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Barwon - 1950 (Roll: 16,152) Won by Country Party Three-cornered contest, Preferences required Candidate Party Votes % Final % Crawford, Geoffrey Robertson (Elected) Country Party 6,113 45.09 6,811 50.24 Ferguson, Norman Labor Party 4,863 35.87 4,924 36.32 Heferen, Stephen Roy (Defeated) Ind Labor 1,593 11.75 1,822 13.44 McKechnie, William John Liberal Party 988 7.29 Formal Votes 13,557 Informal Votes 290 2.09 Total Votes / Turnout 13,847 85.73 Notes: Sitting Labor MP S.R.Heferen contested as an Independent Labor candidate. He was disendorsed by the Labor Party for failing to follow the correct voting ticket at a Legislative Council election. Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 McKechnie (LIB) Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Crawford (CP) 698 70.65 6811 50.24 Ferguson (ALP) 61 6.17 4924 36.32 Heferen (ILAB) 229 23.18 1822 13.44 McKechnie (LIB) -988