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Lismore - 1999 (Roll: 42,271) Retained by National Party Three-cornered contest, Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion, No absolute majority for winning candidate Candidate Party Votes % Final % Dhu, Ray Christian Democrats 1,426 3.67 Canales, Judy Independent 311 0.80 George, Thomas (Elected) National Party 15,238 39.17 19,293 58.52 Corkill, John The Greens 3,784 9.73 Thorpe, Ray Earthsave 300 0.77 Howard, John Liberal Party 5,260 13.52 Bell, Kevin Labor Party 10,779 27.70 13,675 41.48 Ward, Mathew Timbarra Clean Water 217 0.56 Wunsch, Bernie Democratic Socialists 322 0.83 Walsh, Matthew Australian Democrats 1,270 3.26 Formal Votes 38,907 Informal / Exhausted Votes 725 1.83 5,939 15.26 Total Votes / Turnout 39,632 93.76 Notes: National Party MP Bill Rixon retired. Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 Ward (TCW) Exclusion 2 Canales (IND) Exclusion 3 Thorpe (ES) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Dhu (CDP) 1 0.84 1427 3.68 17 11.41 1444 3.74 7 4.14 1451 3.77 Canales (IND) 5 4.20 316 0.81 -316 George (NAT) 7 5.88 15245 39.28 20 13.42 15265 39.50 9 5.33 15274 39.70 Corkill (GRN) 36 30.25 3820 9.84 44 29.53 3864 10.00 95 56.21 3959 10.29 Thorpe (ES) 27 22.69 327 0.84 15 10.07 342 0.89 -342 Howard (LIB) 2 1.68 5262 13.56 14 9.40 5276 13.65 7 4.14 5283 13.73 Bell (ALP) 17 14.29 10796 27.82 10 6.71 10806 27.96 19 11.24 10825 28.14 Ward (TCW) -217 Wunsch (DSL) 11 9.24 333 0.86 11 7.38 344 0.89 19 11.24 363 0.94 Walsh (DEM) 13 10.92 1283 3.31 18 12.08 1301 3.37 13 7.69 1314 3.42 Votes In Count 119 38809 149 38642 169 38469 Exhausted 98 45.16 98 0.25 167 52.85 265 0.68 173 50.58 438 1.13 Distribution of Preferences - part 2 Exclusion 4 Wunsch (DSL) Exclusion 5 Walsh (DEM) Exclusion 6 Dhu (CDP) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Dhu (CDP) 8 3.23 1459 3.80 39 5.06 1498 3.97 -1498 George (NAT) 5 2.02 15279 39.84 86 11.15 15365 40.70 575 62.10 15940 42.87 Corkill (GRN) 140 56.45 4099 10.69 306 39.69 4405 11.67 70 7.56 4475 12.04 Howard (LIB) 6 2.42 5289 13.79 59 7.65 5348 14.17 139 15.01 5487 14.76 Bell (ALP) 32 12.90 10857 28.31 281 36.45 11138 29.50 142 15.33 11280 30.34 Wunsch (DSL) -363 Walsh (DEM) 57 22.98 1371 3.57 -1371 Votes In Count 248 38354 771 37754 926 37182 Exhausted 115 31.68 553 1.42 600 43.76 1153 2.96 572 38.18 1725 4.43 Distribution of Preferences - part 3 Exclusion 7 Corkill (GRN) Exclusion 8 Howard (LIB) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % George (NAT) 250 10.29 16190 46.08 3103 89.14 19293 58.52 Corkill (GRN) -4475 Howard (LIB) 162 6.67 5649 16.08 -5649 Bell (ALP) 2017 83.04 13297 37.84 378 10.86 13675 41.48 Votes In Count 2429 35136 3481 32968 Exhausted 2046 45.72 3771 9.69 2168 38.38 5939 15.26