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Murwillumbah - 1988 (Roll: 32,784) Retained by National Party Preferences counted to completion Candidate Party Votes % Final % McCaughey, James Keith Labor Party 10,756 36.15 11,714 39.90 Beck, Donald Frederick (Re-elected) National Party 16,778 56.39 17,648 60.10 Pearson, Angus Alexander Independent 2,220 7.46 Formal Votes 29,754 Informal / Exhausted Votes 689 2.26 392 1.32 Total Votes / Turnout 30,443 92.86 Notes: New name for the abolished electorate of Byron, reflecting the electorate's move northward away from Byron Bay. Corrections: There was an inconsistency in the published results for Murwillumbah. Based on the booth results, the primary vote for McCaughey was 10,847, for Beck 16,687. These totals differ from those used here, which have adopted the total primary votes used in the distribution of preferences. Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 Pearson (IND) Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % McCaughey (ALP) 958 52.41 11714 39.90 Beck (NAT) 870 47.59 17648 60.10 Pearson (IND) -2220 Votes In Count 1828 29362 Exhausted 392 17.66 392 1.32