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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