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Coogee - 1956 (Roll: 21,638) Liberal Party gain from Labor Party Candidate Party Votes % Final % Crocker, Tasman Munro Independent 375 1.90 Ellis, Kevin (Elected) Liberal Party 10,072 51.13 Walsh, Louis Andrew (Defeated) Labor Party 9,250 46.96 Formal Votes 19,697 Informal Votes 334 1.67 Total Votes / Turnout 20,031 92.57 Notes: Kevin Ellis was the Liberal MP defeated at the 1953 election.