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Ashfield - 1953 (Roll: 22,953) Retained by Liberal Party Candidate Party Votes % Final % Murden, Richard William (Elected) Liberal Party 10,753 50.29 Richardson, Jack Frederick (Defeated) Labor Party 10,631 49.71 Formal Votes 21,384 Informal Votes 354 1.63 Total Votes / Turnout 21,738 94.71 Notes: Had been gained by the Labor Party in 1952 at a by-election.