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Clarence - 1999 (Roll: 42,363) Labor Party gain from National Party Three-cornered contest, Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion, No absolute majority for winning candidate Candidate Party Votes % Final % Rooke, Karen The Greens 1,339 3.40 York, Alec Australian Democrats 518 1.31 Mathew, Marie One Nation 4,263 10.82 Day, Bill Liberal Party 7,004 17.78 Cansdell, Steve National Party 10,019 25.43 16,324 49.78 Stanmore, John Christian Democrats 780 1.98 McMurtrie, Mark Independent 101 0.26 Milner, Jeff Earthsave 151 0.38 Tiffen, Rebecca Timbarra Clean Water 152 0.39 Behn, Doug Independent 551 1.40 Woods, Harry (Re-elected) Labor Party 14,524 36.86 16,467 50.22 Formal Votes 39,402 Informal / Exhausted Votes 594 1.49 6,611 16.78 Total Votes / Turnout 39,996 94.41 Notes: Labor MP Harry Woods had won Clarence at by-election in May 1996. The Liberal candidate Bill Day was the son of the former Labor MP Don Day and had run as a Labor candidate in 1984. Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 McMurtrie (IND) Exclusion 2 Milner (ES) Exclusion 3 Tiffen (TCW) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Rooke (GRN) 1 2.50 1340 3.41 31 45.59 1371 3.49 39 41.94 1410 3.60 York (DEM) 2 5.00 520 1.32 3 4.41 523 1.33 9 9.68 532 1.36 Mathew (ONP) 5 12.50 4268 10.85 2 2.94 4270 10.88 3 3.23 4273 10.91 Day (LIB) 7 17.50 7011 17.82 1 1.47 7012 17.86 1 1.08 7013 17.90 Cansdell (NAT) 2 5.00 10021 25.47 1 1.47 10022 25.53 2 2.15 10024 25.58 Stanmore (CDP) 2 5.00 782 1.99 1 1.47 783 1.99 5 5.38 788 2.01 McMurtrie (IND) -101 Milner (ES) 1 2.50 152 0.39 -152 Tiffen (TCW) 2 5.00 154 0.39 14 20.59 168 0.43 -168 Behn (IND) 14 35.00 565 1.44 4 5.88 569 1.45 13 13.98 582 1.49 Woods (ALP) 4 10.00 14528 36.93 11 16.18 14539 37.04 21 22.58 14560 37.16 Votes In Count 40 39341 68 39257 93 39182 Exhausted 61 60.40 61 0.15 84 55.26 145 0.37 75 44.64 220 0.56 Distribution of Preferences - part 2 Exclusion 4 York (DEM) Exclusion 5 Behn (IND) Exclusion 6 Stanmore (CDP) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Rooke (GRN) 142 44.38 1552 3.98 34 11.33 1586 4.10 18 3.35 1604 4.18 York (DEM) -532 Mathew (ONP) 8 2.50 4281 10.99 34 11.33 4315 11.16 63 11.73 4378 11.40 Day (LIB) 27 8.44 7040 18.07 60 20.00 7100 18.36 69 12.85 7169 18.68 Cansdell (NAT) 16 5.00 10040 25.76 56 18.67 10096 26.11 309 57.54 10405 27.11 Stanmore (CDP) 12 3.75 800 2.05 13 4.33 813 2.10 -813 Behn (IND) 25 7.81 607 1.56 -607 Woods (ALP) 90 28.12 14650 37.59 103 34.33 14753 38.16 78 14.53 14831 38.64 Votes In Count 320 38970 300 38663 537 38387 Exhausted 212 39.85 432 1.10 307 50.58 739 1.88 276 33.95 1015 2.58 Distribution of Preferences - part 3 Exclusion 7 Rooke (GRN) Exclusion 8 Mathew (ONP) Exclusion 9 Day (LIB) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Rooke (GRN) -1604 Mathew (ONP) 129 13.92 4507 11.95 -4507 Day (LIB) 74 7.98 7243 19.21 551 28.31 7794 22.17 -7794 Cansdell (NAT) 81 8.74 10486 27.81 805 41.37 11291 32.12 5033 92.59 16324 49.78 Woods (ALP) 643 69.36 15474 41.03 590 30.32 16064 45.70 403 7.41 16467 50.22 Votes In Count 927 37710 1946 35149 5436 32791 Exhausted 677 42.21 1692 4.29 2561 56.82 4253 10.79 2358 30.25 6611 16.78