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Wallsend - 1968 (Roll: 22,326) Retained by Labor Party Candidate Party Votes % Final % Booth, Kenneth George (Re-elected) Labor Party 15,866 75.83 Gilchrist, William McDermott Liberal Party 4,347 20.78 Richards, Donald James D.L.P. 710 3.39 Formal Votes 20,923 Informal Votes 560 2.61 Total Votes / Turnout 21,483 96.22