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Cessnock - 1962 (Roll: 20,345)
Retained by Labor Party
Candidate Party Votes % Final %
Brown, Robert Independent 4,000 20.77
Farrell, Edward Liberal Party 1,935 10.05
Neilly, George Henry (Re-elected) Labor Party 12,754 66.21
Smith, Stanley Communist 574 2.98
Formal Votes 19,263
Informal Votes 187 0.96
Total Votes / Turnout 19,450 95.60