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Gosford - 1999 (Roll: 45,985) Retained by Liberal Party Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion, No absolute majority for winning candidate Candidate Party Votes % Final % Cohen, Barry Labor Party 16,720 40.06 18,262 47.75 Weckert, Joanna The Greens 1,159 2.78 McKenna, Tom Independent 275 0.66 Hartcher, Chris (Re-elected) Liberal Party 18,136 43.45 19,984 52.25 Bailey, Gary Christian Democrats 1,104 2.64 Penfold, Andrew Australian Democrats 1,413 3.39 Gelling, Isabel Aust. Against Further Immigration 288 0.69 Parker, Anna Earthsave 475 1.14 Baker, Errol One Nation 2,172 5.20 Formal Votes 41,742 Informal / Exhausted Votes 824 1.94 3,496 8.38 Total Votes / Turnout 42,566 92.56 Notes: Labor candidate Barry Cohen was the former federal MHR for Robertson 1969-1990. Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 McKenna (IND) Exclusion 2 Gelling (AFI) Exclusion 3 Parker (ES) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Cohen (ALP) 33 29.73 16753 40.29 20 16.00 16773 40.51 26 12.50 16799 40.86 Weckert (GRN) 17 15.32 1176 2.83 10 8.00 1186 2.86 95 45.67 1281 3.12 McKenna (IND) -275 Hartcher (LIB) 17 15.32 18153 43.66 20 16.00 18173 43.89 25 12.02 18198 44.27 Bailey (CDP) 4 3.60 1108 2.66 7 5.60 1115 2.69 6 2.88 1121 2.73 Penfold (DEM) 16 14.41 1429 3.44 7 5.60 1436 3.47 31 14.90 1467 3.57 Gelling (AFI) 8 7.21 296 0.71 -296 Parker (ES) 5 4.50 480 1.15 24 19.20 504 1.22 -504 Baker (ONP) 11 9.91 2183 5.25 37 29.60 2220 5.36 25 12.02 2245 5.46 Votes In Count 111 41578 125 41407 208 41111 Exhausted 164 59.64 164 0.39 171 57.77 335 0.80 296 58.73 631 1.51 Distribution of Preferences - part 2 Exclusion 4 Bailey (CDP) Exclusion 5 Weckert (GRN) Exclusion 6 Penfold (DEM) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Cohen (ALP) 79 11.77 16878 41.51 256 37.37 17134 42.79 689 60.07 17823 45.26 Weckert (GRN) 25 3.73 1306 3.21 -1306 Hartcher (LIB) 463 69.00 18661 45.89 86 12.55 18747 46.82 372 32.43 19119 48.55 Bailey (CDP) -1121 Penfold (DEM) 59 8.79 1526 3.75 284 41.46 1810 4.52 -1810 Baker (ONP) 45 6.71 2290 5.63 59 8.61 2349 5.87 86 7.50 2435 6.18 Votes In Count 671 40661 685 40040 1147 39377 Exhausted 450 40.14 1081 2.59 621 47.55 1702 4.08 663 36.63 2365 5.67 Distribution of Preferences - part 3 Exclusion 7 Baker (ONP) Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Cohen (ALP) 439 33.67 18262 47.75 Hartcher (LIB) 865 66.33 19984 52.25 Baker (ONP) -2435 Votes In Count 1304 38246 Exhausted 1131 46.45 3496 8.38