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Auburn - 1947 (Roll: 23,949) Retained by Lang Labor Not contested by both major parties, Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion Candidate Party Votes % Final % Kerr, Alexander Independent 4,929 22.20 Lang, James Christian (Re-elected) Lang Labor 10,263 46.23 12,357 55.66 Peffer, Frank Edward Labor Party 6,160 27.75 9,844 44.34 Roy, Stanley Baden Powell Communist 849 3.82 Formal Votes 22,201 Informal Votes 648 2.84 Total Votes / Turnout 22,849 95.41 Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 Roy (Com) Exclusion 2 Kerr (IND) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Kerr (IND) 88 10.37 5017 22.60 -5017 Lang (Lang) 95 11.19 10358 46.66 1999 39.84 12357 55.66 Peffer (ALP) 666 78.45 6826 30.75 3018 60.16 9844 44.34 Roy (Com) -849