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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.