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Tamworth - 2003 (Roll: 44,735)
Independent gain from National Party
Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion, No absolute majority for winning candidate
Candidate Party Votes % Final %
Dwyer, Terry One Nation 700 1.69
Tait, Ray Country Labor 4,949 11.92
Mammen, Neville Christian Democrats 1,901 4.58
Valentine, Chris The Greens 799 1.92
Draper, Peter (Elected) Independent 16,630 40.04 19,542 52.48
Cull, John (Defeated) National Party 16,235 39.09 17,692 47.52
Witten, Richard Independent 320 0.77
Formal Votes 41,534
Informal / Exhausted Votes 621 1.47 4,300 10.35
Total Votes / Turnout 42,155 94.23
Notes: Independent MP Tony Windsor was elected in 1999, but resigned and won election to Federal Parliament as MHR for New England on November 2001. At the December 2001 by-election, Tamworth was won by the National Party's John Cull, who was the defeated in 2003.

Distribution of Preferences
Exclusion 1
Witten (IND)
Exclusion 2
Dwyer (ONP)
Exclusion 3
Valentine (GRN)
PreferencesNew Totals PreferencesNew Totals PreferencesNew Totals
Votes%Votes% Votes%Votes% Votes%Votes%
Dwyer (ONP) 7 5.07 707 1.71 -707
Tait (CLR) 12 8.70 4961 12.00 102 33.77 5063 12.36 113 33.73 5176 12.79
Mammen (CDP) 13 9.42 1914 4.63 38 12.58 1952 4.77 23 6.87 1975 4.88
Valentine (GRN) 3 2.17 802 1.94 16 5.30 818 2.00 -818
Draper (IND) 63 45.65 16693 40.37 67 22.19 16760 40.93 150 44.78 16910 41.79
Cull (NAT) 40 28.99 16275 39.36 79 26.16 16354 39.94 49 14.63 16403 40.54
Witten (IND) -320
Votes In Count 138 41352 302 40947 335 40464
Exhausted 182 56.88 182 0.44 405 57.28 587 1.41 483 59.05 1070 2.58

Distribution of Preferences - part 2
Exclusion 4
Mammen (CDP)
Exclusion 5
Tait (CLR)
PreferencesNew Totals PreferencesNew Totals
Votes%Votes% Votes%Votes%
Tait (CLR) 88 7.78 5264 13.29 -5264
Mammen (CDP) -1975
Draper (IND) 387 34.22 17297 43.66 2245 78.01 19542 52.48
Cull (NAT) 656 58.00 17059 43.06 633 21.99 17692 47.52
Votes In Count 1131 39620 2878 37234
Exhausted 844 42.73 1914 4.61 2386 45.33 4300 10.35