BY-ELECTIONS 1974-75
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BASS, Tas                      46,744 enrolled, 43,563 (93.2%) voted
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Northern Tasmania: Georgetown, Launceston, Lilydale, St Leonards
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28 June 1975, following the resignation of Hon Lance Barnard
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1974 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 04.0
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Marcus Aussie-Stone                        243   00.6
Paul Kent                                  904   02.1
John Macrostie                  ALP     15,609   36.5  (-17.5)
Sydney Negus                               124   00.3
Kevin NEWMAN                    Lib     24,638   57.6  (+11.6)
Violet Petrovsky                         1,272   03.0
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773 (01.8%) informal                    42,790   10.3 e  14.3 to Lib
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Negus was a Senator for Western Australia 1971-74.
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Kevin Eugene Newman (1933-99): Elected 1975 By
Born: 10 October 1933, Sydney
Career: Educated Royal Military College, Duntroon. Military Service 
1956-75. Husband of Senator Hon Jocelyn Newman.
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