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Wakehurst - 1984 (Roll: 31,295) Liberal Party gain from Labor Party Preferences required Candidate Party Votes % Final % Foley, Maurice Lindsay Independent 606 2.16 678 2.43 Webster, Tom (Defeated) Labor Party 13,038 46.58 13,249 47.44 Booth, John (Elected) Liberal Party 13,767 49.18 13,999 50.13 Bourke, Laurence Australian Democrats 581 2.08 Formal Votes 27,992 Informal / Exhausted Votes 680 2.37 66 0.24 Total Votes / Turnout 28,672 91.62 Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 Bourke (DEM) Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Foley (IND) 72 13.98 678 2.43 Webster (ALP) 211 40.97 13249 47.44 Booth (LIB) 232 45.05 13999 50.13 Bourke (DEM) -581 Votes In Count 515 27926 Exhausted 66 11.36 66 0.24