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Newcastle - 1978 (Roll: 27,316) Retained by Labor Party Candidate Party Votes % Final % Samuels, Elaine Valerie Agnes Liberal Party 6,921 27.75 Wade, William Arthur (Re-elected) Labor Party 18,023 72.25 Formal Votes 24,944 Informal Votes 579 2.27 Total Votes / Turnout 25,523 93.44