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Canterbury - 1953 (Roll: 22,867) Retained by Labor Party Candidate Party Votes % Final % Arthur, Donald Liberal Party 6,146 29.15 Boyd, Roy Douglas Communist 912 4.33 Tonge, Arthur (Re-elected) Labor Party 14,025 66.52 Formal Votes 21,083 Informal Votes 418 1.94 Total Votes / Turnout 21,501 94.03