NSW DIVISION - NEWCASTLE

First Preferences
Enrolment: 97,397 Turnout: 93.58%
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Swing (%)
CHEHOFF, Michael	Australia First Party	922	1.08	+1.08
ALCORN, Zane	Socialist Alliance	616	0.72	-0.29
McLELLAN, Yegon Dally	Palmer United Party	3,518	4.11	+4.11
HOLDING, Rod	Independent	674	0.79	+0.79
SCURRY, Susanna	Independent	1,026	1.20	+1.20
CAINE, Milton	Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group)	1,091	1.28	-0.52
ABBOTT, Jaimie	Liberal	29,632	34.66	+3.33
HIGGINS, Lawrence Joseph	Australian Independents	367	0.43	+0.43
CLAYDON, Sharon	Labor	37,391	43.73	-4.16
OSBORNE, Michael	The Greens	10,258	12.00	-3.47
......	Australian Democrats	0	0.00	-1.73
......	Socialist Equality Party	0	0.00	-0.76
FORMAL		85,495	93.80	-0.51
INFORMAL		5,653	6.20	+0.51
TOTAL		91,148	93.58	-0.02

Two Candidate Preferred
Candidate	Party	Votes	Margin	This Election (%)	Last Election (%)	Swing (%)
ABBOTT, Jaimie	Liberal	35,197	-15,101	41.17	37.51	+3.66
CLAYDON, Sharon	Labor	50,298	15,101	58.83	62.49	-3.66

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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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