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Broken Hill - 1978 (Roll: 21,299)
Retained by Labor Party
Three-cornered contest
Candidate Party Votes % Final %
Betterman, John Wayne Country Party 3,005 15.71
Swan, Peter Trestrail Liberal Party 1,609 8.41
Johnstone, Lewis Albert (Re-elected) Labor Party 14,519 75.88
Formal Votes 19,133
Informal Votes 417 2.13
Total Votes / Turnout 19,550 91.79