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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