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South Coast - 1973 (Roll: 25,848) Independents gain from Liberal Party Three-cornered contest, Multiple party endorsement, Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion Candidate Party Votes % Final % Burke, Robert Thomas Independents 381 1.64 Coburn, Robert Alfred Independents 1,440 6.18 Cochrane, Alexander Clive Country Party 1,502 6.45 Emery, Basil Foster Country Party 1,289 5.53 Hatton, John Edward (Elected) Independents 10,421 44.73 12,048 51.71 Otton, Edward Douglas Liberal Party 8,264 35.47 11,249 48.29 Formal Votes 23,297 Informal Votes 764 3.18 Total Votes / Turnout 24,061 93.09 Notes: Sitting Liberal MP Jack Beale retired. Corrections: Hughes (1981) indicated Burke was a Labor candidate. Turner's study of the 1973 election stated that Labor did not nominate a candidate in South Coast, and Labor did not contest the seat in 1965, 1968, 1971, 1976 and 1981. Based on this, Burke is listed as an Independent candidate. Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 Burke (IND) Exclusion 2 Emery (CP) Exclusion 3 Coburn (IND) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Burke (IND) -381 Coburn (IND) 162 42.52 1602 6.88 39 2.97 1641 7.04 -1641 Cochrane (CP) 36 9.45 1538 6.60 939 71.57 2477 10.63 409 24.92 2886 12.39 Emery (CP) 23 6.04 1312 5.63 -1312 Hatton (IND) 48 12.60 10469 44.94 126 9.60 10595 45.48 621 37.84 11216 48.14 Otton (LIB) 112 29.40 8376 35.95 208 15.85 8584 36.85 611 37.23 9195 39.47 Distribution of Preferences - part 2 Exclusion 4 Cochrane (CP) Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Cochrane (CP) -2886 Hatton (IND) 832 28.83 12048 51.71 Otton (LIB) 2054 71.17 11249 48.29