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Cessnock - 2003 (Roll: 44,689) Retained by Labor Party Preferences counted to completion Candidate Party Votes % Final % Suwald, Kerry The Greens 2,926 7.14 Troy, Dale National Party 11,533 28.15 12,766 34.46 Hickey, Kerry (Re-elected) Labor Party 22,843 55.75 24,282 65.54 Bailey, John One Nation 1,573 3.84 St Lawrence, Patricia Independent 1,219 2.97 Capararo, Graham Australian Democrats 881 2.15 Formal Votes 40,975 Informal / Exhausted Votes 958 2.28 3,927 9.58 Total Votes / Turnout 41,933 93.83 Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 Capararo (DEM) Exclusion 2 St Lawrence (IND) Exclusion 3 Bailey (ONP) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Suwald (GRN) 112 26.29 3038 7.50 116 21.32 3154 7.94 118 17.51 3272 8.45 Troy (NAT) 84 19.72 11617 28.67 145 26.65 11762 29.60 284 42.14 12046 31.12 Hickey (ALP) 107 25.12 22950 56.64 166 30.51 23116 58.17 272 40.36 23388 60.42 Bailey (ONP) 20 4.69 1593 3.93 117 21.51 1710 4.30 -1710 St Lawrence (IND) 103 24.18 1322 3.26 -1322 Capararo (DEM) -881 Votes In Count 426 40520 544 39742 674 38706 Exhausted 455 51.65 455 1.11 778 58.85 1233 3.01 1036 60.58 2269 5.54 Distribution of Preferences - part 2 Exclusion 4 Suwald (GRN) Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Suwald (GRN) -3272 Troy (NAT) 720 44.61 12766 34.46 Hickey (ALP) 894 55.39 24282 65.54 Votes In Count 1614 37048 Exhausted 1658 50.67 3927 9.58