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Camden - 1988 (Roll: 33,389) Retained by Labor Party Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion, No absolute majority for winning candidate Candidate Party Votes % Final % Varidel, Beville Reginald Call to Australia 1,155 3.80 Primrose, Peter Thomas (Elected) Labor Party 12,363 40.68 14,111 50.05 Ryan, John Francis Liberal Party 10,334 34.01 14,080 49.95 Fetterplace, Gordon Karl Independent EFF 4,913 16.17 Dodd, Michael Independent 572 1.88 Brown, Ronald Mackintosh Independent 397 1.31 Sheerin, Clive Arthur Independent 282 0.93 Wilson, Simon Independent 373 1.23 Formal Votes 30,389 Informal / Exhausted Votes 1,070 3.40 2,198 7.23 Total Votes / Turnout 31,459 94.22 Notes: Camden had been won by the Liberal party in 1984 by a margin of 5.2%, but on the new electoral boundaries it had a notional labor majority of 5.8%. Sitting Liberal MP John Fahey chose to follow many of his constituents into the new and notionally Liberal seat of Southern Highlands. Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 Sheerin (IND) Exclusion 2 Wilson (IND) Exclusion 3 Brown (IND) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Varidel (CTA) 6 3.30 1161 3.83 159 57.61 1320 4.38 174 51.33 1494 4.97 Primrose (ALP) 14 7.69 12377 40.86 29 10.51 12406 41.12 45 13.27 12451 41.44 Ryan (LIB) 94 51.65 10428 34.43 14 5.07 10442 34.61 20 5.90 10462 34.82 Fetterplace (EFF) 29 15.93 4942 16.32 9 3.26 4951 16.41 35 10.32 4986 16.59 Dodd (IND) 5 2.75 577 1.90 11 3.99 588 1.95 65 19.17 653 2.17 Brown (IND) 13 7.14 410 1.35 54 19.57 464 1.54 -464 Sheerin (IND) -282 Wilson (IND) 21 11.54 394 1.30 -394 Votes In Count 182 30289 276 30171 339 30046 Exhausted 100 35.46 100 0.33 118 29.95 218 0.72 125 26.94 343 1.13 Distribution of Preferences - part 2 Exclusion 4 Dodd (IND) Exclusion 5 Varidel (CTA) Exclusion 6 Fetterplace (EFF) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Varidel (CTA) 202 43.91 1696 5.68 -1696 Primrose (ALP) 71 15.43 12522 41.95 749 50.10 13271 44.76 840 20.08 14111 50.05 Ryan (LIB) 68 14.78 10530 35.27 207 13.85 10737 36.21 3343 79.92 14080 49.95 Fetterplace (EFF) 119 25.87 5105 17.10 539 36.05 5644 19.03 -5644 Dodd (IND) -653 Votes In Count 460 29853 1495 29652 4183 28191 Exhausted 193 29.56 536 1.76 201 11.85 737 2.43 1461 25.89 2198 7.23