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Coogee - 1988 (Roll: 31,490)
Retained by Labor Party
Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion, No absolute majority for winning candidate
Candidate Party Votes % Final %
Gration, Laurence Australian Democrats 877 3.15
Muller, Stephen Independent 269 0.97
Cleary, Michael Arthur (Re-elected) Labor Party 11,739 42.12 13,484 51.19
Buchanan, John Evans Independent 3,568 12.80
Martin, Margaret Liberal Party 11,416 40.96 12,855 48.81
Formal Votes 27,869
Informal / Exhausted Votes 948 3.29 1,530 5.49
Total Votes / Turnout 28,817 91.51

Distribution of Preferences
Exclusion 1
Muller (IND)
Exclusion 2
Gration (DEM)
Exclusion 3
Buchanan (IND)
PreferencesNew Totals PreferencesNew Totals PreferencesNew Totals
Votes%Votes% Votes%Votes% Votes%Votes%
Gration (DEM) 67 36.22 944 3.40 -944
Muller (IND) -269
Cleary (ALP) 52 28.11 11791 42.44 347 44.26 12138 43.94 1346 49.78 13484 51.19
Buchanan (IND) 46 24.86 3614 13.01 376 47.96 3990 14.44 -3990
Martin (LIB) 20 10.81 11436 41.16 61 7.78 11497 41.62 1358 50.22 12855 48.81
Votes In Count 185 27785 784 27625 2704 26339
Exhausted 84 31.23 84 0.30 160 16.95 244 0.88 1286 32.23 1530 5.49