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Cessnock - 1956 (Roll: 20,258)
Retained by Labor Party
Candidate Party Votes % Final %
Crook, John William (Re-elected) Labor Party 13,374 69.46
Hawkes, Harold John Liberal Party 3,760 19.53
Stevenson, David Communist 2,121 11.02
Formal Votes 19,255
Informal Votes 295 1.51
Total Votes / Turnout 19,550 96.51