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Lake Macquarie - 1959 (Roll: 19,067) Retained by Labor Party Not contested by both major parties Candidate Party Votes % Final % Simpson, James Brunton (Re-elected) Labor Party 15,303 88.74 Tapp, John James Communist 1,942 11.26 Formal Votes 17,245 Informal Votes 836 4.62 Total Votes / Turnout 18,081 94.83