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Blacktown - By-election (Roll: 24,314) Retained by Labor Party Nominations: Friday, 3 August 1945, Polling: Saturday, 18 August 1945 Candidate Party Votes % Final % Cammell, John Rupert Independent 453 2.31 Freeman, John Stanley (Elected) Labor Party 10,879 55.54 Maunder, George Ernest Liberal Party 6,344 32.39 Phelps, Ernest Leo Independent 1,913 9.77 Formal Votes 19,589 Informal Votes 538 2.67 Total Votes / Turnout 20,127 82.78 Cause Category: Death Notes: Caused by the death of Labor MP Francis Hill. Source: Nominations SMH 4 August 1945, p.3 col.8