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Lakemba - 1956 (Roll: 24,761) Retained by Labor Party Candidate Party Votes % Final % Staples, James Frederick Communist 1,365 5.92 Whelan, John Liberal Party 7,818 33.91 Wyatt, Stanislaus (Re-elected) Labor Party 13,874 60.17 Formal Votes 23,057 Informal Votes 416 1.77 Total Votes / Turnout 23,473 94.80