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Cessnock - 1978 (Roll: 24,921)
Retained by Labor Party
Candidate
Party
Votes
%
Final
%
Nicholas, Terrence Peter
Liberal Party
4,894
20.88
Brown, Robert James
(Elected)
Labor Party
18,547
79.12
Formal Votes
23,441
Informal Votes
389
1.63
Total Votes / Turnout
23,830
95.62
Notes
: Sitting Labor MP George Neilly retired shortly before the election, the vacancy becoming one of the excuses for calling an early state election.