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Highest Individual Vote Winners Since 1959

NAME	PARTY and SEAT	YEAR	FIRST PREFERENCE VOTES	PERCENTAGE OF VALID VOTE
LOWE, Doug *	ALP Franklin	1979	24,971^#	51.2%
GRAY, Robin *	Liberal Lyons	1986	21,615	42.2%
BACON, Jim *	ALP Denison	2002	21,391	35.3%
GRAY, Robin *	Liberal Lyons	1989	19,585	35.7%
BACON, Jim	ALP Denison	1998	18,901	31.8%
GRAY, Robin	Liberal Lyons	1992	18,751	31.8%
MADILL, Frank	Liberal Bass	1992	17,154	30.9%
LENNON, Paul *	ALP Franklin	2006	16,666	26.1%
GRAY, Robin *	Liberal Lyons	1982	16,233	32.3%
GREEN, Bryan	ALP Braddon	2006	15,468	24.4%
REECE, Eric	ALP Braddon	1972	14,790	35.4%
GROOM, Ray	Liberal Denison	1992	14,654	26.8%

^# Doug Lowe's feat, whilst impressive, was achieved before the introduction of Robson Rotation which changed the way that ballot papers were printed.

* indicate that the candidate was Premier at the time of the election.