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Upper Hunter - 1959 (Roll: 16,906) Won by Country Party Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion, Preferences changed primary result Candidate Party Votes % Final % Adams, George Samuel Ernest Independents 2,025 12.59 Heuston, Geoffrey Duncan Labor Party 6,564 40.81 7,643 47.52 Moore, John Thomas Independents 1,066 6.63 Punch, Leon Ashton (Elected) Country Party 6,430 39.98 8,442 52.48 Formal Votes 16,085 Informal Votes 263 1.61 Total Votes / Turnout 16,348 96.70 Notes: Sitting Country Party MP D'Arcy Rose retired. Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 Moore (IND) Exclusion 2 Adams (IND) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Adams (IND) 336 31.52 2361 14.68 -2361 Heuston (ALP) 263 24.67 6827 42.44 816 34.56 7643 47.52 Moore (IND) -1066 Punch (CP) 467 43.81 6897 42.88 1545 65.44 8442 52.48