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Lane Cove - 1978 (Roll: 32,310) Retained by Liberal Party Candidate Party Votes % Final % Newman, John Charles Australian Democrats 2,380 8.27 Dowd, John Robert Arthur (Re-elected) Liberal Party 15,025 52.24 Bishop, Elizabeth Ann Rosemary Labor Party 11,359 39.49 Formal Votes 28,764 Informal Votes 552 1.88 Total Votes / Turnout 29,316 90.73