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Sturt - 1956 (Roll: 16,890) Retained by Labor Party Not contested by both major parties Candidate Party Votes % Final % Flynn, William Andrew Communist 1,468 10.17 Fox, John William Eastley Independent 2,858 19.80 Wattison, William Ernest (Re-elected) Labor Party 10,107 70.03 Formal Votes 14,433 Informal Votes 287 1.95 Total Votes / Turnout 14,720 87.15