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Lakemba - 1988 (Roll: 31,652) Retained by Labor Party Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion, No absolute majority for winning candidate Candidate Party Votes % Final % Arja, Mohamad Ahmad Independent 1,545 5.64 Batton, Robert William Liberal Party 10,301 37.58 11,860 47.38 Almalah, Saleh Sabih Independent 564 2.06 El Sadik, Mohamad Independent EFF 1,058 3.86 Davoren, Westby James (Re-elected) Labor Party 12,041 43.93 13,173 52.62 Peterson, Murray Call to Australia 1,902 6.94 Formal Votes 27,411 Informal / Exhausted Votes 1,895 6.47 2,378 8.68 Total Votes / Turnout 29,306 92.59 Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 Almalah (IND) Exclusion 2 El Sadik (EFF) Exclusion 3 Peterson (CTA) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Arja (IND) 61 26.87 1606 5.93 414 68.09 2020 7.61 88 8.69 2108 8.23 Batton (LIB) 45 19.82 10346 38.21 60 9.87 10406 39.20 518 51.14 10924 42.64 Almalah (IND) -564 El Sadik (EFF) 75 33.04 1133 4.18 -1133 Davoren (ALP) 25 11.01 12066 44.57 112 18.42 12178 45.87 407 40.18 12585 49.13 Peterson (CTA) 21 9.25 1923 7.10 22 3.62 1945 7.33 -1945 Votes In Count 227 27074 608 26549 1013 25617 Exhausted 337 59.75 337 1.23 525 46.34 862 3.14 932 47.92 1794 6.54 Distribution of Preferences - part 2 Exclusion 4 Arja (IND) Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Arja (IND) -2108 Batton (LIB) 936 61.42 11860 47.38 Davoren (ALP) 588 38.58 13173 52.62 Votes In Count 1524 25033 Exhausted 584 27.70 2378 8.68