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Manly - 1962 (Roll: 27,255) Ind Liberal gain from Liberal Party Not contested by both major parties, Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion Candidate Party Votes % Final % Boyle, Harry Ovens Liberal Party 9,874 40.03 10,867 44.06 Darby, Evelyn Douglas (Re-elected) Ind Liberal 12,049 48.85 13,799 55.94 Gillmer, John William Independent 2,743 11.12 Formal Votes 24,666 Informal Votes 694 2.74 Total Votes / Turnout 25,360 93.05 Notes: Douglas Darby lost Liberal Party preselection but contested and won the electorate. Corrections: Hughes and Graham list Darby as an Independent rather than an Independent Liberal. Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 Gillmer (IND) Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Boyle (LIB) 993 36.20 10867 44.06 Darby (ILIB) 1750 63.80 13799 55.94 Gillmer (IND) -2743