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Newcastle - 2007 (Roll: 47,424) Retained by Labor Party Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion, No absolute majority for winning candidate Candidate Party Votes % Final % McKay, Jodi (Elected) Labor Party 13,166 31.22 16,311 51.24 Osborne, Michael Greens 4,729 11.21 Holt, Noel - 110 0.26 Gaudry, Bryce (Defeated) - 8,870 21.03 Tate, John Independent 10,159 24.09 15,524 48.76 Babakhan, Martin Liberal Party 4,129 9.79 Lee, John Christian Democrat 535 1.27 Armstrong, Hilda Independent 168 0.40 Hutabarat, Simon Independent 306 0.73 Formal Votes 42,172 Informal / Exhausted Votes 1,033 2.39 10,337 24.51 Total Votes / Turnout 43,205 91.10 Notes: Sitting MP Bryce Gaudry resigned from the Labor Party after endorsed Jodi McKay as his replacement. Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 Holt (-) Exclusion 2 Armstrong (IND) Exclusion 3 Hutabarat (IND) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % McKay (ALP) 11 16.18 13177 31.28 10 12.20 13187 31.37 50 22.62 13237 31.58 Osborne (GRN) 24 35.29 4753 11.28 8 9.76 4761 11.32 37 16.74 4798 11.45 Holt (-) -110 Gaudry (-) 19 27.94 8889 21.10 6 7.32 8895 21.16 30 13.57 8925 21.29 Tate (IND) 7 10.29 10166 24.13 9 10.98 10175 24.20 49 22.17 10224 24.39 Babakhan (LIB) 0 0.00 4129 9.80 4 4.88 4133 9.83 20 9.05 4153 9.91 Lee (CDP) 3 4.41 538 1.28 5 6.10 543 1.29 35 15.84 578 1.38 Armstrong (IND) 2 2.94 170 0.40 -170 Hutabarat (IND) 2 2.94 308 0.73 40 48.78 348 0.83 -348 Votes In Count 68 42130 82 42042 221 41915 Exhausted 42 38.18 42 0.10 88 51.76 130 0.31 127 36.49 257 0.61 Distribution of Preferences - part 2 Exclusion 4 Lee (CDP) Exclusion 5 Babakhan (LIB) Exclusion 6 Osborne (GRN) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % McKay (ALP) 37 11.08 13274 31.85 163 6.81 13437 33.79 716 21.00 14153 37.10 Osborne (GRN) 19 5.69 4817 11.56 215 8.98 5032 12.65 -5032 Gaudry (-) 49 14.67 8974 21.54 403 16.83 9377 23.58 2108 61.82 11485 30.11 Tate (IND) 84 25.15 10308 24.74 1613 67.38 11921 29.98 586 17.18 12507 32.79 Babakhan (LIB) 145 43.41 4298 10.31 -4298 Lee (CDP) -578 Votes In Count 334 41671 2394 39767 3410 38145 Exhausted 244 42.21 501 1.19 1904 44.30 2405 5.70 1622 32.23 4027 9.55 Distribution of Preferences - part 3 Exclusion 7 Gaudry (-) Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % McKay (ALP) 2158 41.70 16311 51.24 Gaudry (-) -11485 Tate (IND) 3017 58.30 15524 48.76 Votes In Count 5175 31835 Exhausted 6310 54.94 10337 24.51