NSW DIVISION - NEWCASTLE

First Preferences
Enrolment: 92,855 Turnout: 93.60%
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Swing (%)
LUKE, Brad	Liberal	25,680	31.33	+5.77
OSBORNE, Michael	The Greens	12,677	15.47	+5.45
WINTER, Dean	Australian Democrats	1,419	1.73	+0.68
HOLT, Noel	Socialist Equality Party	627	0.76	+0.43
CAINE, Milton	Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group)	1,479	1.80	+0.54
GRIERSON, Sharon	Labor	39,253	47.89	-2.88
ALCORN, Zane	Socialist Alliance	829	1.01	+0.62
......	Family First Party	0	0.00	-2.27
......	Other	0	0.00	-8.34
FORMAL		81,964	94.31	-1.26
INFORMAL		4,948	5.69	+1.26
TOTAL		86,912	93.60	-2.72

Two Candidate Preferred
Candidate	Party	Votes	This Election (%)	Last Election (%)	Swing (%)
LUKE, Brad	Liberal	30,744	37.51	34.09	+3.42
GRIERSON, Sharon	Labor	51,220	62.49	65.91	-3.42

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the number of votes and the percentage of the formal vote received by each candidate
the swing as measured as the difference between the percentage of first preference votes received by a party candidate at this election and the percentage of the first preference votes received by that party's candidate in the comparable polling places at the previous election
the two-candidate-preferred results showing the percentages received for this election, the corresponding percentages received for the last election, and swing.

From 2010 the votes also include own division pre-poll votes issued as ordinary votes. Please note: this is a change from previous elections.
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