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Maitland - 1981 (Roll: 31,780) Retained by Labor Party Candidate Party Votes % Final % Collins, Herbert John Independent 1,832 6.20 Walsh, Allan Peter (Elected) Labor Party 15,663 53.00 Toms, Peter Macquarie (Defeated) Liberal Party 10,891 36.85 Roberts, James William Independent 1,168 3.95 Formal Votes 29,554 Informal Votes 465 1.55 Total Votes / Turnout 30,019 94.46 Notes: Sitting Liberal MP Peter Toms had won Maitland at a by-election in 1980, but Maitland was a solid Labor seat on the new boundaries.