Deborah O'Neill remains more popular

Labor's Deborah O'Neill remained the more popular candidate on the Peninsula in the Federal election despite losing the seat of Robertson.

Ms O'Neill received 11,811 votes at the Peninsula's 13 polling booths, 51.87 per cent of the two-party vote of a total of 22,772 counted as of Friday.

Ms O'Neill was also the preferred candidate at nine of the 13 booths.

At Booker Bay Preschool, a total of 705 formal votes were received with Ms Wicks receiving 56.39 per cent with a total of 397 votes.

Ettalong Beach Primary School recorded a total of 2555 formal votes with Ms O'Neill receiving 53.35 per cent with a total of 1363 votes.

At Woy Woy South Primary School, Ms O'Neill received 1189 of the 2029 formal votes with 58.60 per cent.

Umina Beach Public School recorded a total of 2052 formal votes with 1073 going to Ms O'Neill and 979 awarded to Ms Wicks.

Patonga Progress Association saw one vote difference between Ms Wicks and Ms O'Neill with Ms Wicks recording 100 votes and Ms O'Neil 101.

At Pearl Beach Community Centre 172 of the 339 votes went to Ms Wicks with Ms O'Neill recording 49.26 per cent.

Umina Community Hall recorded 1096 votes with 595 going to Ms O'Neill and 501 to Ms Wicks.

Brisbane Water Secondary College's Umina campus recorded 878 of the 1519 votes to Ms O'Neill and 641 to Ms Wicks.

At Umina Uniting Church Community Centre, 926 of 1749 formal votes went to Ms O'Neill and 823 to Ms Wicks.

Brisbane Water Secondary College's Woy Woy Campus saw 829 of the 1547 votes awarded to Ms O'Neill and 718 to Ms Wicks while the Bays Community Hall saw Ms Wicks awarded 146 of the 290 votes and Ms O'Neill 144.

Woy Woy Pre-poll Voting Centre saw Ms Wicks receive 4141 of the 7842 votes and Ms O'Neill 3701 while the Woy Woy South Progress Association saw Ms O'Neill receive 445 of the 848 votes and Ms Wicks receive 403.

Website, 12 Sep 2013

Australian Electoral Commission