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North Sydney - 1956 (Roll: 22,038)
Retained by Labor Party
Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion
Candidate Party Votes % Final %
Maher, Ray Septimus (Re-elected) Labor Party 9,827 48.56 10,281 50.81
Murphy, Peter Vincent Liberal Party 9,771 48.29 9,954 49.19
Wood, William Arnold Whitfield Communist 637 3.15
Formal Votes 20,235
Informal Votes 302 1.47
Total Votes / Turnout 20,537 93.19

Distribution of Preferences
Exclusion 1
Wood (COM)
PreferencesNew Totals
Votes%Votes%
Maher (ALP) 454 71.27 10281 50.81
Murphy (LIB) 183 28.73 9954 49.19
Wood (COM) -637