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Waverley - By-election (Roll: 23,054) Retained by Labor Party Nominations: Tuesday, 13 October 1953, Polling: Saturday, 31 October 1953 Candidate Party Votes % Final % Doig, Benjamin Cochrane Liberal Party 6,678 36.10 Ferguson, William John (Elected) Labor Party 11,284 60.99 Maher, Edward John Independent 539 2.91 Formal Votes 18,501 Informal Votes 338 1.79 Total Votes / Turnout 18,839 81.72 Cause Category: Death Notes: Caused by the death of Labor MP C.E.Martin.