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Port Stephens - 2007 (Roll: 46,334)
Liberal Party gain from Labor Party
Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion, No absolute majority for winning candidate
Candidate Party Votes % Final %
Baumann, Craig (Elected) Liberal Party 17,881 42.50 19,369 50.09
Hennelly, Paul Fishing Party 1,972 4.69
Wood, Lawrence Australians Against Further Immigration 912 2.17
Eckersley, Charmian Greens 2,541 6.04
Higgins, Margaret Christian Democrat 1,235 2.94
Arneman, Jim Labor Party 17,536 41.68 19,301 49.91
Formal Votes 42,077
Informal / Exhausted Votes 1,141 2.64 3,407 8.10
Total Votes / Turnout 43,218 93.27
Notes: Sitting Labor MP John Bartlett retired.

Distribution of Preferences
Exclusion 1
Wood (AFI)
Exclusion 2
Higgins (CDP)
Exclusion 3
Hennelly (FP)
PreferencesNew Totals PreferencesNew Totals PreferencesNew Totals
Votes%Votes% Votes%Votes% Votes%Votes%
Baumann (LIB) 67 16.30 17948 43.17 462 62.69 18410 44.87 501 47.13 18911 47.42
Hennelly (FP) 163 39.66 2135 5.14 79 10.72 2214 5.40 -2214
Wood (AFI) -912
Eckersley (GRN) 60 14.60 2601 6.26 66 8.96 2667 6.50 241 22.67 2908 7.29
Higgins (CDP) 48 11.68 1283 3.09 -1283
Arneman (ALP) 73 17.76 17609 42.35 130 17.64 17739 43.23 321 30.20 18060 45.29
Votes In Count 411 41576 737 41030 1063 39879
Exhausted 501 54.93 501 1.19 546 42.56 1047 2.49 1151 51.99 2198 5.22

Distribution of Preferences - part 2
Exclusion 4
Eckersley (GRN)
PreferencesNew Totals
Votes%Votes%
Baumann (LIB) 458 26.96 19369 50.09
Eckersley (GRN) -2908
Arneman (ALP) 1241 73.04 19301 49.91
Votes In Count 1699 38670
Exhausted 1209 41.57 3407 8.10