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Wollongong - 1984 (Roll: 33,389) Independent gain from Labor Party Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion Candidate Party Votes % Final % Brooks, Ronald Walker Liberal Party 2,809 9.36 Kudrynski, Julius Independent 177 0.59 Xenos, Phillip Adrian Independent 325 1.08 Dezelin, Rudolph Independent 213 0.71 Arkell, Francis Neville (Elected) Independent 13,429 44.75 15,959 54.16 Connor, Reginald Francis Xavier Labor Party 13,057 43.51 13,508 45.84 Formal Votes 30,010 Informal / Exhausted Votes 1,136 3.65 543 1.81 Total Votes / Turnout 31,146 93.28 Notes: Labor MP Eric Ramsay retired. Labor candidate R.F.X.Connor shared the name of his father, who was MP for Wollongong-Kembla 1950-63 before moving to represent the Federal seat of Cunningham until his death in 1977. Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 Kudrynski (IND) Exclusion 2 Dezelin (IND) Exclusion 3 Xenos (IND) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Brooks (LIB) 29 23.39 2838 9.47 26 17.22 2864 9.59 57 17.87 2921 9.81 Kudrynski (IND) -177 Xenos (IND) 24 19.35 349 1.17 57 37.75 406 1.36 -406 Dezelin (IND) 18 14.52 231 0.77 -231 Arkell (IND) 32 25.81 13461 44.93 49 32.45 13510 45.22 72 22.57 13582 45.59 Connor (ALP) 21 16.94 13078 43.66 19 12.58 13097 43.84 190 59.56 13287 44.60 Votes In Count 124 29957 151 29877 319 29790 Exhausted 53 29.94 53 0.18 80 34.63 133 0.44 87 21.43 220 0.73 Distribution of Preferences - part 2 Exclusion 4 Brooks (LIB) Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Brooks (LIB) -2921 Arkell (IND) 2377 91.49 15959 54.16 Connor (ALP) 221 8.51 13508 45.84 Votes In Count 2598 29467 Exhausted 323 11.06 543 1.81