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Newcastle - 1956 (Roll: 16,872) Retained by Labor Party Candidate Party Votes % Final % Copley, Mervyn Percy Communist 819 5.25 Hawkins, Francis Harold (Re-elected) Labor Party 10,358 66.45 Hyde, Iris McKenzie Liberal Party 4,410 28.29 Formal Votes 15,587 Informal Votes 239 1.51 Total Votes / Turnout 15,826 93.80