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Newcastle - 1965 (Roll: 18,870) Retained by Labor Party Candidate Party Votes % Final % Copley, Mervyn Percy Communist 798 4.60 Hawkins, Francis Harold (Re-elected) Labor Party 10,471 60.41 Mordue, Stewart William Liberal Party 6,065 34.99 Formal Votes 17,334 Informal Votes 252 1.43 Total Votes / Turnout 17,586 93.20