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Cessnock - 1959 (Roll: 21,790)
Retained by Labor Party
Not contested by both major parties
Candidate
Party
Votes
%
Final
%
Haxton, Charles
Independents
5,972
29.24
Neilly, George Henry
(Elected)
Labor Party
12,740
62.38
Stevenson, David
Communist
1,710
8.37
Formal Votes
20,422
Informal Votes
350
1.68
Total Votes / Turnout
20,772
95.33
Notes
: Labor MP J.W.Crook did not contest.