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Strathfield - By-election (Roll: 38,157) Retained by Liberal Party Nominations: Friday, 12 April 1996, Polling: Saturday, 25 May 1996 Preferences counted to completion Candidate Party Votes % Final % Peterson, Janne Call to Australia 1,460 4.69 Meagher, Damian The Greens 1,323 4.25 Timbrell, Jane Labor Party 10,484 33.68 12,522 41.76 Hill, Richard Independent 298 0.96 MacCarthy, Bruce (Elected) Liberal Party 15,772 50.66 17,462 58.24 Newman, Amelia Australian Democrats 1,793 5.76 Formal Votes 31,130 Informal / Exhausted Votes 744 2.33 1,146 3.68 Total Votes / Turnout 31,874 83.53 Cause Category: Resignation - Federal contest Notes: Caused by the resignation of Liberal MP Paul Zammit, who had won election as MHR for Lowe at the March 1996 federal election. Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 Hill (IND) Exclusion 2 Meagher (GRN) Exclusion 3 Peterson (CTA) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Peterson (CTA) 19 10.98 1479 4.77 88 8.41 1567 5.11 -1567 Meagher (GRN) 33 19.08 1356 4.37 -1356 Timbrell (ALP) 24 13.87 10508 33.89 211 20.17 10719 34.92 391 31.16 11110 36.57 Hill (IND) -298 MacCarthy (LIB) 42 24.28 15814 51.00 129 12.33 15943 51.94 702 55.94 16645 54.78 Newman (DEM) 55 31.79 1848 5.96 618 59.08 2466 8.03 162 12.91 2628 8.65 Votes In Count 173 31005 1046 30695 1255 30383 Exhausted 125 41.95 125 0.40 310 22.86 435 1.40 312 19.91 747 2.40 Distribution of Preferences - part 2 Exclusion 4 Newman (DEM) Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Timbrell (ALP) 1412 63.35 12522 41.76 MacCarthy (LIB) 817 36.65 17462 58.24 Newman (DEM) -2628 Votes In Count 2229 29984 Exhausted 399 15.18 1146 3.68