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Charlestown - 1995 (Roll: 36,385) Retained by Labor Party Preferences counted to completion Candidate Party Votes % Final % Welsh, Ivan Independent 3,939 12.10 Bates, Trevor Liberal Party 8,134 24.99 10,741 35.78 Kendall, Jim Call to Australia 1,012 3.11 Face, Richard (Re-elected) Labor Party 18,186 55.87 19,282 64.22 Hill, Richard Independent 1,279 3.93 Formal Votes 32,550 Informal / Exhausted Votes 1,660 4.85 2,527 7.76 Total Votes / Turnout 34,210 94.02 Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 Kendall (CTA) Exclusion 2 Hill (IND) Exclusion 3 Welsh (IND) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Welsh (IND) 274 37.69 4213 13.06 312 38.19 4525 14.26 -4525 Bates (LIB) 254 34.94 8388 26.00 149 18.24 8537 26.90 2204 78.29 10741 35.78 Kendall (CTA) -1012 Face (ALP) 129 17.74 18315 56.76 356 43.57 18671 58.84 611 21.71 19282 64.22 Hill (IND) 70 9.63 1349 4.18 -1349 Votes In Count 727 32265 817 31733 2815 30023 Exhausted 285 28.16 285 0.88 532 39.44 817 2.51 1710 37.79 2527 7.76