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Tweed - 1999 (Roll: 44,768) Labor Party gain from National Party Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion, No absolute majority for winning candidate Candidate Party Votes % Final % Penhaligon, John Independent 2,584 6.44 Henderson, Troy Australian Democrats 945 2.36 Tabart, Tom The Greens 2,013 5.02 Beck, Don (Defeated) National Party 16,315 40.68 17,500 47.42 Hollis, Tony Earthsave 535 1.33 Newell, Neville (Elected) Labor Party 17,713 44.17 19,402 52.58 Formal Votes 40,105 Informal / Exhausted Votes 834 2.04 3,203 7.99 Total Votes / Turnout 40,939 91.45 Notes: New name for the abolished electorate of Murwillumbah. Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 Hollis (ES) Exclusion 2 Henderson (DEM) Exclusion 3 Tabart (GRN) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Penhaligon (IND) 43 16.04 2627 6.59 132 25.43 2759 7.00 321 25.72 3080 8.04 Henderson (DEM) 21 7.84 966 2.42 -966 Tabart (GRN) 139 51.87 2152 5.40 161 31.02 2313 5.87 -2313 Beck (NAT) 22 8.21 16337 41.01 71 13.68 16408 41.65 146 11.70 16554 43.19 Hollis (ES) -535 Newell (ALP) 43 16.04 17756 44.57 155 29.87 17911 45.47 781 62.58 18692 48.77 Votes In Count 268 39838 519 39391 1248 38326 Exhausted 267 49.91 267 0.67 447 46.27 714 1.78 1065 46.04 1779 4.44 Distribution of Preferences - part 2 Exclusion 4 Penhaligon (IND) Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Penhaligon (IND) -3080 Beck (NAT) 946 57.13 17500 47.42 Newell (ALP) 710 42.87 19402 52.58 Votes In Count 1656 36902 Exhausted 1424 46.23 3203 7.99