COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA THIRTY-EIGHTH PARLIAMENT ==================================================================== Source: Australian Electoral Commission HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ==================================================================== BY-ELECTIONS ==================================================================== LINDSAY, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Castlereagh, Emu Plains, Mulgoa, Penrith -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 March 1996, following the voiding of the election of Jackie Kelly -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 81,659 +01.1 Votes cast: 73,477 90.0 -06.1 Informal votes: 2,678 03.6 00.0 Formal votes: 70,799 96.4 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brian Grigg CTA 1,254 01.8 -00.4 Jackie Kelly + Lib 34,840 49.2 +06.7 Rodney Franich 2,042 02.9 Hon Ross Free ALP 23,758 33.6 -06.7 Vince Townsend 4,224 06.0 Steve Grim-Reaper 270 00.4 Robert Peacey 156 00.2 Kay Vella 933 01.3 David Archibald 150 00.2 Vicki Aird 488 00.7 Stephen Lear AD 1,182 01.7 -04.9 Lesley Edwards Grn 1,502 02.1 -02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 70,799 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Free was member for Macquarie 1980-84, for Lindsay 1984-96. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Archibald's 150 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Grigg 9 06.0 1,263 01.8 Kelly + 41 27.5 34,881 49.3 Franich 8 05.4 2,050 02.9 Free 21 14.1 23,779 33.6 Townsend 18 12.1 4,242 06.0 Grim-Reaper 3 02.0 273 00.4 Peacey 3 02.0 159 00.2 Vella 6 04.0 939 01.3 Aird 12 08.1 500 00.7 Lear 9 06.0 1,191 01.7 Edwards 19 12.8 1,521 02.2 (exhausted 1 1 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 150 70,799 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Peacey's 159 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Grigg 7 04.5 1,270 01.8 Kelly + 25 15.9 34,906 49.3 Franich 4 02.6 2,054 02.9 Free 18 11.5 23,797 33.6 Townsend 13 08.3 4,255 06.0 Grim-Reaper 21 13.4 294 00.4 Vella 53 33.8 992 01.4 Aird 9 05.7 509 00.7 Lear 1 00.6 1,192 01.7 Edwards 6 03.8 1,527 02.2 (exhausted 2 3 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 159 70,799 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Grim-Reaper's 294 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Grigg 24 08.3 1,294 01.8 Kelly + 33 11.5 34,939 49.4 Franich 11 03.8 2,065 02.9 Free 31 10.8 23,828 33.7 Townsend 46 16.0 4,301 06.1 Vella 85 29.5 1,077 01.5 Aird 14 04.9 523 00.7 Lear 15 05.2 1,207 01.7 Edwards 29 10.1 1,556 02.2 (exhausted 6 9 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 294 70,799 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Aird's 523 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Grigg 5 01.0 1,299 01.8 Kelly + 42 08.1 34,981 49.4 Franich 9 01.7 2,074 02.9 Free 57 11.0 23,885 33.7 Townsend 23 04.4 4,324 06.1 Vella 297 57.2 1,374 01.9 Lear 34 06.6 1,241 01.8 Edwards 52 10.0 1,608 02.3 (exhausted 4 13 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 523 70,799 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Lear's 1,241 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Grigg 25 02.0 1,324 01.9 Kelly + 138 11.2 35,119 49.6 Franich 20 01.6 2,094 03.0 Free 235 19.0 24,120 34.1 Townsend 52 04.2 4,376 06.2 Vella 361 29.2 1,735 02.5 Edwards 406 32.8 2,014 02.9 (exhausted 4 17 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,241 70,799 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Grigg's 1,324 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- KELLY + 859 66.1 35,978 50.9 Franich 72 05.5 2,166 03.1 Free 151 11.6 24,271 34.3 Townsend 74 05.7 4,450 06.3 Vella 66 05.1 1,801 02.6 Edwards 78 06.0 2,092 03.0 (exhausted 24 41 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,324 70,799 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Vella's 1,801 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- KELLY + 296 16.5 36,274 51.3 Franich 52 02.9 2,218 03.1 Free 167 09.3 24,438 34.5 Townsend 355 19.8 4,805 06.8 Edwards 920 51.4 3,012 04.3 (exhausted 11 52 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,801 70,799 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Franich's 2,218 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- KELLY + 405 18.4 36,679 51.9 Free 365 16.6 24,803 35.1 Townsend 1,232 56.1 6,037 08.5 Edwards 195 08.9 3,207 04.5 (exhausted 21 73 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,218 70,799 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: Edwards's 3,207 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- KELLY + 987 31.2 37,666 53.3 Free 1,199 37.9 26,002 36.8 Townsend 981 31.0 7,018 09.9 (exhausted 40 113 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,207 70,799 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 11th count: Townsend's 7,018 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- KELLY + 2,275 32.7 39,941 56.6 Free 4,682 67.3 30,684 43.4 (exhausted 61 174 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,018 70,799 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jacqueline Marie Kelly (born 1964): Elected 1996. Election declared void 1996. Elected 1996 --------------------------------------------------------------------