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Cook's River - By-election (Roll: 23,735) Retained by Labor Party Nominations: Friday, 27 November 1959, Polling: Saturday, 12 December 1959 Candidate Party Votes % Final % Bampton, John Liberal Party 4,488 22.80 Buckley, Walter James Communist 916 4.65 Cahill, Thomas James (Elected) Labor Party 14,283 72.55 Formal Votes 19,687 Informal Votes 364 1.82 Total Votes / Turnout 20,051 84.48 Cause Category: Death Notes: Caused by the death of MP and Premier J.J. Cahill. He was succeeded as Labor candidate by his son T.J.Cahill.