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Coogee - By-election (Roll: 25,595) Liberal Party gain from Labor Party Nominations: Tuesday, 20 April 1948, Polling: Saturday, 8 May 1948 Candidate Party Votes % Final % Brown, Wilton John Communist 717 3.29 Cunningham, Catherine Labor Party 9,896 45.37 Ellis, Kevin (Elected) Liberal Party 11,047 50.65 Peters, Clare Louise Independent 152 0.70 Formal Votes 21,812 Informal Votes 589 2.63 Total Votes / Turnout 22,401 87.52 Cause Category: Death Notes: Caused by the death of Labor MP L.L.Cunningham, his widow nominated as the Labor candidate. Source: Nominations SMH 21 April 1948, p.4 col.3