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Manly - 1978 (Roll: 32,102) Labor Party gain from Liberal Party Candidate Party Votes % Final % Stewart, Alan Gibson (Elected) Labor Party 14,670 51.35 Ashley, George Ashton Liberal Party 12,489 43.72 McGruer, John Douglas Australian Democrats 948 3.32 Dorney, Anthony Ferguson Independents 460 1.61 Formal Votes 28,567 Informal Votes 678 2.32 Total Votes / Turnout 29,245 91.10 Notes: Long servinf Liberal MP Douglas Darby retired.