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Cessnock - 1991 (Roll: 35,823) Labor Party gain from Liberal Party Preferences counted to completion Candidate Party Votes % Final % Rothwell, Denis Australian Democrats 1,357 4.35 Roberts, Bob (Defeated) Liberal Party 12,910 41.36 13,915 45.58 Neilly, Stan (Elected) Labor Party 15,838 50.74 16,612 54.42 White, Jim Independent 1,106 3.54 Formal Votes 31,211 Informal / Exhausted Votes 2,938 8.60 684 2.19 Total Votes / Turnout 34,149 95.33 Notes: Stan Neilly had been defeated at the 1988 election. Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 White (IND) Exclusion 2 Rothwell (DEM) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Rothwell (DEM) 213 27.38 1570 5.08 -1570 Roberts (LIB) 415 53.34 13325 43.15 590 48.60 13915 45.58 Neilly (ALP) 150 19.28 15988 51.77 624 51.40 16612 54.42 White (IND) -1106 Votes In Count 778 30883 1214 30527 Exhausted 328 29.66 328 1.05 356 22.68 684 2.19