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Canterbury - 1959 (Roll: 24,438)
Retained by Labor Party
Candidate Party Votes % Final %
Dowd, William George Murdock Liberal Party 9,417 41.36
Tonge, Arthur (Re-elected) Labor Party 13,353 58.64
Formal Votes 22,770
Informal Votes 321 1.39
Total Votes / Turnout 23,091 94.49