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Bega - 2003 (Roll: 48,218) Retained by Liberal Party Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion, No absolute majority for winning candidate Candidate Party Votes % Final % Constance, Andrew (Elected) Liberal Party 17,151 39.33 19,417 53.86 Chinnock, Wilma Country Labor 13,595 31.18 16,634 46.14 Abrahams, Lynn One Nation 775 1.78 Vardon, Chris Independent 7,094 16.27 Florence, Annie The Greens 4,349 9.97 Bennett, Ursula Christian Democrats 640 1.47 Formal Votes 43,604 Informal / Exhausted Votes 1,068 2.39 7,553 17.32 Total Votes / Turnout 44,672 92.65 Notes: Liberal MP Russell Smith retired. Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 Bennett (CDP) Exclusion 2 Abrahams (ONP) Exclusion 3 Florence (GRN) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Constance (LIB) 228 58.91 17379 40.09 98 30.62 17477 40.76 205 10.27 17682 43.71 Chinnock (CLR) 42 10.85 13637 31.46 103 32.19 13740 32.05 1357 67.95 15097 37.32 Abrahams (ONP) 22 5.68 797 1.84 -797 Vardon (IND) 65 16.80 7159 16.51 79 24.69 7238 16.88 435 21.78 7673 18.97 Florence (GRN) 30 7.75 4379 10.10 40 12.50 4419 10.31 -4419 Bennett (CDP) -640 Votes In Count 387 43351 320 42874 1997 40452 Exhausted 253 39.53 253 0.58 477 59.85 730 1.67 2422 54.81 3152 7.23 Distribution of Preferences - part 2 Exclusion 4 Vardon (IND) Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Constance (LIB) 1735 53.03 19417 53.86 Chinnock (CLR) 1537 46.97 16634 46.14 Vardon (IND) -7673 Votes In Count 3272 36051 Exhausted 4401 57.36 7553 17.32