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Cook's River - 1956 (Roll: 22,597) Retained by Labor Party Candidate Party Votes % Final % Cahill, John Joseph (Re-elected) Labor Party 13,591 65.16 Kendrick, William Edgar Independent 4,135 19.82 Rowe, Edward John Communist 830 3.98 Skehan, James Liberal Party 2,302 11.04 Formal Votes 20,858 Informal Votes 516 2.41 Total Votes / Turnout 21,374 94.59