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Pittwater - By-election (Roll: 40,585) Retained by Liberal Party Nominations: Friday, 12 April 1996, Polling: Saturday, 25 May 1996 Preferences counted to completion Candidate Party Votes % Final % Dimond, Vicki Australian Democrats 4,694 14.10 10,409 34.98 Smith, Gerard Independent 1,591 4.78 Brogden, John (Elected) Liberal Party 16,772 50.38 19,346 65.02 Bristow, Rick Call to Australia 960 2.88 Cairns, Chris The Greens 2,344 7.04 Sargent, Gary Labor Party 4,429 13.30 Woodger, Janey Aust. Against Further Immigration 2,502 7.52 Formal Votes 33,292 Informal / Exhausted Votes 548 1.62 3,537 10.62 Total Votes / Turnout 33,840 83.38 Cause Category: Resignation - Other Notes: Caused by the resignation of Liberal MP Jim Longley. Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 Bristow (CTA) Exclusion 2 Smith (IND) Exclusion 3 Cairns (GRN) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Dimond (DEM) 73 14.37 4767 14.52 256 27.32 5023 15.62 569 30.62 5592 17.75 Smith (IND) 36 7.09 1627 4.95 -1627 Brogden (LIB) 281 55.31 17053 51.93 332 35.43 17385 54.07 244 13.13 17629 55.96 Bristow (CTA) -960 Cairns (GRN) 28 5.51 2372 7.22 132 14.09 2504 7.79 -2504 Sargent (ALP) 34 6.69 4463 13.59 103 10.99 4566 14.20 867 46.66 5433 17.25 Woodger (AFI) 56 11.02 2558 7.79 114 12.17 2672 8.31 178 9.58 2850 9.05 Votes In Count 508 32840 937 32150 1858 31504 Exhausted 452 47.08 452 1.36 690 42.41 1142 3.43 646 25.80 1788 5.37 Distribution of Preferences - part 2 Exclusion 4 Woodger (AFI) Exclusion 5 Sargent (ALP) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Dimond (DEM) 485 23.28 6077 19.77 4332 89.08 10409 34.98 Brogden (LIB) 1186 56.94 18815 61.21 531 10.92 19346 65.02 Sargent (ALP) 412 19.78 5845 19.02 -5845 Woodger (AFI) -2850 Votes In Count 2083 30737 4863 29755 Exhausted 767 26.91 2555 7.67 982 16.80 3537 10.62