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Macquarie Fields - By-election (Roll: 57,191) Retained by Labor Party Nominations: Monday, 29 August 2005, Polling: Saturday, 17 September 2005 Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion Candidate Party Votes % Final % Vinnicombe, Bob One Nation 1,066 2.28 Raue, Ben The Greens 2,406 5.14 Barnard, Ken Independent 2,218 4.74 Chaytor, Steven (Elected) Labor Party 23,072 49.30 25,535 60.13 Plant, Denis Christian Democrats 1,568 3.35 Fraser, Nola Liberal Party 15,332 32.76 16,934 39.87 Woodger, Janey Aust. Against Further Immigration 1,135 2.43 Formal Votes 46,797 Informal / Exhausted Votes 1,684 3.47 4,328 9.25 Total Votes / Turnout 48,481 84.77 Cause Category: Resignation - Other Notes: Caused by the resignation of Labor MP Craig Knowles. He chose to retire from the Ministry and Parliament following the resignation of Premier Bob Carr. Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 Vinnicombe (ONP) Exclusion 2 Woodger (AFI) Exclusion 3 Plant (CDP) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Vinnicombe (ONP) -1066 Raue (GRN) 213 36.47 2619 5.65 130 22.73 2749 6.02 125 14.25 2874 6.41 Barnard (IND) 86 14.73 2304 4.97 90 15.73 2394 5.24 125 14.25 2519 5.61 Chaytor (ALP) 70 11.99 23142 49.97 114 19.93 23256 50.95 221 25.20 23477 52.33 Plant (CDP) 29 4.97 1597 3.45 64 11.19 1661 3.64 -1661 Fraser (LIB) 81 13.87 15413 33.28 174 30.42 15587 34.15 406 46.29 15993 35.65 Woodger (AFI) 105 17.98 1240 2.68 -1240 Votes In Count 584 46315 572 45647 877 44863 Exhausted 482 45.22 482 1.03 668 53.87 1150 2.46 784 47.20 1934 4.13 Distribution of Preferences - part 2 Exclusion 4 Barnard (IND) Exclusion 5 Raue (GRN) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Raue (GRN) 399 32.23 3273 7.51 -3273 Barnard (IND) -2519 Chaytor (ALP) 444 35.86 23921 54.89 1614 74.72 25535 60.13 Fraser (LIB) 395 31.91 16388 37.60 546 25.28 16934 39.87 Votes In Count 1238 43582 2160 42469 Exhausted 1281 50.85 3215 6.87 1113 34.01 4328 9.25