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Broken Hill - 1988 (Roll: 30,963)
Retained by Labor Party
Three-cornered contest, Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion
Candidate Party Votes % Final %
Atkins, David Liberal Party 4,123 14.90
Beckroge, William Harmon (Re-elected) Labor Party 13,111 47.37 14,022 51.99
Olson, Mark Andrew National Party 10,442 37.73 12,947 48.01
Formal Votes 27,676
Informal / Exhausted Votes 1,021 3.56 707 2.55
Total Votes / Turnout 28,697 92.68

Distribution of Preferences
Exclusion 1
Atkins (LIB)
PreferencesNew Totals
Votes%Votes%
Atkins (LIB) -4123
Beckroge (ALP) 911 26.67 14022 51.99
Olson (NAT) 2505 73.33 12947 48.01
Votes In Count 3416 26969
Exhausted 707 17.15 707 2.55