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Peats - 1978 (Roll: 39,494) Retained by Labor Party Candidate Party Votes % Final % Phillips, Barry Owen Independents 1,489 4.12 Hanington, Robert John Liberal Party 8,788 24.31 Griffiths, Ray Ian Australian Democrats 1,174 3.25 O'Connell, Keith (Re-elected) Labor Party 24,692 68.32 Formal Votes 36,143 Informal Votes 795 2.15 Total Votes / Turnout 36,938 93.53