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Maitland - 1988 (Roll: 33,753)
Retained by Labor Party
Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion, No absolute majority for winning candidate
Candidate Party Votes % Final %
Cousins, Kevin Leslie Independent 3,319 10.54
Allen, Rodney Elkington Independent 4,922 15.63
Walsh, Allan Peter (Re-elected) Labor Party 12,759 40.51 14,911 50.76
McCabe, Derek James Australian Democrats 510 1.62
Dunkley, Graham Clive Liberal Party 9,985 31.70 14,467 49.24
Formal Votes 31,495
Informal / Exhausted Votes 803 2.49 2,117 6.72
Total Votes / Turnout 32,298 95.69

Distribution of Preferences
Exclusion 1
McCabe (DEM)
Exclusion 2
Cousins (IND)
Exclusion 3
Allen (IND)
PreferencesNew Totals PreferencesNew Totals PreferencesNew Totals
Votes%Votes% Votes%Votes% Votes%Votes%
Cousins (IND) 55 14.03 3374 10.75 -3374
Allen (IND) 94 23.98 5016 15.99 2086 75.36 7102 23.08 -7102
Walsh (ALP) 87 22.19 12846 40.94 331 11.96 13177 42.82 1734 30.37 14911 50.76
McCabe (DEM) -510
Dunkley (LIB) 156 39.80 10141 32.32 351 12.68 10492 34.10 3975 69.63 14467 49.24
Votes In Count 392 31377 2768 30771 5709 29378
Exhausted 118 23.14 118 0.37 606 17.96 724 2.30 1393 19.61 2117 6.72