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Balmain - 1956 (Roll: 23,782)
Retained by Labor Party
Candidate Party Votes % Final %
Lewis, Elton Stirland Liberal Party 5,643 25.98
McMahon, John Michael Alfred (Re-elected) Labor Party 14,613 67.29
Moran, Stanley James Communist 1,461 6.73
Formal Votes 21,717
Informal Votes 384 1.74
Total Votes / Turnout 22,101 92.93