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Newcastle - 1973 (Roll: 28,357) Retained by Labor Party Candidate Party Votes % Final % Baldwin, Peter Graham Australia Party 1,903 7.32 Bevan, Richard Alex Liberal Party 7,994 30.73 Godfrey, Charin Maria D.L.P. 872 3.35 Wade, William Arthur (Re-elected) Labor Party 15,241 58.60 Formal Votes 26,010 Informal Votes 631 2.37 Total Votes / Turnout 26,641 93.95 Notes: According to the Newcastle Morning Herald, 26 October p.3, Godfrey was a 20 year-old Nurse and the daughter of the DLP candidate for neighbouring Wallsend.