Candidates of the 1970 Victorian state election

The 1970 Victorian state election was held on 30 May 1970.

Retiring Members

Labor

Liberal

Country

Legislative Assembly

Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.

Electorate Held by Labor candidates Liberal candidates Country candidates DLP candidates Other candidates
Albert Park Labor Val Doube Wallace Cameron Monica McGeoch
Ballarat North Liberal Kevin Flynn Tom Evans Walter Brown
Ballarat South Liberal Tom Cullen Bill Stephen Francis Brown
Balwyn Liberal Donald Phelan Alex Taylor John Hansen
Bellarine Liberal Francis Brady Aurel Smith James Crockett
Benalla Country John Coutts Dulcie Brack Tom Trewin Christopher Cody
Benambra Country Edwin Ure Robert Prior Tom Mitchell Francis Keenan John Hicks (Ind)
Bendigo Liberal Kevin Curran Robert Trethewey Paul Brennan
Bennettswood Liberal Cyril Kennedy Ian McLaren James Tighe
Bentleigh Liberal Kenneth Williams Bob Suggett Peter Madden Noel Allen (Ind)
Mary Ovenden (Ind)
Box Hill Liberal Maurice Sevior George Reid James Marmion John Clarkson (Ind)
Brighton Liberal Peter Hansen John Rossiter Keith Linard Malcolm Wallace-Mitchell (Ind)
Broadmeadows Labor John Wilton Howard Thain Francis Dowling
Brunswick East Labor David Bornstein James Guest Anthony Staunton
Brunswick West Labor Campbell Turnbull Walter Dale John Flint
Camberwell Liberal Allan McDonald Vernon Wilcox Joseph Stanley
Caulfield Liberal George Papadopoulos Sir Edgar Tanner Peter Grant Evelyn Janover (Ind)
Coburg Independent Frank Cox Joan Mathieson Peter McCabe Jack Mutton (Ind)
Dandenong Labor Alan Lind Wallace Werrett Kevin Leydon
Deer Park Labor Jack Ginifer Douglas Reinehr John Cate
Dromana Liberal Neil McIntosh Roberts Dunstan Josephus Gobel
Dundas Liberal Edward Lewis Sir William McDonald Alexander McLennan James Eveston Alma Crouch (DGS)
John Moodie (Ind)
Essendon Liberal Ronald Kennelly Kenneth Wheeler Kevin Digby
Evelyn Liberal Raymond Donkin Russell Stokes Alfred Gerrard Maurice Smith (Ind)
Footscray Labor Robert Fordham Claus Brumm Robin Thomas
Frankston Liberal Mervyn Vogt Edward Meagher John Glynn
Geelong Liberal John Woolfe Hayden Birrell John Timberlake
Geelong North Labor Neil Trezise Graeme Hawkins James Jordan
Gippsland East Country Philip Grech Keith Mason Bruce Evans Frank Burns
Gippsland South Country Thomas Matthews James Taylor John Vinall John Condon
Gippsland West Country James Hudson Rob Maclellan Robert Anderson Michael Houlihan
Gisborne Liberal Robert Harrison Julian Doyle Raymond Studham Roy Hartley (Ind)
Glen Iris Liberal Douglas Gammon Jim MacDonald John Preece
Glenhuntly Liberal Henry Pickard Joe Rafferty Raymond Murphy
Greensborough Liberal Bob Fell Monte Vale Raymond Morrissey Dorothy Frost (DGS)
Hampden Liberal Vincent Ayres Sir Henry Bolte Gilbert Anderson Francis O'Brien
Hawthorn Liberal David Andrews Walter Jona Bernard Gaynor
Heatherton Liberal Kenneth Bathie Norman Billing Joseph O'Neill Herman Crowther (Ind)
Ivanhoe Liberal Thomas Rich Vernon Christie Michael Lucy
Kara Kara Country Esmond Curnow Bruce Thornhill Bill Phelan Robert O'Connor
Kew Liberal Rosslyn Ives Sir Arthur Rylah Francis Duffy Dorothy Buchanan (Ind)
Bertram Wainer (Ind)
Lowan Country Gustav Lehmann Jim McCabe Ray Buckley John Giles
Malvern Liberal Christopher Gaffney Lindsay Thompson Thomas O'Reilly
Melbourne Labor Arthur Clarey Allan Waite Michael McMahon
Mentone Liberal Henry Woodley Bill Templeton Kathleen Andrews
Midlands Labor Les Shilton William Turnor Leston Laity Francis Hill
Mildura Country Lance Fraser Kevin Coogan Milton Whiting John Conroy
Mitcham Liberal John Hyslop Dorothy Goble Marianne Crowe Ray Nilsen (DGS)
Monbulk Liberal James Simmonds Bill Borthwick George Noone
Moonee Ponds Labor Tom Edmunds John Williams Barry O'Brien
Moorabbin Liberal Harry Rourke Llew Reese Salvatore Pinzone
Morwell Liberal Derek Amos Archie Tanner James Wyeth Thomas Lawless
Murray Valley Country Valda Reid Robert Crosby George Moss John Patterson
Narracan Liberal Wilfred Bartholomeusz Jim Balfour Reinhardt Reuter Peter Saunders
Northcote Labor Frank Wilkes Albert Dowsey
Oakleigh Liberal Anthony Scarcella Alan Scanlan Bernard Slattery
Polwarth Liberal John O'Brien Cec Burgin Douglas Wade Leonard Eyre
Portland Liberal Bill Lewis Don McKellar Alma Uebergang Adrian McInerney
Prahran Liberal Ivan Trayling Sam Loxton John Johnston James Banks (Ind)
David Tuck (DGS)
Preston Labor Carl Kirkwood Bruce Spicer Maurice Horwood
Reservoir Labor Jim Simmonds Robert Pritchard Joseph Fitzgerald
Richmond Labor Clyde Holding Ronald Turner Terence Scully George Samargis (Ind)
Ringwood Liberal Beatrice Rosindell Jim Manson Edmund Sablovs
Rodney Country Doris Best Ian Biggar Russell McDonald Patrick Hansen
St Kilda Liberal David Bottomley Brian Dixon John Hughes Lancelot Hutchinson (DGS)
Neville Penton (Ind)
Sandringham Liberal Margaret Graham Max Crellin William Leech
Scoresby Liberal Alan West Geoff Hayes Noel Clarke
Shepparton Country Graham Romanes Linton Laws Peter Ross-Edwards Bruno D'Elia Bill Hunter (Ind)
Sunshine Labor Denis Lovegrove Vaclav Ubl Robert Charles
Swan Hill Country Jack McLean Laurence Troy Henry Broad Rodger Donohue
Syndal Liberal Peter Setford Ray Wiltshire Daniel McCabe
Warrnambool Liberal Donald Grossman Ian Smith Cyril Boyle Francis Hasell Robert McCosh (DGS)
Williamstown Labor Larry Floyd Richard Groom Norman Way

Legislative Council

Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.

Province Held by Labor candidates Liberal candidates Country candidates DLP candidates Other candidates
Ballarat Liberal Jack Jones Murray Byrne William Bruty
Bendigo Liberal Stewart Anderson Jock Granter William Drechsler
Boronia Liberal Niall Brennan Vernon Hauser Edmund Burgi
Doutta Galla Labor Dolph Eddy William Pearce Hubert Evans
East Yarra Liberal Stanley Bannan Rupert Hamer John Rogers
Gippsland Country Eric Kent Dick Long Arthur Hewson Gregory Answorth
Higinbotham Liberal Anthony Balmer Murray Hamilton Frederick Skinner
Melbourne Labor Jack O'Connell Norman Long Gordon Haberman
Melbourne North Labor John Walton Jean Baldwin Henry Darroch
Melbourne West Labor Bunna Walsh William McDonald Kenneth Berrie
Monash Liberal Donald Reeves Graham Nicol William Hoyne Reginald Murphy (Ind)
Northern Country Trevor Monti Albert Baker Michael Clarke James Bourke
North Eastern Country Colin Sutherland George Ikinger Ivan Swinburne Johannes Van Der Horst
North Western Country Pamela Fowler Heather Mitchell Bernie Dunn Stanley Croughan
South Eastern Labor Ian Cathie Roy Ward John Launder
South Western Liberal Stanley Nash Glyn Jenkins Bartus De Groot William Bond
Templestowe Liberal Neville Telfer Raymond Garrett Ernest Dobson
Western Liberal Thomas Windsor Kenneth Gross Linden Cameron Alan Beattie

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