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Parramatta - 1956 (Roll: 27,803) Liberal Party gain from Labor Party Candidate Party Votes % Final % Clough, James Arthur (Elected) Liberal Party 13,423 52.09 Morgan, Kevin Barry (Defeated) Labor Party 12,344 47.91 Formal Votes 25,767 Informal Votes 381 1.46 Total Votes / Turnout 26,148 94.05 Corrections: There is an error in the entry in Hughes and Graham (1975). Votes for the two candidates are correct, but the percentage votes have been reversed. The Liberal candidate Clough should be shown as the winning candidate, not Labor candidate Morgan.