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Vaucluse - By-election (Roll: 22,671) Retained by Liberal Party Nominations: Friday, 9 August 1957, Polling: Saturday, 24 August 1957 Not contested by both major parties, Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion Candidate Party Votes % Final % Cox, Geoffrey Souter (Elected) Liberal Party 7,716 44.94 8,854 51.57 Elboz, Alfred Judah Independent 2,354 13.71 Foster, Hugh Carlyle Ind Liberal 3,802 22.14 8,315 48.43 Mills, Norman Ernest Ind Liberal 2,616 15.24 Spensley, Edward Hector Independent 681 3.97 Formal Votes 17,169 Informal Votes 792 4.41 Total Votes / Turnout 17,961 79.22 Cause Category: Resignation - Other Notes: Caused by the resignation of Liberal member Murray Robson. Corrections: Hughes and Graham (1975) listed E.H.Spensley as Independent Labor. Goot (1987) listed Spensley as Independent Liberal. The decision has been made to list Spensley as an Independent. Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 Spensley (IND) Exclusion 2 Elboz (IND) Exclusion 3 Mills (ILIB) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Cox (LIB) 61 8.96 7777 45.30 457 17.86 8234 47.96 620 15.94 8854 51.57 Elboz (IND) 205 30.10 2559 14.90 -2559 Foster (ILIB) 83 12.19 3885 22.63 1161 45.37 5046 29.39 3269 84.06 8315 48.43 Mills (ILIB) 332 48.75 2948 17.17 941 36.77 3889 22.65 -3889 Spensley (IND) -681