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Wagga Wagga - By-election (Roll: 18,338) Liberal Party gain from Labor Party Nominations: Tuesday, 26 November 1957, Polling: Saturday, 14 December 1957 Three-cornered contest, Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion, Preferences changed primary result Candidate Party Votes % Final % Cook, Alexander Lyle Independent 223 1.44 Fife, Wallace Clyde (Elected) Liberal Party 5,375 34.69 9,148 59.04 Graham, Dudley Labor Party 5,499 35.49 6,346 40.96 Kennedy, Henry James D.L.P. 1,983 12.80 Lampe, William Henry Warwick Country Party 2,233 14.41 O'Donoghue, George Independent 90 0.58 Skeers, John Murray Independent 91 0.59 Formal Votes 15,494 Informal Votes 546 3.40 Total Votes / Turnout 16,040 87.47 Cause Category: Death Notes: Caused by the death of Labor member E.H.Graham. Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 O'Donoghue (IND) Exclusion 2 Skeers (IND) Exclusion 3 Cook (IND) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Cook (IND) 11 12.22 234 1.51 70 53.03 304 1.96 -304 Fife (LIB) 6 6.67 5381 34.73 24 18.18 5405 34.88 96 31.58 5501 35.50 Graham (ALP) 10 11.11 5509 35.56 15 11.36 5524 35.65 65 21.38 5589 36.07 Kennedy (DLP) 8 8.89 1991 12.85 5 3.79 1996 12.88 38 12.50 2034 13.13 Lampe (CP) 14 15.56 2247 14.50 18 13.64 2265 14.62 105 34.54 2370 15.30 O'Donoghue (IND) -90 Skeers (IND) 41 45.56 132 0.85 -132 Distribution of Preferences - part 2 Exclusion 4 Kennedy (DLP) Exclusion 5 Lampe (CP) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Fife (LIB) 1234 60.67 6735 43.47 2413 87.87 9148 59.04 Graham (ALP) 424 20.85 6013 38.81 333 12.13 6346 40.96 Kennedy (DLP) -2034 Lampe (CP) 376 18.49 2746 17.72 -2746