
Retained by Labor Party
Candidate Party Votes % Final %
Ferguson, Laurie John (Re-elected) Labor Party 14,348 63.09
Jackson, Frederick Bernard Liberal Party 8,395 36.91
Formal Votes 22,743
Informal Votes 491 2.11
Total Votes / Turnout 23,234 94.43
Notes: The sitting Labor MP for Fairfield C.J.Earl contested the new seat of Bass Hill. Jack Ferguson was the Labor MP for the abolished electorate of Merrylands.