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Armidale - 1978 (Roll: 25,627) Labor Party gain from Country Party Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion Candidate Party Votes % Final % Leitch, David Stanley (Defeated) Country Party 11,345 47.72 11,739 49.38 McCarthy, William John Patrick (Elected) Labor Party 11,538 48.53 12,034 50.62 Burkey, Sidney John Australian Democrats 890 3.74 Formal Votes 23,773 Informal Votes 349 1.45 Total Votes / Turnout 24,122 94.13 Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 Burkey (DEM) Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Leitch (CP) 394 44.27 11739 49.38 McCarthy (ALP) 496 55.73 12034 50.62 Burkey (DEM) -890