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Ryde - 1956 (Roll: 25,786) Retained by Labor Party Candidate Party Votes % Final % Collings, Francis James Liberal Party 11,959 49.91 Downing, Francis George (Re-elected) Labor Party 12,001 50.09 Formal Votes 23,960 Informal Votes 436 1.79 Total Votes / Turnout 24,396 94.61