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Cessnock - 1947 (Roll: 22,628)
Retained by Labor Party
Not contested by both major parties
Candidate Party Votes % Final %
Baddeley, John Marcus (Re-elected) Labor Party 12,756 59.95
Evans, Charles William Henry Communist 3,200 15.04
May, William Henry Ind Labor 5,323 25.02
Formal Votes 21,279
Informal Votes 510 2.34
Total Votes / Turnout 21,789 96.29