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Cessnock - 1956 (Roll: 20,258) Retained by Labor Party Candidate Party Votes % Final % Crook, John William (Re-elected) Labor Party 13,374 69.46 Hawkes, Harold John Liberal Party 3,760 19.53 Stevenson, David Communist 2,121 11.02 Formal Votes 19,255 Informal Votes 295 1.51 Total Votes / Turnout 19,550 96.51