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1944
Newtown - 1947 (Roll: 21,667)
Retained by Lang Labor
Not contested by both major parties, Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion
Candidate
Party
Votes
%
Final
%
Brown, Freda Yetta
Communist
1,367
6.81
Fowler, Lilian
(Re-elected)
Lang Labor
9,446
47.05
10,135
50.48
Greenup, Arthur Edward
Labor Party
9,264
46.14
9,942
49.52
Formal Votes
20,077
Informal Votes
486
2.36
Total Votes / Turnout
20,563
94.90
Distribution of Preferences
Exclusion 1
Brown (Com)
Preferences
New Totals
Votes
%
Votes
%
Brown (Com)
-1367
Fowler (Lang)
689
50.40
10135
50.48
Greenup (ALP)
678
49.60
9942
49.52