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Newcastle - 1981 (Roll: 33,699) Retained by Labor Party Candidate Party Votes % Final % Wicks, Kay Lesley Communist 1,987 6.68 Wade, William Arthur (Re-elected) Labor Party 19,279 64.86 Bevan, Alex Liberal Party 8,458 28.46 Formal Votes 29,724 Informal Votes 1,107 3.59 Total Votes / Turnout 30,831 91.49