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Newcastle - 1971 (Roll: 27,559) Retained by Labor Party Candidate Party Votes % Final % Barnes, Malcolm Ross Liberal Party 8,883 35.06 Bohatko, Wlodzimierz Australia Party 795 3.14 Collins, Gerard Peter D.L.P. 769 3.03 Wade, William Arthur (Re-elected) Labor Party 14,892 58.77 Formal Votes 25,339 Informal Votes 450 1.74 Total Votes / Turnout 25,789 93.58