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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.