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St George - 1927 (Roll: 16,927) Retained by Labor Party Candidate Party Votes % Final % Cahill, John Joseph (Re-elected) Labor Party 8,137 55.86 Morrish, James John Nationalist 6,430 44.14 Formal Votes 14,567 Informal Votes 138 0.94 Total Votes / Turnout 14,705 86.87 Notes: Cahill was a sitting Labor MP for the multi-member electorate of St George. Morrish started his political career as a Socialist candidate in 1901 and later served as Labor then Nationalist MP for King 1910-17.