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Lane Cove - 1981 (Roll: 30,566) Retained by Liberal Party Candidate Party Votes % Final % Smith, Gary John Australian Democrats 1,750 6.56 Thomas, Rhody Independent 966 3.62 Dowd, John Robert Arthur (Re-elected) Liberal Party 15,511 58.11 Shapira, Miron Labor Party 8,464 31.71 Formal Votes 26,691 Informal Votes 646 2.36 Total Votes / Turnout 27,337 89.44 Corrections: Thomas was listed in Public Funding returns as a Save A Life A Day candidate. He has been listed here as an Independent in line with Hughes and Aitkin (1987).