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Maitland - 1956 (Roll: 16,666) Retained by Liberal Party Preferences required Candidate Party Votes % Final % Fletcher, Edward Alfred Independent 715 4.56 Ivins, Henry Eric Leonard Independent 267 1.70 Morris, Milton Arthur (Elected) Liberal Party 7,195 45.90 7,972 50.86 Neville, Leonard Vincent Ind Liberal 918 5.86 1,008 6.43 Robinson, Cecil Lawson Labor Party 6,580 41.98 6,695 42.71 Formal Votes 15,675 Informal Votes 289 1.81 Total Votes / Turnout 15,964 95.79 Notes: Sitting Liberal MP W.A.H.Howarth retired. Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 Ivins (IND) Exclusion 2 Fletcher (IND) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Fletcher (IND) 77 28.84 792 5.05 -792 Ivins (IND) -267 Morris (LIB) 145 54.31 7340 46.83 632 79.80 7972 50.86 Neville (ILIB) 18 6.74 936 5.97 72 9.09 1008 6.43 Robinson (ALP) 27 10.11 6607 42.15 88 11.11 6695 42.71