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Ryde - 2003 (Roll: 45,520) Retained by Labor Party Preferences counted to completion Candidate Party Votes % Final % Watkins, John (Re-elected) Labor Party 22,499 54.75 25,278 65.54 Owens, Chris Australian Democrats 731 1.78 Chan, Lawrence Unity 1,400 3.41 Collins, David Christian Democrats 1,030 2.51 Nicolaou, Paul Liberal Party 12,500 30.42 13,289 34.46 Shaw, Jimmy The Greens 2,934 7.14 Formal Votes 41,094 Informal / Exhausted Votes 946 2.25 2,527 6.15 Total Votes / Turnout 42,040 92.36 Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 Owens (DEM) Exclusion 2 Collins (CDP) Exclusion 3 Chan (UNI) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Watkins (ALP) 150 32.82 22649 55.49 174 26.98 22823 56.48 647 75.76 23470 59.02 Owens (DEM) -731 Chan (UNI) 38 8.32 1438 3.52 60 9.30 1498 3.71 -1498 Collins (CDP) 23 5.03 1053 2.58 -1053 Nicolaou (LIB) 42 9.19 12542 30.73 349 54.11 12891 31.90 86 10.07 12977 32.63 Shaw (GRN) 204 44.64 3138 7.69 62 9.61 3200 7.92 121 14.17 3321 8.35 Votes In Count 457 40820 645 40412 854 39768 Exhausted 274 37.48 274 0.67 408 38.75 682 1.66 644 42.99 1326 3.23 Distribution of Preferences - part 2 Exclusion 4 Shaw (GRN) Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Watkins (ALP) 1808 85.28 25278 65.54 Nicolaou (LIB) 312 14.72 13289 34.46 Shaw (GRN) -3321 Votes In Count 2120 38567 Exhausted 1201 36.16 2527 6.15