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Cabramatta - By-election (Roll: 37,118) Retained by Labor Party Nominations: Thursday, 9 January 1986, Polling: Saturday, 1 February 1986 Preferences required Candidate Party Votes % Final % Rigney, Virginia Coral Nuclear Disarmament 1,735 6.39 1,934 7.36 Biscoe, Stephen Wayne Independent 276 1.02 Neesam, Robert Andrew Australian Democrats 1,257 4.63 Byers, Alan Edward Call to Australia 1,408 5.18 1,542 5.87 Newman, John (Elected) Labor Party 13,411 49.36 13,580 51.68 Heggie, Maria Liberal Party 9,020 33.20 9,221 35.09 Fitzroy-Mendis, Kusala Small Business and Enterprise Party 65 0.24 Formal Votes 27,172 Informal / Exhausted Votes 1,398 4.89 895 3.29 Total Votes / Turnout 28,570 76.97 Cause Category: Resignation - Other Notes: Caused by the retirement of Labor MP and minister Eric Bedford. Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 Fitzroy-Mendis (SBE) Exclusion 2 Biscoe (IND) Exclusion 3 Neesam (DEM) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Rigney (NDP) 2 6.25 1737 6.40 35 28.00 1772 6.57 162 28.42 1934 7.36 Biscoe (IND) 1 3.12 277 1.02 -277 Neesam (DEM) 1 3.12 1258 4.64 22 17.60 1280 4.74 -1280 Byers (CTA) 6 18.75 1414 5.21 21 16.80 1435 5.32 107 18.77 1542 5.87 Newman (ALP) 8 25.00 13419 49.45 25 20.00 13444 49.82 136 23.86 13580 51.68 Heggie (LIB) 14 43.75 9034 33.29 22 17.60 9056 33.56 165 28.95 9221 35.09 Fitzroy-Mendis (SBE) -65 Votes In Count 32 27139 125 26987 570 26277 Exhausted 33 50.77 33 0.12 152 54.87 185 0.68 710 55.47 895 3.29