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The Entrance - 1999 (Roll: 44,841) Retained by Labor Party Three-cornered contest, Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion Candidate Party Votes % Final % Cantwell, John One Nation 2,861 6.93 McBride, Grant (Re-elected) Labor Party 19,526 47.30 21,292 59.71 Alterator, Rachel The Greens 936 2.27 Oates, Garry Aust. Against Further Immigration 323 0.78 Browning, Sarah Australian Democrats 1,167 2.83 Graham, Bob National Party 3,909 9.47 Walker, Philip Liberal Party 11,404 27.63 14,365 40.29 Coulter, Garth Outdoor Recreation Party 271 0.66 Russell, Karen Christian Democrats 880 2.13 Formal Votes 41,277 Informal / Exhausted Votes 936 2.22 5,620 13.62 Total Votes / Turnout 42,213 94.14 Notes: Bob Graham was the former Liberal MP for the seat 1988-1991. Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 Coulter (ORP) Exclusion 2 Oates (AFI) Exclusion 3 Russell (CDP) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Cantwell (ONP) 18 20.00 2879 7.01 26 22.03 2905 7.11 30 6.00 2935 7.25 McBride (ALP) 11 12.22 19537 47.54 16 13.56 19553 47.83 100 20.00 19653 48.54 Alterator (GRN) 13 14.44 949 2.31 32 27.12 981 2.40 22 4.40 1003 2.48 Oates (AFI) 11 12.22 334 0.81 -334 Browning (DEM) 7 7.78 1174 2.86 16 13.56 1190 2.91 20 4.00 1210 2.99 Graham (NAT) 4 4.44 3913 9.52 13 11.02 3926 9.60 69 13.80 3995 9.87 Walker (LIB) 19 21.11 11423 27.80 12 10.17 11435 27.97 259 51.80 11694 28.88 Coulter (ORP) -271 Russell (CDP) 7 7.78 887 2.16 3 2.54 890 2.18 -890 Votes In Count 90 41096 118 40880 500 40490 Exhausted 181 66.79 181 0.44 216 64.67 397 0.96 390 43.82 787 1.91 Distribution of Preferences - part 2 Exclusion 4 Alterator (GRN) Exclusion 5 Browning (DEM) Exclusion 6 Cantwell (ONP) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Cantwell (ONP) 45 10.49 2980 7.47 54 6.91 3034 7.71 -3034 McBride (ALP) 161 37.53 19814 49.64 469 60.05 20283 51.57 551 49.37 20834 55.69 Alterator (GRN) -1003 Browning (DEM) 157 36.60 1367 3.42 -1367 Graham (NAT) 23 5.36 4018 10.07 124 15.88 4142 10.53 305 27.33 4447 11.89 Walker (LIB) 43 10.02 11737 29.40 134 17.16 11871 30.18 260 23.30 12131 32.43 Votes In Count 429 39916 781 39330 1116 37412 Exhausted 574 57.23 1361 3.30 586 42.87 1947 4.72 1918 63.22 3865 9.36 Distribution of Preferences - part 3 Exclusion 7 Graham (NAT) Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % McBride (ALP) 458 17.01 21292 59.71 Graham (NAT) -4447 Walker (LIB) 2234 82.99 14365 40.29 Votes In Count 2692 35657 Exhausted 1755 39.46 5620 13.62