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Cessnock - 1978 (Roll: 24,921)
Retained by Labor Party
Candidate Party Votes % Final %
Nicholas, Terrence Peter Liberal Party 4,894 20.88
Brown, Robert James (Elected) Labor Party 18,547 79.12
Formal Votes 23,441
Informal Votes 389 1.63
Total Votes / Turnout 23,830 95.62
Notes: Sitting Labor MP George Neilly retired shortly before the election, the vacancy becoming one of the excuses for calling an early state election.