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Upper Hunter - By-election (Roll: 21,520) Retained by Country Party Nominations: Friday, 23 January 1970, Polling: Saturday, 14 February 1970 Three-cornered contest, Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion, Preferences changed primary result Candidate Party Votes % Final % Fisher, Colin Murray (Elected) Country Party 7,092 36.82 9,929 51.56 Nott, Roger Bede Labor Party 8,501 44.14 9,330 48.44 Peebles, Ivor D Liberal Party 3,666 19.04 Formal Votes 19,259 Informal Votes 196 1.01 Total Votes / Turnout 19,455 90.40 Cause Category: Resignation - Federal contest Notes: Caused by the resignation of Country Party MP Frank O'Keefe, who was elected MHR for Paterson at the 1969 federal election. Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 Peebles (LIB) Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Fisher (CP) 2837 77.39 9929 51.56 Nott (ALP) 829 22.61 9330 48.44 Peebles (LIB) -3666