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Maitland - By-election (Roll: 30,444) Retained by Liberal Party Nominations: Thursday, 29 January 1981, Polling: Saturday, 21 February 1981 Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion Candidate Party Votes % Final % Walsh, Allan Peter Labor Party 12,201 45.02 12,963 48.53 Toms, Peter Macquarie (Elected) Liberal Party 13,014 48.02 13,750 51.47 Unicomb, Daphne Rhonda Independents 1,887 6.96 Formal Votes 27,102 Informal / Exhausted Votes 319 1.16 389 1.44 Total Votes / Turnout 27,421 90.07 Cause Category: Resignation - Federal contest Notes: Caused by the resignation of Liberal MP Milton Morris to unsuccesfully contest Lyne at the 1980 federal election. Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 Unicomb (IND) Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Walsh (ALP) 762 50.87 12963 48.53 Toms (LIB) 736 49.13 13750 51.47 Unicomb (IND) -1887 Votes In Count 1498 26713 Exhausted 389 20.61 389 1.44