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Cessnock - 1953 (Roll: 19,656)
Retained by Labor Party
Not contested by both major parties
Candidate Party Votes % Final %
Crook, John William (Re-elected) Labor Party 15,145 85.56
Tapp, John James Communist 2,557 14.44
Formal Votes 17,702
Informal Votes 908 4.88
Total Votes / Turnout 18,610 94.68