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Balmain - 2007 (Roll: 48,231) Retained by Labor Party Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion, No absolute majority for winning candidate Candidate Party Votes % Final % Okulicz, Edward Australian Democrat 881 2.09 Ward, Jane Independent 1,297 3.07 Hyde, Jane Independent 987 2.34 Porteous, Rochelle Greens 12,471 29.53 15,431 46.25 Firth, Verity (Elected) Labor Party 16,562 39.22 17,933 53.75 Shmigel, Peter Liberal Party 10,031 23.75 Formal Votes 42,229 Informal / Exhausted Votes 1,088 2.51 8,865 20.99 Total Votes / Turnout 43,317 89.81 Notes: Revived district name replacing the abolished district of Port Jackson. That seat's sitting MP Sandra Nori retired. Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 Okulicz (DEM) Exclusion 2 Hyde (IND) Exclusion 3 Ward (IND) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Okulicz (DEM) -881 Ward (IND) 189 33.99 1486 3.55 395 60.86 1881 4.53 -1881 Hyde (IND) 35 6.29 1022 2.44 -1022 Porteous (GRN) 184 33.09 12655 30.20 150 23.11 12805 30.83 690 54.98 13495 32.99 Firth (ALP) 95 17.09 16657 39.75 63 9.71 16720 40.26 339 27.01 17059 41.70 Shmigel (LIB) 53 9.53 10084 24.06 41 6.32 10125 24.38 226 18.01 10351 25.30 Votes In Count 556 41904 649 41531 1255 40905 Exhausted 325 36.89 325 0.77 373 36.50 698 1.65 626 33.28 1324 3.14 Distribution of Preferences - part 2 Exclusion 4 Shmigel (LIB) Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Porteous (GRN) 1936 68.90 15431 46.25 Firth (ALP) 874 31.10 17933 53.75 Shmigel (LIB) -10351 Votes In Count 2810 33364 Exhausted 7541 72.85 8865 20.99