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Macquarie Fields - By-election (Roll: 57,191)
Retained by Labor Party
Nominations: Monday, 29 August 2005, Polling: Saturday, 17 September 2005
Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion
Candidate Party Votes % Final %
Vinnicombe, Bob One Nation 1,066 2.28
Raue, Ben The Greens 2,406 5.14
Barnard, Ken Independent 2,218 4.74
Chaytor, Steven (Elected) Labor Party 23,072 49.30 25,535 60.13
Plant, Denis Christian Democrats 1,568 3.35
Fraser, Nola Liberal Party 15,332 32.76 16,934 39.87
Woodger, Janey Aust. Against Further Immigration 1,135 2.43
Formal Votes 46,797
Informal / Exhausted Votes 1,684 3.47 4,328 9.25
Total Votes / Turnout 48,481 84.77
Cause Category: Resignation - Other
Notes: Caused by the resignation of Labor MP Craig Knowles. He chose to retire from the Ministry and Parliament following the resignation of Premier Bob Carr.

Distribution of Preferences
Exclusion 1
Vinnicombe (ONP)
Exclusion 2
Woodger (AFI)
Exclusion 3
Plant (CDP)
PreferencesNew Totals PreferencesNew Totals PreferencesNew Totals
Votes%Votes% Votes%Votes% Votes%Votes%
Vinnicombe (ONP) -1066
Raue (GRN) 213 36.47 2619 5.65 130 22.73 2749 6.02 125 14.25 2874 6.41
Barnard (IND) 86 14.73 2304 4.97 90 15.73 2394 5.24 125 14.25 2519 5.61
Chaytor (ALP) 70 11.99 23142 49.97 114 19.93 23256 50.95 221 25.20 23477 52.33
Plant (CDP) 29 4.97 1597 3.45 64 11.19 1661 3.64 -1661
Fraser (LIB) 81 13.87 15413 33.28 174 30.42 15587 34.15 406 46.29 15993 35.65
Woodger (AFI) 105 17.98 1240 2.68 -1240
Votes In Count 584 46315 572 45647 877 44863
Exhausted 482 45.22 482 1.03 668 53.87 1150 2.46 784 47.20 1934 4.13

Distribution of Preferences - part 2
Exclusion 4
Barnard (IND)
Exclusion 5
Raue (GRN)
PreferencesNew Totals PreferencesNew Totals
Votes%Votes% Votes%Votes%
Raue (GRN) 399 32.23 3273 7.51 -3273
Barnard (IND) -2519
Chaytor (ALP) 444 35.86 23921 54.89 1614 74.72 25535 60.13
Fraser (LIB) 395 31.91 16388 37.60 546 25.28 16934 39.87
Votes In Count 1238 43582 2160 42469
Exhausted 1281 50.85 3215 6.87 1113 34.01 4328 9.25