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Liverpool - By-election (Roll: 30,923)
Retained by Labor Party
Nominations: Friday, 14 April 1989, Polling: Saturday, 29 April 1989
Not contested by both major parties, Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion
Candidate Party Votes % Final %
Syme, Don Independent 2,610 11.04 7,734 39.30
Anderson, Peter (Elected) Labor Party 10,775 45.58 11,947 60.70
Conway, Casey Independent 1,142 4.83
Phillips, John Independent 84 0.36
Baric, Dianne Independent 942 3.98
Jobson, Barry Socialist Labour League 146 0.62
Perkins, Peter Socialist Alliance 152 0.64
Pascale, Tony Independent 1,104 4.67
Galea, Paul Independent 2,031 8.59
Kazan, Tony Independent 37 0.16
Lucas, Gary Independent 2,201 9.31
Short, Noel Independent 2,415 10.22
Formal Votes 23,639
Informal / Exhausted Votes 1,257 5.05 3,958 16.74
Total Votes / Turnout 24,896 80.51
Cause Category: Resignation - Other
Notes: Caused by the resignation of Labor MP George Paciullo. After a bitter Labor pre-selection between the Left's Paul Lynch and the Right's Mark Latham, former Penrith MP Peter Anderson was imposed as the Labor candidate.

Distribution of Preferences
Exclusion 1
Kazan (IND)		 Exclusion 2
Phillips (IND)		 Exclusion 3
Jobson (SLL)
PreferencesNew Totals PreferencesNew Totals PreferencesNew Totals
Votes%Votes% Votes%Votes% Votes%Votes%
Syme (IND) 0 0.00 2610 11.05 8 20.51 2618 11.10 11 11.70 2629 11.18
Anderson (ALP) 4 19.05 10779 45.63 4 10.26 10783 45.73 54 57.45 10837 46.07
Conway (IND) 0 0.00 1142 4.83 5 12.82 1147 4.86 1 1.06 1148 4.88
Phillips (IND) 0 0.00 84 0.36 -84
Baric (IND) 1 4.76 943 3.99 6 15.38 949 4.02 11 11.70 960 4.08
Jobson (SLL) 0 0.00 146 0.62 2 5.13 148 0.63 -148
Perkins (SA) 1 4.76 153 0.65 4 10.26 157 0.67 1 1.06 158 0.67
Pascale (IND) 6 28.57 1110 4.70 2 5.13 1112 4.72 3 3.19 1115 4.74
Galea (IND) 5 23.81 2036 8.62 2 5.13 2038 8.64 4 4.26 2042 8.68
Kazan (IND) -37
Lucas (IND) 3 14.29 2204 9.33 2 5.13 2206 9.36 3 3.19 2209 9.39
Short (ind) 1 4.76 2416 10.23 4 10.26 2420 10.26 6 6.38 2426 10.31
Votes In Count 21 23623 39 23578 94 23524
Exhausted 16 43.24 16 0.07 45 53.57 61 0.26 54 36.49 115 0.49

Distribution of Preferences - part 2
Exclusion 4
Perkins (SA)		 Exclusion 5
Baric (IND)		 Exclusion 6
Pascale (IND)
PreferencesNew Totals PreferencesNew Totals PreferencesNew Totals
Votes%Votes% Votes%Votes% Votes%Votes%
Syme (IND) 46 48.94 2675 11.40 40 6.83 2715 11.76 56 7.26 2771 12.21
Anderson (ALP) 16 17.02 10853 46.26 59 10.07 10912 47.28 65 8.43 10977 48.37
Conway (IND) 2 2.13 1150 4.90 24 4.10 1174 5.09 21 2.72 1195 5.27
Baric (IND) 6 6.38 966 4.12 -966
Perkins (SA) -158
Pascale (IND) 9 9.57 1124 4.79 32 5.46 1156 5.01 -1156
Galea (IND) 8 8.51 2050 8.74 90 15.36 2140 9.27 488 63.29 2628 11.58
Lucas (IND) 4 4.26 2213 9.43 28 4.78 2241 9.71 102 13.23 2343 10.32
Short (ind) 3 3.19 2429 10.35 313 53.41 2742 11.88 39 5.06 2781 12.25
Votes In Count 94 23460 586 23080 771 22695
Exhausted 64 40.51 179 0.76 380 39.34 559 2.36 385 33.30 944 3.99

Distribution of Preferences - part 3
Exclusion 7
Conway (IND)		 Exclusion 8
Lucas (IND)		 Exclusion 9
Short (ind)
PreferencesNew Totals PreferencesNew Totals PreferencesNew Totals
Votes%Votes% Votes%Votes% Votes%Votes%
Syme (IND) 607 71.75 3378 15.12 186 11.03 3564 16.46 1605 70.46 5169 24.94
Anderson (ALP) 112 13.24 11089 49.62 141 8.36 11230 51.86 251 11.02 11481 55.39
Conway (IND) -1195
Galea (IND) 35 4.14 2663 11.92 994 58.96 3657 16.89 422 18.53 4079 19.68
Lucas (IND) 36 4.26 2379 10.65 -2379
Short (ind) 56 6.62 2837 12.70 365 21.65 3202 14.79 -3202
Votes In Count 846 22346 1686 21653 2278 20729
Exhausted 349 29.21 1293 5.47 693 29.13 1986 8.40 924 28.86 2910 12.31

Distribution of Preferences - part 4
Exclusion 10
Galea (IND)
PreferencesNew Totals
Votes%Votes%
Syme (IND) 2565 84.63 7734 39.30
Anderson (ALP) 466 15.37 11947 60.70
Galea (IND) -4079
Votes In Count 3031 19681
Exhausted 1048 25.69 3958 16.74