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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