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Orange - 1947 (Roll: 16,367)
Country Party gain from Labor Party
Three-cornered contest, Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion, Preferences changed primary result
Candidate
Party
Votes
%
Final
%
Cutler, Charles Benjamin
(Elected)
Country Party
5,678
36.78
8,307
53.81
O'Halloran, Robert Emmet
(Defeated)
Labor Party
6,530
42.30
7,130
46.19
Whiteley, Thomas Albert
Liberal Party
3,229
20.92
Formal Votes
15,437
Informal Votes
197
1.26
Total Votes / Turnout
15,634
95.52
Distribution of Preferences
Exclusion 1
Whiteley (LIB)
Preferences
New Totals
Votes
%
Votes
%
Cutler (CP)
2629
81.42
8307
53.81
O'Halloran (ALP)
600
18.58
7130
46.19
Whiteley (LIB)
-3229