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Illawarra - 1932 (Roll: 15,466) Retained by Labor Party Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion, Preferences changed primary result Candidate Party Votes % Final % Blake, William Communist 353 2.38 Cantwell, Patrick Louis United Australia 7,133 48.18 7,379 49.84 Davies, William (Re-elected) Labor Party 7,057 47.67 7,426 50.16 Scarlett, John Independent 61 0.41 Sheppard, Mont Parkman Federal Labor 201 1.36 Formal Votes 14,805 Informal Votes 264 1.75 Total Votes / Turnout 15,069 97.43 Corrections: Note that while an accurate two-candidate preferred count has been determined, it does not appear to have been done in the traditional way of successively excluding candidates. Rather the three lowest polling candidates have been excluded in order, and their preferences thrown between the two highest polling candidates. Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 Scarlett (IND) Exclusion 2 Sheppard (FLP) Exclusion 3 Blake (COM) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Blake (COM) 0 0.00 353 2.38 0 0.00 353 2.38 -353 Cantwell (UAP) 44 72.13 7177 48.48 120 59.70 7297 49.29 82 23.23 7379 49.84 Davies (ALP) 17 27.87 7074 47.78 81 40.30 7155 48.33 271 76.77 7426 50.16 Scarlett (IND) -61 Sheppard (FLP) 0 0.00 201 1.36 -201