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Merrylands - 1971 (Roll: 31,202) Retained by Labor Party Candidate Party Votes % Final % Ferguson, Laurie John (Re-elected) Labor Party 19,002 67.24 Hodsdon, Neville Liberal Party 9,259 32.76 Formal Votes 28,261 Informal Votes 940 3.22 Total Votes / Turnout 29,201 93.59