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Ryde - 1947 (Roll: 26,928) Retained by Liberal Party Not contested by both major parties Candidate Party Votes % Final % Hearnshaw, Eric (Re-elected) Liberal Party 15,670 62.91 O'Neile, Robert John Roy Independent 9,238 37.09 Formal Votes 24,908 Informal Votes 494 1.94 Total Votes / Turnout 25,402 94.33 Notes: Hearnshaw had won the seat at a February 1945 by-election.