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Menai - 1999 (Roll: 45,574) Labor Party gain from Liberal Party Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion, No absolute majority for winning candidate Candidate Party Votes % Final % May, Bob Independent 1,235 2.96 Mayne, Anthony Australian Democrats 1,216 2.91 Hutton, Dorothy One Nation 3,360 8.05 Thomas, Brett Liberal Party 15,434 36.97 17,044 45.80 Megarrity, Alison (Elected) Labor Party 18,048 43.23 20,166 54.20 Wardle, Robert Aust. Against Further Immigration 711 1.70 McGoldrick, Jim The Greens 1,743 4.18 Formal Votes 41,747 Informal / Exhausted Votes 1,242 2.89 4,537 10.87 Total Votes / Turnout 42,989 94.33 Notes: This new seat had a notional Liberal majority but no sitting MP. While it contained much of the old electorate of Sutherland, sitting Liberal MP Lorna Stone chose to contest Heathcote. Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 Wardle (AFI) Exclusion 2 Mayne (DEM) Exclusion 3 May (IND) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % May (IND) 31 10.88 1266 3.06 154 22.42 1420 3.48 -1420 Mayne (DEM) 17 5.96 1233 2.98 -1233 Hutton (ONP) 91 31.93 3451 8.35 41 5.97 3492 8.56 197 22.67 3689 9.17 Thomas (LIB) 42 14.74 15476 37.45 106 15.43 15582 38.21 183 21.06 15765 39.19 Megarrity (ALP) 45 15.79 18093 43.79 208 30.28 18301 44.88 145 16.69 18446 45.86 Wardle (AFI) -711 McGoldrick (GRN) 59 20.70 1802 4.36 178 25.91 1980 4.86 344 39.59 2324 5.78 Votes In Count 285 41321 687 40775 869 40224 Exhausted 426 59.92 426 1.02 546 44.28 972 2.33 551 38.80 1523 3.65 Distribution of Preferences - part 2 Exclusion 4 McGoldrick (GRN) Exclusion 5 Hutton (ONP) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Hutton (ONP) 193 13.17 3882 9.86 -3882 Thomas (LIB) 251 17.12 16016 40.68 1028 59.56 17044 45.80 Megarrity (ALP) 1022 69.71 19468 49.45 698 40.44 20166 54.20 McGoldrick (GRN) -2324 Votes In Count 1466 39366 1726 37210 Exhausted 858 36.92 2381 5.70 2156 55.54 4537 10.87