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Gosford - 1984 (Roll: 40,708) Retained by Labor Party Three-cornered contest, Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion Candidate Party Votes % Final % Chestnut, Gary John Australian Democrats 2,168 5.78 McGowan, Brian (Re-elected) Labor Party 17,438 46.53 19,147 51.92 Leggett, Donald Ernest National Party 6,548 17.47 Hartcher, Christopher Peter Liberal Party 11,323 30.21 17,734 48.08 Formal Votes 37,477 Informal / Exhausted Votes 615 1.61 596 1.59 Total Votes / Turnout 38,092 93.57 Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 Chestnut (DEM) Exclusion 2 Leggett (NAT) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Chestnut (DEM) -2168 McGowan (ALP) 1052 53.46 18490 49.60 657 10.26 19147 51.92 Leggett (NAT) 250 12.70 6798 18.24 -6798 Hartcher (LIB) 666 33.84 11989 32.16 5745 89.74 17734 48.08 Votes In Count 1968 37277 6402 36881 Exhausted 200 9.23 200 0.53 396 5.83 596 1.59