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Blue Mountains - 1995 (Roll: 38,047)
Labor Party gain from Liberal Party
Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion, No absolute majority for winning candidate
Candidate Party Votes % Final %
Mulcahy, William Independent 303 0.85
Morris, Barry (Defeated) Independent 5,951 16.60
Chambers, Stephanie Natural Law Party 180 0.50
Rickard, Jon Australian Democrats 2,489 6.94
Ackland, Bert Independent 93 0.26
Scott, Jennifer Liberal Party 9,860 27.50 15,577 47.49
Debus, Bob (Elected) Labor Party 13,412 37.41 17,227 52.51
Kinny, Warren Call to Australia 1,430 3.99
Gaul, Carol Independent 2,136 5.96
Formal Votes 35,854
Informal / Exhausted Votes 1,193 3.22 3,050 8.51
Total Votes / Turnout 37,047 97.37
Notes: Sitting MP Barry Morris contested as an Independent after being denied Liberal Party endorsement over accusations of making threatening phone calls. Morris was later convicted and gaoled for the offence.

Distribution of Preferences
Exclusion 1
Ackland (IND)		 Exclusion 2
Chambers (LAW)		 Exclusion 3
Mulcahy (IND)
PreferencesNew Totals PreferencesNew Totals PreferencesNew Totals
Votes%Votes% Votes%Votes% Votes%Votes%
Mulcahy (IND) 15 26.79 318 0.89 11 11.11 329 0.92 -329
Morris (IND) 7 12.50 5958 16.63 14 14.14 5972 16.71 110 44.72 6082 17.06
Chambers (LAW) 4 7.14 184 0.51 -184
Rickard (DEM) 9 16.07 2498 6.97 24 24.24 2522 7.06 30 12.20 2552 7.16
Ackland (IND) -93
Scott (LIB) 3 5.36 9863 27.54 7 7.07 9870 27.62 53 21.54 9923 27.84
Debus (ALP) 7 12.50 13419 37.47 14 14.14 13433 37.59 23 9.35 13456 37.75
Kinny (CTA) 2 3.57 1432 4.00 5 5.05 1437 4.02 4 1.63 1441 4.04
Gaul (IND) 9 16.07 2145 5.99 24 24.24 2169 6.07 26 10.57 2195 6.16
Votes In Count 56 35817 99 35732 246 35649
Exhausted 37 39.78 37 0.10 85 46.20 122 0.34 83 25.23 205 0.57

Distribution of Preferences - part 2
Exclusion 4
Kinny (CTA)		 Exclusion 5
Gaul (IND)		 Exclusion 6
Rickard (DEM)
PreferencesNew Totals PreferencesNew Totals PreferencesNew Totals
Votes%Votes% Votes%Votes% Votes%Votes%
Morris (IND) 511 44.71 6593 18.65 107 5.82 6700 19.17 351 12.46 7051 20.62
Rickard (DEM) 81 7.09 2633 7.45 938 51.03 3571 10.22 -3571
Scott (LIB) 377 32.98 10300 29.14 128 6.96 10428 29.84 420 14.91 10848 31.73
Debus (ALP) 122 10.67 13578 38.41 665 36.18 14243 40.76 2045 72.62 16288 47.64
Kinny (CTA) -1441
Gaul (IND) 52 4.55 2247 6.36 -2247
Votes In Count 1143 35351 1838 34942 2816 34187
Exhausted 298 20.68 503 1.40 409 18.20 912 2.54 755 21.14 1667 4.65

Distribution of Preferences - part 3
Exclusion 7
Morris (IND)
PreferencesNew Totals
Votes%Votes%
Morris (IND) -7051
Scott (LIB) 4729 83.43 15577 47.49
Debus (ALP) 939 16.57 17227 52.51
Votes In Count 5668 32804
Exhausted 1383 19.61 3050 8.51