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Merrylands - 1978 (Roll: 36,629) Retained by Labor Party Candidate Party Votes % Final % Ferguson, Laurie John (Re-elected) Labor Party 25,469 76.39 Melouney, John William Liberal Party 6,426 19.27 Wade, Norma Edith Australian Democrats 1,447 4.34 Formal Votes 33,342 Informal Votes 1,046 3.04 Total Votes / Turnout 34,388 93.88