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George's River - 1956 (Roll: 26,272) Liberal Party gain from Labor Party Candidate Party Votes % Final % Cross, Douglas Donald (Elected) Liberal Party 12,852 52.41 Mortier, Paul Francis Communist 907 3.70 O'Neill, Frank (Defeated) Labor Party 10,765 43.90 Formal Votes 24,524 Informal Votes 365 1.47 Total Votes / Turnout 24,889 94.74 Notes: Doug Cross was the Liberal MP defeated at the 1953 election.