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Willoughby - 1981 (Roll: 30,680) Retained by Liberal Party Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion Candidate Party Votes % Final % Britt, Edwin Alfred (Defeated) Labor Party 11,370 43.01 12,004 46.34 Thomas, Kenneth William Independent 1,880 7.11 Collins, Peter Edward James (Elected) Liberal Party 13,185 49.88 13,902 53.66 Formal Votes 26,435 Informal / Exhausted Votes 856 3.14 529 2.00 Total Votes / Turnout 27,291 88.95 Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 Thomas (IND) Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Britt (ALP) 634 46.93 12004 46.34 Thomas (IND) -1880 Collins (LIB) 717 53.07 13902 53.66 Votes In Count 1351 25906 Exhausted 529 28.14 529 2.00