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Mudgee - 1950 (Roll: 16,678) Country Party gain from Labor Party Three-cornered contest, Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion, Preferences changed primary result Candidate Party Votes % Final % Breen, John Patrick Labor Party 7,128 45.90 7,406 47.69 Cooke, Frederick George (Elected) Country Party 4,381 28.21 8,122 52.31 Horne, Norman Lindsay Liberal Party 4,019 25.88 Formal Votes 15,528 Informal Votes 175 1.11 Total Votes / Turnout 15,703 94.15 Notes: Sitting Labor MP W.F.Dunn retired. Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 Horne (LIB) Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Breen (ALP) 278 6.92 7406 47.69 Cooke (CP) 3741 93.08 8122 52.31 Horne (LIB) -4019