1996 (byelection)
State Electoral District - Strathfield Results 1996 (byelection)
District - Summary - Detailed - Preferential
Summary
ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF STRATHFIELD
By Election Results
Total Number of Electors Enrolled - 38,157
Summary of First Preference Votes Polled for Each Candidate
| Candidate | Party | % | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peterson | CTA | 4.69 | 1,460 |
| Meagher | GNS | 4.25 | 1,323 |
| Timbrell | ALP | 33.68 | 10,484 |
| Hill | 0.96 | 298 | |
| MacCarthy | LIB | 50.66 | 15,772 |
| Newman | AD | 5.76 | 1,793 |
| Informal | 744 | ||
| Total Votes Counted | 31,874 |
Detailed
ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF STRATHFIELD
By Election Results
Total Number of Electors Enrolled - 38,157
Number of First Preference Votes Polled for Each Candidate
| Polling Places | Peterson (CTA) |
Meagher (GNS) |
Timbrell (ALP) |
Hill () |
MacCarthy (LIB) |
Newman (AD) |
Total Formal Votes | Informal Votes | Total Votes Polled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashbury | 93 | 72 | 931 | 21 | 852 | 154 | 2,123 | 52 | 2,175 |
| Burwood | 146 | 190 | 1,294 | 31 | 1,645 | 221 | 3,527 | 82 | 3,609 |
| Burwood East | 156 | 122 | 1,128 | 25 | 1,245 | 214 | 2,890 | 94 | 2,984 |
| Burwood Park | 35 | 36 | 270 | 3 | 407 | 53 | 804 | 24 | 828 |
| Croydon | 61 | 43 | 309 | 10 | 428 | 71 | 922 | 32 | 954 |
| Croydon Park | 141 | 88 | 584 | 26 | 967 | 120 | 1,926 | 44 | 1,970 |
| Croydon South | 53 | 50 | 302 | 9 | 369 | 56 | 839 | 24 | 863 |
| Enfield | 101 | 81 | 628 | 22 | 857 | 92 | 1,781 | 51 | 1,832 |
| Enfield East | 94 | 64 | 780 | 21 | 707 | 125 | 1,791 | 59 | 1,850 |
| Enfield South | 65 | 96 | 562 | 14 | 593 | 76 | 1,406 | 65 | 1,471 |
| Flemington | 34 | 25 | 378 | 6 | 372 | 49 | 864 | 24 | 888 |
| Homebush | 63 | 79 | 638 | 18 | 1,025 | 82 | 1,905 | 29 | 1,934 |
| Homebush South | 11 | 21 | 138 | 8 | 403 | 29 | 610 | 9 | 619 |
| Malvern Hill | 81 | 91 | 400 | 12 | 735 | 105 | 1,424 | 31 | 1,455 |
| Strathfield | 79 | 63 | 406 | 14 | 1,005 | 85 | 1,652 | 33 | 1,685 |
| Strathfield Central | 67 | 72 | 370 | 19 | 1,422 | 90 | 2,040 | 26 | 2,066 |
| Strathfield South | 66 | 58 | 470 | 11 | 750 | 42 | 1,397 | 28 | 1,425 |
| Strathfield West | 31 | 27 | 148 | 2 | 557 | 33 | 798 | 13 | 811 |
| Total Ordinary Votes | 1,377 | 1,278 | 9,736 | 272 | 14,339 | 1,697 | 28,699 | 720 | 29,419 |
| Total Absent Votes | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26 |
| Total Dec Inst Votes | 4 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 56 |
| Total Postal Votes | 31 | 15 | 261 | 5 | 695 | 37 | 1,044 | 6 | 1,050 |
| Total Pre-Poll Votes | 43 | 28 | 452 | 19 | 697 | 57 | 1,296 | 18 | 1,314 |
| Total Section Votes | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Grand Totals | 1,460 | 1,323 | 10,484 | 298 | 15,772 | 1,793 | 31,130 | 744 | 31,874 |
| % | 4.69 | 4.25 | 33.68 | 0.96 | 50.66 | 5.76 | * 2.33 |
Preferential
ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF STRATHFIELD
By Election Results
Total Number of Electors Enrolled - 38,157
PREFERENTIAL COUNT
Count conducted pursuant to section 126A of the Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Act, 1912
| HILL | MEAGHER | PETERSON | NEWMAN | |||||||
| 298 Excl | 1,356 Excl | 1,567 Excl | 2,628 Excl | |||||||
| Candidates | First Preferences | Votes | Total | Votes | Total | Votes | Total | Votes | Total | % Total Votes |
| PETERSON | 1,460 | 19 | 1,479 | 88 | 1,567 | |||||
| MEAGHER | 1,323 | 33 | 1,356 | |||||||
| TIMBRELL | 10,484 | 24 | 10,508 | 211 | 10,719 | 391 | 11,110 | 1,412 | 12,522 | 41.76 |
| HILL | 298 | |||||||||
| MacCARTHY | 15,772 | 42 | 15,814 | 129 | 15,943 | 702 | 16,645 | 817 | # 17,462 | 58.24 |
| NEWMAN | 1,793 | 55 | 1,848 | 618 | 2,466 | 162 | 2,628 | |||
| Total Votes in Count | 31,130 | 173 | 31,005 | 1,046 | 30,695 | 1,255 | 30,383 | 2,229 | 29,984 | 100.00 |
| Exhausted | 125 | 125 | 310 | 435 | 312 | 747 | 399 | 1,146 | ||
| Informal | 744 | 744 | 744 | 744 | 744 | |||||
| Total Votes | 31,874 | 298 | 31,874 | 1,356 | 31,874 | 1,567 | 31,874 | 2,628 | 31,874 | |
