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Canterbury - 1956 (Roll: 21,858) Retained by Labor Party Candidate Party Votes % Final % Ford, Cecil William Fred Liberal Party 8,241 40.65 Tonge, Arthur (Re-elected) Labor Party 12,032 59.35 Formal Votes 20,273 Informal Votes 275 1.34 Total Votes / Turnout 20,548 94.01