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North Shore - 1991 (Roll: 35,438) Liberal Party gain from Independent Preferences counted to completion Candidate Party Votes % Final % Read, Robyn (Defeated) Independent 12,389 41.02 14,132 47.51 Torpey, Steven Labor Party 2,388 7.91 Smiles, Phillip (Re-elected) Liberal Party 15,422 51.07 15,613 52.49 Formal Votes 30,199 Informal / Exhausted Votes 1,786 5.58 454 1.50 Total Votes / Turnout 31,985 90.26 Notes: As well as sitting MP Robyn Read, North Shore was contested by the Liberal MP for the abolished electorate of Mosman, Phillip Smiles. The seat is shown as being Independent held, but it is very difficult to produce a notional majority. Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 Torpey (ALP) Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Read (IND) 1743 90.12 14132 47.51 Torpey (ALP) -2388 Smiles (LIB) 191 9.88 15613 52.49 Votes In Count 1934 29745 Exhausted 454 19.01 454 1.50