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Waratah - 1978 (Roll: 31,376) Retained by Labor Party Candidate Party Votes % Final % Humble, Beryl Liberal Party 7,006 24.12 Jones, Samuel Barry (Re-elected) Labor Party 21,100 72.64 Dodds, Christopher Phillip Communist 941 3.24 Formal Votes 29,047 Informal Votes 687 2.31 Total Votes / Turnout 29,734 94.77