State Electoral District of Lake Macquarie

Summary of First Preference Votes Polled for Each Candidate

Electors Enrolled: 49,757
Voter Turnout: 93.4%
Informal Rate: 3.0%

PIPER Greg was declared elected on 5 April 2011

Results Explanation

The District Summary page displays the summary of First Preference Votes polled for each candidate.

The TCP votes and percentage of total formal votes counted for each candidate will progressively display against each candidate's name during the following election status categories:

• Election Night Commenced
• Final for Election Night
• Check-Count and Dec-Vote Commenced
• Check Count Completed (without Town Hall)
• Check Count Completed (Town Hall only)
• Check Count Completed
• Dec-Vote Count Completed
• Recount Pending
• Final Result
• Candidate Declared Elected

Two Candidate Preferred (Post Election Night)
Candidate	Party	Votes	% Total
McDONALD John	LP	13,733	35.1
PIPER Greg+	IND+	25,356	64.9

   + Sitting Candidate or Party

Results Explanation

First preference votes and percentage of first preference votes of total formal votes counted will progressively display against each candidate's name during the following election status categories:

• Election Night Commenced
• Final for Election Night
• Check-Count and Dec-Vote Commenced
• Check Count Completed (without Town Hall)
• Check Count Completed (Town Hall only)
• Check Count Completed
• Dec-Vote Count Completed
• Recount Pending
• Final Result
• Candidate Declared Elected

   + Sitting Candidate or Party
   § Figures displayed have been rounded to the nearest decimal place. Note the rounding process makes the displayed value an
     unreliable indicator, if it is within a decimal place of the required threshold, for deposit refund or public funding.