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Lake Macquarie - 1988 (Roll: 32,909) Retained by Labor Party Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion, No absolute majority for winning candidate Candidate Party Votes % Final % Hunter, Mervyn Leslie (Re-elected) Labor Party 12,260 40.36 15,089 56.43 Edwards, Walt Independent 3,169 10.43 Jones, Bill Independent 6,306 20.76 Samuels, Val Liberal Party 7,131 23.48 11,648 43.57 Fennell, Ron Independent 1,510 4.97 Formal Votes 30,376 Informal / Exhausted Votes 777 2.49 3,639 11.98 Total Votes / Turnout 31,153 94.66 Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 Fennell (IND) Exclusion 2 Edwards (IND) Exclusion 3 Jones (IND) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Hunter (ALP) 108 8.82 12368 41.10 505 26.47 12873 44.84 2216 41.08 15089 56.43 Edwards (IND) 120 9.80 3289 10.93 -3289 Jones (IND) 170 13.88 6476 21.52 892 46.75 7368 25.66 -7368 Samuels (LIB) 827 67.51 7958 26.45 511 26.78 8469 29.50 3179 58.92 11648 43.57 Fennell (IND) -1510 Votes In Count 1225 30091 1908 28710 5395 26737 Exhausted 285 18.87 285 0.94 1381 41.99 1666 5.48 1973 26.78 3639 11.98