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Fairfield - 1956 (Roll: 28,190) Retained by Labor Party Candidate Party Votes % Final % Earl, Clarence Joseph (Re-elected) Labor Party 16,258 62.88 Holmes, Guy Gordon Liberal Party 8,541 33.03 Lipscombe, Edwin Robert Communist 1,057 4.09 Formal Votes 25,856 Informal Votes 456 1.73 Total Votes / Turnout 26,312 93.34