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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.