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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) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Preferences New 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) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Preferences New 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) Preferences New 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