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Maitland - 1991 (Roll: 36,883)
Retained by Liberal Party
Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion, No absolute majority for winning candidate
Candidate Party Votes % Final %
Horne, Bob Independent 5,288 16.12
Keating, Tony Labor Party 11,973 36.50 14,335 49.41
Toogood, Tom Call to Australia 672 2.05
Hughes, Pat Independent 1,744 5.32
Martin, Malcolm Australian Democrats 1,079 3.29
Blackmore, Peter (Elected) Liberal Party 12,046 36.72 14,680 50.59
Formal Votes 32,802
Informal / Exhausted Votes 2,671 7.53 3,787 11.55
Total Votes / Turnout 35,473 96.18
Notes: On the new boundaries, the previous Labor margin of 0.8% was replaced by a Liberal margin of 7.4%. Sitting Labor MP Allan Walsh retired.

Distribution of Preferences
Exclusion 1
Toogood (CTA)
Exclusion 2
Martin (DEM)
Exclusion 3
Hughes (IND)
PreferencesNew Totals PreferencesNew Totals PreferencesNew Totals
Votes%Votes% Votes%Votes% Votes%Votes%
Horne (IND) 119 31.07 5407 16.63 188 26.04 5595 17.41 511 48.25 6106 19.50
Keating (ALP) 38 9.92 12011 36.94 291 40.30 12302 38.27 217 20.49 12519 39.98
Toogood (CTA) -672
Hughes (IND) 57 14.88 1801 5.54 84 11.63 1885 5.86 -1885
Martin (DEM) 13 3.39 1092 3.36 -1092
Blackmore (LIB) 156 40.73 12202 37.53 159 22.02 12361 38.46 331 31.26 12692 40.53
Votes In Count 383 32513 722 32143 1059 31317
Exhausted 289 43.01 289 0.88 370 33.88 659 2.01 826 43.82 1485 4.53

Distribution of Preferences - part 2
Exclusion 4
Horne (IND)
PreferencesNew Totals
Votes%Votes%
Horne (IND) -6106
Keating (ALP) 1816 47.74 14335 49.41
Blackmore (LIB) 1988 52.26 14680 50.59
Votes In Count 3804 29015
Exhausted 2302 37.70 3787 11.55