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Macquarie Fields - By-election (Roll: 35,402) Retained by Labor Party Nominations: Thursday, 18 October 1990, Polling: Saturday, 3 November 1990 Not contested by both major parties, Preferences counted to completion Candidate Party Votes % Final % Connelly, Julian Australian Democrats 3,450 14.14 Knowles, Craig (Elected) Labor Party 13,412 54.96 14,134 60.40 Short, Noel Independent 7,543 30.91 9,266 39.60 Formal Votes 24,405 Informal / Exhausted Votes 1,032 4.06 1,005 4.12 Total Votes / Turnout 25,437 71.85 Cause Category: Resignation - Other Notes: Sitting Labor MP Stan Knowles was facing minor shop lifting charges at the time of his resignation. He was succeeded by his son Craig Knowles. Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 Connelly (DEM) Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Connelly (DEM) -3450 Knowles (ALP) 722 29.53 14134 60.40 Short (IND) 1723 70.47 9266 39.60 Votes In Count 2445 23400 Exhausted 1005 29.13 1005 4.12