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The Entrance - By-election (Roll: 37,478) Labor Party gain from Liberal Party Nominations: Friday, 3 January 1992, Polling: Saturday, 18 January 1992 Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion Candidate Party Votes % Final % James, Sean Citizens Electoral Council 326 0.97 Irving, Tony Independent 584 1.74 Clifford, Peter Independent 625 1.86 McBride, Grant (Elected) Labor Party 16,642 49.57 17,950 54.71 Sawyer, Lynn Australian Democrats 693 2.06 Hudson, Bob Greypower 391 1.16 Scott-Irving, Stewart Independent 92 0.27 Graham, Bob (Defeated) Liberal Party 14,222 42.36 14,857 45.29 Formal Votes 33,575 Informal / Exhausted Votes 535 1.57 768 2.29 Total Votes / Turnout 34,110 91.01 Cause Category: Court Decision Notes: The Liberal Party won The Entrance by only 116 votes at the 1991 election. The Labor Party launched a Court of Disputed Returns challenge based on the significant number of voters in the electorate who had incorrectly been issued absent votes for neighbouring Gosford. The Court upheld the appeal and ordered a by-election. Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 Scott-Irving (IND) Exclusion 2 James (CEC) Exclusion 3 Hudson (GRY) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % James (CEC) 3 5.26 329 0.98 -329 Irving (IND) 14 24.56 598 1.78 66 24.09 664 1.98 113 35.53 777 2.33 Clifford (IND) 12 21.05 637 1.90 33 12.04 670 2.00 39 12.26 709 2.13 McBride (ALP) 5 8.77 16647 49.63 30 10.95 16677 49.80 72 22.64 16749 50.27 Sawyer (DEM) 2 3.51 695 2.07 18 6.57 713 2.13 38 11.95 751 2.25 Hudson (GRY) 5 8.77 396 1.18 87 31.75 483 1.44 -483 Scott-Irving (IND) -92 Graham (LIB) 16 28.07 14238 42.45 40 14.60 14278 42.64 56 17.61 14334 43.02 Votes In Count 57 33540 274 33485 318 33320 Exhausted 35 38.04 35 0.10 55 16.72 90 0.27 165 34.16 255 0.76 Distribution of Preferences - part 2 Exclusion 4 Clifford (IND) Exclusion 5 Sawyer (DEM) Exclusion 6 Irving (IND) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Irving (IND) 135 23.56 912 2.75 204 29.87 1116 3.38 -1116 Clifford (IND) -709 McBride (ALP) 300 52.36 17049 51.38 279 40.85 17328 52.45 622 70.36 17950 54.71 Sawyer (DEM) 77 13.44 828 2.50 -828 Graham (LIB) 61 10.65 14395 43.38 200 29.28 14595 44.18 262 29.64 14857 45.29 Votes In Count 573 33184 683 33039 884 32807 Exhausted 136 19.18 391 1.16 145 17.51 536 1.60 232 20.79 768 2.29