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Port Macquarie - By-election (Roll: 42,422) Retained by National Party Nominations: Thursday, 31 October 1996, Polling: Saturday, 30 November 1996 Not contested by both major parties, Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion Candidate Party Votes % Final % Barrett, John Independent 11,920 32.20 15,268 45.14 Smith, Chris Shooters Party 2,528 6.83 Kooy, Berdinus Independent 412 1.11 Rogers, Grant Unaffiliated 74 0.20 Farrugia, Peter Independent 603 1.63 Russell, Susie The Greens 1,919 5.18 Hutchinson, John Aust. Against Further Immigration 2,273 6.14 Oakeshott, Robert (Elected) National Party 17,293 46.71 18,559 54.86 Formal Votes 37,022 Informal / Exhausted Votes 536 1.43 3,195 8.63 Total Votes / Turnout 37,558 88.53 Cause Category: Resignation - Other Notes: Caused by the resignation of National Party MP Wendy Machin. Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 Rogers (-) Exclusion 2 Kooy (IND) Exclusion 3 Farrugia (IND) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Barrett (IND) 5 13.51 11925 32.24 65 21.96 11990 32.53 121 27.44 12111 33.10 Smith (SP) 1 2.70 2529 6.84 16 5.41 2545 6.90 45 10.20 2590 7.08 Kooy (IND) 9 24.32 421 1.14 -421 Rogers (-) -74 Farrugia (IND) 5 13.51 608 1.64 102 34.46 710 1.93 -710 Russell (GRN) 10 27.03 1929 5.22 70 23.65 1999 5.42 162 36.73 2161 5.91 Hutchinson (AFI) 3 8.11 2276 6.15 21 7.09 2297 6.23 47 10.66 2344 6.41 Oakeshott (NAT) 4 10.81 17297 46.77 22 7.43 17319 46.99 66 14.97 17385 47.51 Votes In Count 37 36985 296 36860 441 36591 Exhausted 37 50.00 37 0.10 125 29.69 162 0.44 269 37.89 431 1.16 Distribution of Preferences - part 2 Exclusion 4 Russell (GRN) Exclusion 5 Hutchinson (AFI) Exclusion 6 Smith (SP) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Barrett (IND) 1060 69.33 13171 36.63 601 42.53 13772 39.49 1496 72.66 15268 45.14 Smith (SP) 170 11.12 2760 7.68 350 24.77 3110 8.92 -3110 Russell (GRN) -2161 Hutchinson (AFI) 150 9.81 2494 6.94 -2494 Oakeshott (NAT) 149 9.74 17534 48.76 462 32.70 17996 51.60 563 27.34 18559 54.86 Votes In Count 1529 35959 1413 34878 2059 33827 Exhausted 632 29.25 1063 2.87 1081 43.34 2144 5.79 1051 33.79 3195 8.63