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Collaroy - 1956 (Roll: 28,111) Retained by Liberal Party Not contested by both major parties Candidate Party Votes % Final % Askin, Robin William (Re-elected) Liberal Party 18,038 70.14 Jones, Gordon Berkeley Hylton Independent 6,334 24.63 Morcom, Elfrida Margaret Communist 1,345 5.23 Formal Votes 25,717 Informal Votes 557 2.12 Total Votes / Turnout 26,274 93.47 Corrections: Hughes and Graham (1975) missed listing Morcom as a Communist Party candidate.