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Illawarra - 1978 (Roll: 38,542) Retained by Labor Party Candidate Party Votes % Final % Speirs, William Duncan Menzies Australian Democrats 4,924 13.82 Petersen, Wilfred George (Re-elected) Labor Party 24,398 68.49 Yates, Malcolm Robert Liberal Party 6,302 17.69 Formal Votes 35,624 Informal Votes 896 2.45 Total Votes / Turnout 36,520 94.75