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Blue Mountains - 1988 (Roll: 32,583) Liberal Party gain from Labor Party Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion, No absolute majority for winning candidate Candidate Party Votes % Final % Debus, Robert John (Defeated) Labor Party 13,006 43.72 14,503 49.66 Morris, Barry John (Elected) Liberal Party 13,551 45.55 14,701 50.34 Forbes, Bruce Whitfield Australian Democrats 3,192 10.73 Formal Votes 29,749 Informal / Exhausted Votes 723 2.37 545 1.83 Total Votes / Turnout 30,472 93.52 Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 Forbes (DEM) Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Debus (ALP) 1497 56.55 14503 49.66 Morris (LIB) 1150 43.45 14701 50.34 Forbes (DEM) -3192 Votes In Count 2647 29204 Exhausted 545 17.07 545 1.83