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Wollondilly - 1976 (Roll: 30,107)
Retained by Liberal Party
Candidate Party Votes % Final %
Thomas, Victor Phillip Workers Party 1,526 5.49
Knott, William Edwin Labor Party 10,883 39.14
Tangye, William John Independents 880 3.17
Lewis, Thomas Lancelot (Re-elected) Liberal Party 14,514 52.20
Formal Votes 27,803
Informal Votes 379 1.34
Total Votes / Turnout 28,182 93.61
Notes: Sitting Liberal MP and former Premier Tom Lewis resigned from Parliament on 7 September 1978, the vacancy becoming one of the justifications for calling an early state election for 7 October 1978.