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Newcastle - 1917 (Roll: 12,854) Ind Labor gain from Labor Party Not contested by both major parties Candidate Party Votes % 2nd Ball % Gardiner, Arthur Rowland (Re-elected) Ind Labor 5,303 69.22 McCormack, Francis Labor Party 2,358 30.78 Formal Votes 7,661 Informal Votes 56 0.73 Total Votes / Turnout 7,717 60.04 Notes: Grahame was elected as a Labor candidate in 1913 and left Labor in the conscription split.