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Auburn - 1935 (Roll: 19,266) Retained by Labor Party Not contested by both major parties Candidate Party Votes % Final % Chifley, Joseph Benedict Federal Labor 7,916 43.42 Lang, John Thomas (Re-elected) Labor Party 10,316 56.58 Formal Votes 18,232 Informal Votes 321 1.73 Total Votes / Turnout 18,553 96.30 Notes: Joseph Benedict Chifley was later to serve as Prime Minister of Australia, 1945-49.