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Marrickville - By-election (Roll: 46,023)
Retained by Labor Party
Nominations: Monday, 29 August 2005, Polling: Saturday, 17 September 2005
Not contested by both major parties, Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion
Candidate Party Votes % Final %
Goldstein, Saidi Christian Democrats 1,066 3.05
Woodward, Malcolm Independent 344 0.98
McLachlan, Chris Independent 397 1.13
Tebbutt, Carmel (Elected) Labor Party 17,428 49.79 18,059 55.07
Byrne, Sam The Greens 13,638 38.96 14,731 44.93
Bleicher, Michelle Australian Democrats 977 2.79
Macdonald, Alasdair Unaffiliated 144 0.41
Thomson, Lorraine Save Our Suburbs 484 1.38
Hinman, Pip Socialist Alliance 526 1.50
Formal Votes 35,004
Informal / Exhausted Votes 1,012 2.81 2,214 6.32
Total Votes / Turnout 36,016 78.26
Cause Category: Resignation - Other
Notes: Caused by the resignation of Deputy-Premier and Labor MP Andrew Refshauge, retiring at the same time as Premier Bob Carr.

Distribution of Preferences
Exclusion 1
Macdonald (-)
Exclusion 2
Woodward (IND)
Exclusion 3
Thomson (SOS)
PreferencesNew Totals PreferencesNew Totals PreferencesNew Totals
Votes%Votes% Votes%Votes% Votes%Votes%
Goldstein (CDP) 3 5.36 1069 3.06 19 12.18 1088 3.13 13 6.05 1101 3.20
Woodward (IND) 6 10.71 350 1.00 -350
McLachlan (IND) 7 12.50 404 1.16 103 66.03 507 1.46 29 13.49 536 1.56
Tebbutt (ALP) 10 17.86 17438 49.94 9 5.77 17447 50.25 26 12.09 17473 50.73
Byrne (GRN) 10 17.86 13648 39.09 12 7.69 13660 39.34 106 49.30 13766 39.97
Bleicher (DEM) 6 10.71 983 2.82 7 4.49 990 2.85 25 11.63 1015 2.95
Macdonald (-) -144
Thomson (SOS) 8 14.29 492 1.41 4 2.56 496 1.43 -496
Hinman (SA) 6 10.71 532 1.52 2 1.28 534 1.54 16 7.44 550 1.60
Votes In Count 56 34916 156 34722 215 34441
Exhausted 88 61.11 88 0.25 194 55.43 282 0.81 281 56.65 563 1.61

Distribution of Preferences - part 2
Exclusion 4
McLachlan (IND)
Exclusion 5
Hinman (SA)
Exclusion 6
Bleicher (DEM)
PreferencesNew Totals PreferencesNew Totals PreferencesNew Totals
Votes%Votes% Votes%Votes% Votes%Votes%
Goldstein (CDP) 43 19.03 1144 3.35 12 2.60 1156 3.40 80 14.29 1236 3.69
McLachlan (IND) -536
Tebbutt (ALP) 41 18.14 17514 51.31 75 16.27 17589 51.70 160 28.57 17749 53.04
Byrne (GRN) 59 26.11 13825 40.51 334 72.45 14159 41.62 320 57.14 14479 43.27
Bleicher (DEM) 61 26.99 1076 3.15 40 8.68 1116 3.28 -1116
Hinman (SA) 22 9.73 572 1.68 -572
Votes In Count 226 34131 461 34020 560 33464
Exhausted 310 57.84 873 2.49 111 19.41 984 2.81 556 49.82 1540 4.40

Distribution of Preferences - part 3
Exclusion 7
Goldstein (CDP)
PreferencesNew Totals
Votes%Votes%
Goldstein (CDP) -1236
Tebbutt (ALP) 310 55.16 18059 55.07
Byrne (GRN) 252 44.84 14731 44.93
Votes In Count 562 32790
Exhausted 674 54.53 2214 6.32