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Southern Highlands - By-election (Roll: 40,345) Retained by Liberal Party Nominations: Friday, 12 April 1996, Polling: Saturday, 25 May 1996 Three-cornered contest, Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion, Preferences changed primary result, No absolute majority for winning candidate Candidate Party Votes % Final % Butler, Greg Australian Democrats 2,155 6.09 Chappell, Charles Call to Australia 763 2.16 Duncan, Malcolm Independent 1,493 4.22 Seaton, Peta (Elected) Liberal Party 10,565 29.87 16,933 52.37 Yeo, Philip Labor Party 8,862 25.06 Hodgkinson, Katrina National Party 11,530 32.60 15,400 47.63 Formal Votes 35,368 Informal / Exhausted Votes 712 1.97 3,035 8.58 Total Votes / Turnout 36,080 89.43 Cause Category: Resignation - Federal contest Notes: Caused by the resignation of former Premier John Fahey, who had won election as MHR for Macarthur at the March 1996 federal election. Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 Chappell (CTA) Exclusion 2 Duncan (IND) Exclusion 3 Butler (DEM) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Butler (DEM) 50 7.78 2205 6.26 342 35.19 2547 7.34 -2547 Chappell (CTA) -763 Duncan (IND) 48 7.47 1541 4.37 -1541 Seaton (LIB) 135 21.00 10700 30.36 162 16.67 10862 31.32 505 24.77 11367 33.27 Yeo (ALP) 58 9.02 8920 25.31 246 25.31 9166 26.43 924 45.32 10090 29.53 Hodgkinson (NAT) 352 54.74 11882 33.71 222 22.84 12104 34.90 610 29.92 12714 37.21 Votes In Count 643 35248 972 34679 2039 34171 Exhausted 120 15.73 120 0.34 569 36.92 689 1.95 508 19.95 1197 3.38 Distribution of Preferences - part 2 Exclusion 4 Yeo (ALP) Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Seaton (LIB) 5566 67.45 16933 52.37 Yeo (ALP) -10090 Hodgkinson (NAT) 2686 32.55 15400 47.63 Votes In Count 8252 32333 Exhausted 1838 18.22 3035 8.58