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Cessnock - 1999 (Roll: 43,239) Retained by Labor Party Preferences counted to completion Candidate Party Votes % Final % Coure, Mark Liberal Party 6,003 14.92 Hickey, Kerry (Elected) Labor Party 21,966 54.59 25,813 72.65 Ryan, James The Greens 2,025 5.03 Olsen, Ian Independent 3,784 9.40 Burston, Graham One Nation 6,462 16.06 9,719 27.35 Formal Votes 40,240 Informal / Exhausted Votes 760 1.85 4,708 11.70 Total Votes / Turnout 41,000 94.82 Notes: Labor MP Stan Neilly retired. Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 Ryan (GRN) Exclusion 2 Olsen (IND) Exclusion 3 Coure (LIB) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Coure (LIB) 182 14.61 6185 15.67 718 25.24 6903 18.05 -6903 Hickey (ALP) 673 54.01 22639 57.37 681 23.94 23320 60.99 2493 59.36 25813 72.65 Ryan (GRN) -2025 Olsen (IND) 287 23.03 4071 10.32 -4071 Burston (ONP) 104 8.35 6566 16.64 1446 50.83 8012 20.95 1707 40.64 9719 27.35 Votes In Count 1246 39461 2845 38235 4200 35532 Exhausted 779 38.47 779 1.94 1226 30.12 2005 4.98 2703 39.16 4708 11.70