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Murwillumbah - 1991 (Roll: 34,548) Retained by National Party Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion, No absolute majority for winning candidate Candidate Party Votes % Final % Boyd, Max Independent 4,431 14.57 Nicholson, Ken Australian Democrats 772 2.54 Hurley, John Independent 4,984 16.38 Beck, Don (Re-elected) National Party 11,196 36.80 14,937 53.08 Wilson, Trevor Labor Party 9,038 29.71 13,201 46.92 Formal Votes 30,421 Informal / Exhausted Votes 1,499 4.70 2,283 7.50 Total Votes / Turnout 31,920 92.39 Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 Nicholson (DEM) Exclusion 2 Boyd (IND) Exclusion 3 Hurley (IND) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Boyd (IND) 143 23.75 4574 15.12 -4574 Nicholson (DEM) -772 Hurley (IND) 214 35.55 5198 17.18 1527 43.01 6725 23.01 -6725 Beck (NAT) 41 6.81 11237 37.15 1279 36.03 12516 42.82 2421 42.96 14937 53.08 Wilson (ALP) 204 33.89 9242 30.55 744 20.96 9986 34.17 3215 57.04 13201 46.92 Votes In Count 602 30251 3550 29227 5636 28138 Exhausted 170 22.02 170 0.56 1024 22.39 1194 3.92 1089 16.19 2283 7.50