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Cessnock - 1988 (Roll: 33,375) Liberal Party gain from Labor Party Three-cornered contest, Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion, Preferences changed primary result, No absolute majority for winning candidate Candidate Party Votes % Final % Roberts, Robert Gordon (Elected) Liberal Party 10,143 32.74 15,218 50.46 Neilly, Stanley Thomas (Defeated) Labor Party 13,987 45.15 14,943 49.54 Snelgrove, Desmond James National Party 6,852 22.12 Formal Votes 30,982 Informal / Exhausted Votes 989 3.09 821 2.65 Total Votes / Turnout 31,971 95.79 Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 Snelgrove (NAT) Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Roberts (LIB) 5075 84.15 15218 50.46 Neilly (ALP) 956 15.85 14943 49.54 Snelgrove (NAT) -6852 Votes In Count 6031 30161 Exhausted 821 11.98 821 2.65