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Clarence - By-election (Roll: 39,919) Labor Party gain from National Party Nominations: Friday, 12 April 1996, Polling: Saturday, 25 May 1996 Preferences counted to completion Candidate Party Votes % Final % Woods, Harry (Elected) Labor Party 18,030 51.29 19,280 55.67 Wrightson, Peter Australian Democrats 1,415 4.02 Sharman, Christina The Greens 1,049 2.98 Knight, Geoff National Party 14,662 41.71 15,352 44.33 Formal Votes 35,156 Informal / Exhausted Votes 451 1.27 524 1.49 Total Votes / Turnout 35,607 89.20 Cause Category: Resignation - Federal contest Notes: Caused by the resignation of Ian Causley, who was elected MHR for Page at the March 1996 federal election. The by-election was won by Labor's Harry Woods, who had been defeated by Causley at the federal election. Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 Sharman (GRN) Exclusion 2 Wrightson (DEM) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Woods (ALP) 304 38.97 18334 52.55 946 63.24 19280 55.67 Wrightson (DEM) 336 43.08 1751 5.02 -1751 Sharman (GRN) -1049 Knight (NAT) 140 17.95 14802 42.43 550 36.76 15352 44.33 Votes In Count 780 34887 1496 34632 Exhausted 269 25.64 269 0.77 255 14.56 524 1.49