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Pittwater - 1978 (Roll: 31,495) Retained by Liberal Party Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion Candidate Party Votes % Final % Wild, Charles Henry James Labor Party 11,220 40.61 13,423 48.58 Smith, Richard Max (Elected) Liberal Party 12,707 45.99 14,205 51.42 Warr, Kerry Lyndon Australian Democrats 777 2.81 Webeck, John Eric Independents 2,924 10.58 Formal Votes 27,628 Informal Votes 764 2.69 Total Votes / Turnout 28,392 90.15 Notes: Sitting Liberal MP Bruce Webster resigned before the election. The vacancy caused by his resignation became one of the justifications for an early election. Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 Warr (DEM) Exclusion 2 Webeck (IND) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Wild (ALP) 360 46.33 11580 41.91 1843 60.21 13423 48.58 Smith (LIB) 280 36.04 12987 47.01 1218 39.79 14205 51.42 Warr (DEM) -777 Webeck (IND) 137 17.63 3061 11.08 -3061