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Newtown - 1944 (Roll: 20,420) Lang Labor gain from Labor Party Not contested by both major parties Candidate Party Votes % Final % Burke, Francis Michael (Defeated) Labor Party 7,987 44.43 Fowler, Lilian (Elected) Lang Labor 9,989 55.57 Formal Votes 17,976 Informal Votes 753 4.02 Total Votes / Turnout 18,729 91.72