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Nepean - 1965 (Roll: 31,417) Liberal Party gain from Labor Party Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion Candidate Party Votes % Final % Bennett, Alfred Ernest (Defeated) Labor Party 13,078 45.70 14,069 49.16 Dunbier, Rowland Albert (Elected) Liberal Party 13,144 45.93 14,550 50.84 Park, John Henderson Independent 191 0.67 Perish, Albert Anthony D.L.P. 557 1.95 Sarina, Ronald Grafton Independent 76 0.27 Whitten, Kathleen Vera Independent 1,573 5.50 Formal Votes 28,619 Informal Votes 1,028 3.47 Total Votes / Turnout 29,647 94.37 Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 Sarina (IND) Exclusion 2 Park (IND) Exclusion 3 Perish (DLP) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Bennett (ALP) 19 25.00 13097 45.76 36 18.27 13133 45.89 69 11.46 13202 46.13 Dunbier (LIB) 10 13.16 13154 45.96 78 39.59 13232 46.24 424 70.43 13656 47.72 Park (IND) 6 7.89 197 0.69 -197 Perish (DLP) 10 13.16 567 1.98 35 17.77 602 2.10 -602 Sarina (IND) -76 Whitten (IND) 31 40.79 1604 5.60 48 24.37 1652 5.77 109 18.11 1761 6.15 Distribution of Preferences - part 2 Exclusion 4 Whitten (IND) Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Bennett (ALP) 867 49.23 14069 49.16 Dunbier (LIB) 894 50.77 14550 50.84 Whitten (IND) -1761