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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