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Smithfield - By-election (Roll: 31,818) 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 % Scully, Carl (Elected) Labor Party 16,844 68.51 18,080 80.16 Grigg, Brian Call to Australia 1,913 7.78 Bateson, Catherine Australian Democrats 3,505 14.26 4,476 19.84 Torzsok, Sandor Independent 1,329 5.41 Oldfield, Ted Independent 996 4.05 Formal Votes 24,587 Informal / Exhausted Votes 1,125 4.38 2,031 8.26 Total Votes / Turnout 25,712 80.81 Cause Category: Resignation - Federal contest Notes: Caused by the resignation of Labor MP Janice Crosio, who was elected MHR for Prospect at the 1990 federal election. Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 Oldfield (IND) Exclusion 2 Torzsok (IND) Exclusion 3 Grigg (CTA) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Scully (ALP) 92 17.97 16936 70.27 118 11.57 17054 72.39 1026 66.49 18080 80.16 Grigg (CTA) 70 13.67 1983 8.23 561 55.00 2544 10.80 -2544 Bateson (DEM) 113 22.07 3618 15.01 341 33.43 3959 16.81 517 33.51 4476 19.84 Torzsok (IND) 237 46.29 1566 6.50 -1566 Oldfield (IND) -996 Votes In Count 512 24103 1020 23557 1543 22556 Exhausted 484 48.59 484 1.97 546 34.87 1030 4.19 1001 39.35 2031 8.26