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Clarence - 2003 (Roll: 43,867) National Party gain from Country Labor Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion, No absolute majority for winning candidate Candidate Party Votes % Final % Behn, Doug Independent 856 2.16 Flanagan, Terry Country Labor 15,613 39.34 17,644 48.39 Mathew, Marie Independent 1,047 2.64 Cansdell, Steve (Elected) National Party 17,683 44.56 18,817 51.61 York, Alec Australian Democrats 257 0.65 Hughes, Brian Christian Democrats 891 2.25 Purcell, Mark The Greens 2,627 6.62 Burston, Marjorie One Nation 711 1.79 Formal Votes 39,685 Informal / Exhausted Votes 715 1.77 3,224 8.12 Total Votes / Turnout 40,400 92.10 Notes: Labor MP Harry Woods retired. Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 York (DEM) Exclusion 2 Burston (ONP) Exclusion 3 Behn (IND) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Behn (IND) 11 8.03 867 2.19 43 17.48 910 2.33 -910 Flanagan (CLR) 30 21.90 15643 39.54 39 15.85 15682 40.11 155 36.13 15837 41.01 Mathew (IND) 12 8.76 1059 2.68 28 11.38 1087 2.78 110 25.64 1197 3.10 Cansdell (NAT) 20 14.60 17703 44.74 77 31.30 17780 45.48 126 29.37 17906 46.37 York (DEM) -257 Hughes (CDP) 6 4.38 897 2.27 22 8.94 919 2.35 17 3.96 936 2.42 Purcell (GRN) 52 37.96 2679 6.77 37 15.04 2716 6.95 21 4.90 2737 7.09 Burston (ONP) 6 4.38 717 1.81 -717 Votes In Count 137 39565 246 39094 429 38613 Exhausted 120 46.69 120 0.30 471 65.69 591 1.49 481 52.86 1072 2.70 Distribution of Preferences - part 2 Exclusion 4 Hughes (CDP) Exclusion 5 Mathew (IND) Exclusion 6 Purcell (GRN) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Flanagan (CLR) 87 15.34 15924 41.64 201 34.30 16125 42.89 1519 86.85 17644 48.39 Mathew (IND) 39 6.88 1236 3.23 -1236 Cansdell (NAT) 416 73.37 18322 47.91 265 45.22 18587 49.44 230 13.15 18817 51.61 Hughes (CDP) -936 Purcell (GRN) 25 4.41 2762 7.22 120 20.48 2882 7.67 -2882 Votes In Count 567 38244 586 37594 1749 36461 Exhausted 369 39.42 1441 3.63 650 52.59 2091 5.27 1133 39.31 3224 8.12