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Heffron - By-election (Roll: 31,828) Retained by Labor Party Nominations: Friday, 1 June 1990, Polling: Saturday, 23 June 1990 Not contested by both major parties, Preferences counted to completion Candidate Party Votes % Final % Grusovin, Deirdre (Elected) Labor Party 14,393 65.63 15,206 74.23 Newman, Amelia Australian Democrats 3,549 16.18 5,278 25.77 Berriman, Mark The Greens 2,799 12.76 Varidel, Beville Call to Australia 1,188 5.42 Formal Votes 21,929 Informal / Exhausted Votes 999 4.36 1,445 6.59 Total Votes / Turnout 22,928 72.04 Cause Category: Resignation - Federal contest Notes: Caused by the resignation of Laurie Brereton, who was elected MHR for Kingsford-Smith at the 1990 federal election. Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 Varidel (CTA) Exclusion 2 Berriman (GRN) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Grusovin (ALP) 418 47.72 14811 68.52 395 20.29 15206 74.23 Newman (DEM) 177 20.21 3726 17.24 1552 79.71 5278 25.77 Berriman (GRN) 281 32.08 3080 14.25 -3080 Varidel (CTA) -1188 Votes In Count 876 21617 1947 20484 Exhausted 312 26.26 312 1.42 1133 36.79 1445 6.59