Results of the 1970 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly)

Victorian state election, 30 May 1970[1]
Legislative Assembly
<< 1967–1973 >>

Enrolled voters 1,827,595
Votes cast 1,728,363 Turnout 94.57 +0.3
Informal votes 55,141 Informal 3.19 +0.03
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 693,105 41.42 +3.52 22 +6
  Liberal 614,094 36.70 -0.79 42 -2
  Democratic Labor 222,591 13.30 -0.99 0 ±0
  Country 107,011 6.40 -2.25 8 -4
  Independent 28,758 1.72 +0.14 1 ±0
  Other 7,663 0.46 +0.37 0 ±0
Total 1,673,222     73  
Two-party-preferred
  Liberal 905,987 54.2 –4.2
  Labor 767,055 45.8 +4.2

This is a list of electoral district results for the Victorian 1970 election.

Results by electoral district

Albert Park

1970 Victorian state election: Albert Park[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Val Doube 11,583 57.8 −2.1
Liberal Wallace Cameron 5,768 28.8 +5.9
Democratic Labor Monica McGeoch 2,692 13.4 −3.8
Total formal votes 20,043 95.4 +0.1
Informal votes 960 4.6 −0.1
Turnout 21,003 92.4 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Val Doube 11,987 59.8 −2.7
Liberal Wallace Cameron 8,056 40.2 +2.7
Labor hold Swing −2.7

Ballarat North

1970 Victorian state election: Ballarat North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tom Evans 11,266 49.5 −0.6
Labor Kevin Flynn 7,971 35.0 +2.1
Democratic Labor Walter Brown 3,522 15.5 −0.6
Total formal votes 22,759 98.1 −0.0
Informal votes 447 1.9 +0.0
Turnout 23,206 96.1 −0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tom Evans 14,350 63.8 −0.7
Labor Kevin Flynn 8,229 36.2 +0.7
Liberal hold Swing −0.7

Ballarat South

1970 Victorian state election: Ballarat South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Stephen 9,530 44.2 +0.7
Labor Tom Cullen 8,467 39.3 +0.1
Democratic Labor Francis Brown 3,563 16.5 −0.8
Total formal votes 21,560 97.6 +0.3
Informal votes 525 2.4 −0.3
Turnout 22,085 95.7 +0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Stephen 12,094 56.1 +0.3
Labor Tom Cullen 9,466 43.9 −0.3

Balwyn

1970 Victorian state election: Balwyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alex Taylor 13,528 54.5 −3.5
Labor Donald Phelan 7,972 32.1 +2.1
Democratic Labor John Hansen 3,310 13.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 25,326 98.0 0.0
Informal votes 516 2.0 0.0
Turnout 25,326 93.4 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alex Taylor 16,342 65.9 −2.3
Labor Donald Phelan 8,468 34.1 +2.3
Liberal hold Swing −2.3

Bellarine

1970 Victorian state election: Bellarine
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Aurel Smith 10,682 46.5 −4.1
Labor Francis Brady 9,547 41.6 +4.5
Democratic Labor James Crockett 2,740 11.9 −0.4
Total formal votes 22,969 98.1 +0.2
Informal votes 439 1.9 −0.2
Turnout 23,408 95.6 +0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Aurel Smith 12,999 56.6 −3.5
Labor Francis Brady 9,466 43.4 +3.5
Liberal hold Swing −3.5

Benalla

1970 Victorian state election: Benalla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Tom Trewin 7,981 46.1 −6.0
Labor John Coutts 3,762 21.8 +2.9
Liberal Dulcie Brack 3,503 20.2 +3.0
Democratic Labor Christopher Cody 2,053 11.9 +0.1
Total formal votes 17,299 97.5 −0.1
Informal votes 438 2.5 +0.1
Turnout 17,737 95.9 −0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country Tom Trewin 13,043 75.4 −2.2
Labor John Coutts 4,256 24.6 +2.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Tom Trewin 9,399 54.3 −23.3
Liberal Dulcie Brack 7,900 45.7 +45.7
Country hold Swing −2.2

Benambra

1970 Victorian state election: Benambra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Tom Mitchell 8,233 47.3 −7.4
Labor Edwin Ure 4,365 25.1 +5.0
Liberal Robert Prior 1,849 10.6 −2.0
Democratic Labor Francis Keenan 1,803 10.4 −2.2
Independent John Hicks 1,164 6.7 +6.7
Total formal votes 17,414 96.3 −1.1
Informal votes 663 3.7 +1.1
Turnout 18,077 95.1 −0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country Tom Mitchell 12,334 70.8 −6.0
Labor Edwin Ure 5,080 29.2 +6.0
Country hold Swing −6.0

Bendigo

1970 Victorian state election: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kevin Curran 9,991 44.6 +4.3
Liberal Robert Trethewey 8,960 40.0 +7.9
Democratic Labor Paul Brennan 3,435 15.3 +0.5
Total formal votes 22,386 98.4 +0.6
Informal votes 360 1.6 −0.6
Turnout 22,746 95.9 +0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Robert Trethewey 11,740 52.4 +1.7
Labor Kevin Curran 10,646 47.6 −1.7
Liberal hold Swing +1.7

Bennettswood

1970 Victorian state election: Bennettswood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ian McLaren 11,463 44.7 −3.7
Labor Cyril Kennedy 11,225 43.8 +4.9
Democratic Labor James Tighe 2,946 11.5 −1.2
Total formal votes 25,634 98.0 +0.3
Informal votes 530 2.0 −0.3
Turnout 26,164 95.3 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian McLaren 14,152 55.2 −4.9
Labor Cyril Kennedy 11,482 44.8 +4.9
Liberal hold Swing −4.9

Bentleigh

1970 Victorian state election: Bentleigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bob Suggett 10,689 43.4 +5.4
Labor Kenneth Williams 9,311 37.8 +4.3
Democratic Labor Peter Madden 2,655 10.8 +0.1
Independent Noel Allen 1,237 5.0 +5.0
Independent Mary Ovenden 719 2.9 +2.9
Total formal votes 24,611 96.7 −0.9
Informal votes 838 3.3 +0.9
Turnout 25,449 95.5 +0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bob Suggett 14,452 58.7 −3.5
Labor Kenneth Williams 10,159 41.3 +3.5
Liberal hold Swing −3.5

Box Hill

1970 Victorian state election: Box Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Reid 15,356 45.6 −3.3
Labor Maurice Sevior 12,451 37.0 +4.7
Democratic Labor James Marmion 4,482 13.3 −2.3
Independent John Clarkson 1,365 4.1 +4.1
Total formal votes 32,792 97.5 −0.2
Informal votes 862 2.5 +0.2
Turnout 33,654 95.3 +0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal George Reid 20,521 61.0 −3.5
Labor Maurice Sevior 12,271 39.0 +3.5
Liberal hold Swing −3.5

Brighton

1970 Victorian state election: Brighton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Rossiter 9,812 43.7 −16.3
Labor Peter Hansen 7,048 31.4 +4.6
Independent Malcolm Wallace-Mitchell 3,562 15.8 +15.8
Democratic Labor Keith Linard 2,053 9.1 −4.0
Total formal votes 22,475 97.8 +0.3
Informal votes 516 2.2 −0.3
Turnout 22,991 93.0 −0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Rossiter 14,742 65.6 −5.6
Labor Peter Hansen 7,733 34.4 +5.6
Liberal hold Swing −5.6

Broadmeadows

1970 Victorian state election: Broadmeadows
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Wilton 18,270 58.0 +2.9
Liberal Howard Thain 6,884 21.9 −4.5
Democratic Labor Francis Dowling 6,332 20.1 +1.6
Total formal votes 31,486 94.8 −1.1
Informal votes 1,742 5.2 +1.1
Turnout 33,228 95.6 +2.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Wilton 19,220 61.0 +3.1
Liberal Howard Thain 12,266 39.0 −3.1
Labor hold Swing +3.1

Brunswick East

1970 Victorian state election: Brunswick East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Bornstein 12,384 60.5 +5.0
Liberal James Guest 5,151 25.1 +1.4
Democratic Labor Anthony Staunton 2,949 14.4 +0.3
Total formal votes 20,484 93.3 +1.0
Informal votes 1,463 6.7 −1.0
Turnout 21,947 92.4 −0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David Bornstein 12,826 62.6 +1.6
Liberal James Guest 7,658 37.4 −1.6
Labor hold Swing +1.6

Brunswick West

1970 Victorian state election: Brunswick West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Campbell Turnbull 10,737 51.2 +1.6
Liberal Walter Dale 7,099 33.8 +2.6
Democratic Labor John Flint 3,153 15.0 −4.2
Total formal votes 20,989 95.8 0.0
Informal votes 912 4.2 0.0
Turnout 21,901 95.0 +0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Campbell Turnbull 11,209 53.4 +2.2
Liberal Walter Dale 9,780 46.6 −2.2
Labor hold Swing +2.2

Camberwell

1970 Victorian state election: Camberwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Vernon Wilcox 12,159 54.1 −5.6
Labor Allan McDonald 7,392 32.9 +6.7
Democratic Labor Joseph Stanley 2,901 12.9 −1.2
Total formal votes 22,452 97.8 +0.2
Informal votes 496 2.2 −0.2
Turnout 22,948 92.8 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Vernon Wilcox 14,625 65.1 −6.6
Labor Allan McDonald 7,827 34.9 +6.6
Liberal hold Swing −6.6

Caulfield

1970 Victorian state election: Caulfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Edgar Tanner 11,334 48.4 −2.5
Labor George Papadopoulos 7,394 31.6 −2.3
Democratic Labor Peter Grant 2,872 12.3 −2.9
Independent Evelyn Janover 1,827 7.8 +7.8
Total formal votes 23,427 95.9 −0.5
Informal votes 1,006 4.1 +0.5
Turnout 24,433 91.5 −0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Edgar Tanner 14,738 62.9 −0.9
Labor George Papadopoulos 8,689 37.1 +0.9
Liberal hold Swing −0.9

Coburg

1970 Victorian state election: Coburg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Cox 8,236 38.8 −1.0
Independent Jack Mutton 5,728 27.3 +6.4
Liberal Joan Mathieson 4,627 21.8 −2.8
Democratic Labor Peter McCabe 2,616 12.3 −2.5
Total formal votes 21,207 95.8 +0.1
Informal votes 931 4.2 −0.1
Turnout 22,138 95.1 −0.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Jack Mutton 12,480 58.8 +0.4
Labor Frank Cox 8,727 41.2 −0.4
Independent hold Swing +0.4

Dandenong

1970 Victorian state election: Dandenong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alan Lind 15,627 51.4 +8.4
Liberal Wallace Werrett 10,706 35.2 −6.4
Democratic Labor Kevin Leydon 4,102 13.5 −1.8
Total formal votes 30,435 96.9 0.0
Informal votes 983 3.1 0.0
Turnout 31,418 95.8 +0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Alan Lind 16,242 53.4 +6.6
Liberal Wallace Werrett 14,193 46.6 −6.6
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +6.6

Deer Park

1970 Victorian state election: Deer Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Ginifer 18,115 54.7 +1.5
Liberal Douglas Reinehr 8,800 26.6 +0.1
Democratic Labor John Cate 6,219 18.7 −0.1
Total formal votes 33,134 93.4 −1.1
Informal votes 2,355 6.6 +1.1
Turnout 35,489 95.7 +1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Ginifer 19,048 57.5 +0.7
Liberal Douglas Reinehr 14,086 42.5 −0.7
Labor hold Swing +0.7

Dromana

1970 Victorian state election: Dromana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Roberts Dunstan 11,520 54.5 −0.8
Labor Neil McIntosh 7,239 34.3 +4.7
Democratic Labor Josephus Gobel 2,369 11.2 +1.7
Total formal votes 21,128 97.8 −0.1
Informal votes 484 2.2 +0.1
Turnout 21,612 93.9 −0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Roberts Dunstan 13,534 64.1 −4.3
Labor Neil McIntosh 7,594 35.9 +4.3
Liberal hold Swing −4.3

Dundas

1970 Victorian state election: Dundas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edward Lewis 5,884 34.2 −0.5
Liberal William McDonald 5,145 29.9 −3.0
Country Alexander McLennan 3,530 20.5 −2.0
Democratic Labor James Eveston 1,424 8.3 −1.7
Defence of Government Schools Alma Crouch 1,045 6.1 +6.1
Independent John Moodie 159 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 17,187 96.4 −1.8
Informal votes 641 3.6 +1.8
Turnout 17,828 96.7 +0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Edward Lewis 9,211 53.6 +5.6
Liberal William McDonald 7,976 46.4 −5.6
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +5.6

Essendon

1970 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ronald Kennelly 11,137 45.7 +4.5
Liberal Kenneth Wheeler 9,125 37.4 −2.1
Democratic Labor Kevin Digby 4,103 16.8 −1.7
Total formal votes 24,365 96.8 −1.4
Informal votes 815 3.2 +1.4
Turnout 25,180 95.4 −1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kenneth Wheeler 12,342 50.7 −4.7
Labor Ronald Kennelly 12,023 49.3 +4.7
Liberal hold Swing −4.7

Evelyn

1970 Victorian state election: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Russell Stokes 8,711 44.6 +2.9
Labor Raymond Donkin 8,414 43.1 +9.4
Democratic Labor Alfred Gerrard 1,643 8.4 −0.7
Independent Maurice Smith 766 3.9 +3.9
Total formal votes 19,534 97.4 +0.7
Informal votes 528 2.6 −0.7
Turnout 20,062 94.6 +0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Russell Stokes 10,526 53.9 −6.9
Labor Raymond Donkin 9,008 46.1 +6.9
Liberal hold Swing −6.9

Footscray

1970 Victorian state election: Footscray
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Fordham 13,517 61.4 −2.8
Liberal Claus Brumm 5,782 26.3 +8.7
Democratic Labor Robin Thomas 2,706 12.3 −5.9
Total formal votes 22,005 94.7 −0.5
Informal votes 1,231 5.3 +0.5
Turnout 23,236 95.0 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robert Fordham 13,923 63.3 −4.6
Liberal Claus Brumm 8,082 36.7 +4.6
Labor hold Swing −4.6

Frankston

1970 Victorian state election: Frankston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Edward Meagher 16,191 48.0 −2.1
Labor Mervyn Vogt 13,198 39.1 +0.6
Democratic Labor John Glynn 4,367 12.9 +1.4
Total formal votes 33,756 97.6 +0.2
Informal votes 845 2.4 −0.2
Turnout 34,601 94.0 −0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Edward Meagher 20,096 59.5 −0.3
Labor Mervyn Vogt 13,660 40.5 +0.3
Liberal hold Swing −0.3

Geelong

1970 Victorian state election: Geelong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Hayden Birrell 9,823 45.8 −2.5
Labor John Woolfe 8,741 40.8 +2.4
Democratic Labor John Timberlake 2,884 13.4 +0.1
Total formal votes 21,448 97.9 +0.2
Informal votes 468 2.1 −0.2
Turnout 21,916 95.1 +1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Hayden Birrell 12,439 58.0 −1.6
Labor John Woolfe 9,009 42.0 +1.6
Liberal hold Swing −1.6

Geelong North

1970 Victorian state election: Geelong North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Neil Trezise 13,939 59.7 +0.6
Liberal Graeme Hawkins 6,678 28.6 +0.4
Democratic Labor James Jordan 2,725 11.7 −1.0
Total formal votes 22,703 97.3 +0.2
Informal votes 639 2.7 −0.2
Turnout 23,342 95.1 +0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Neil Trezise 14,348 61.5 +0.5
Liberal Graeme Hawkins 8,994 38.5 −0.5
Labor hold Swing +0.5

Gippsland East

1970 Victorian state election: Gippsland East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Bruce Evans 6,570 36.9 −13.2
Labor Philip Grech 4,628 26.0 +4.5
Liberal Keith Mason 4,367 24.5 +9.4
Democratic Labor Frank Burns 2,226 12.5 −0.7
Total formal votes 17,791 97.3 −0.3
Informal votes 498 2.7 +0.3
Turnout 18,289 94.4 +0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country Bruce Evans 12,601 70.8 −4.2
Labor Philip Grech 5,190 29.2 +4.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Bruce Evans 11,579 65.1 −9.9
Liberal Keith Mason 6,212 34.9 +9.9
Country hold Swing −9.9

Gippsland South

1970 Victorian state election: Gippsland South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country John Vinall 6,886 37.7 −19.6
Liberal James Taylor 4,944 27.1 +14.8
Labor Thomas Matthews 4,160 22.8 +4.7
Democratic Labor John Condon 2,252 12.4 +1.3
Total formal votes 18,242 97.7 +1.1
Informal votes 437 2.3 −1.1
Turnout 18,679 94.5 +1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal James Taylor 12,904 70.7 −7.7
Labor Thomas Matthews 5,338 29.3 +7.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal James Taylor 10,273 56.3 +56.3
Country John Vinall 7,969 43.7 −34.7
Liberal gain from Country Swing N/A

Gippsland West

1970 Victorian state election: Gippsland West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rob Maclellan 6,066 34.8 +8.4
Labor James Hudson 5,162 29.7 +3.9
Country Robert Anderson 4,195 24.1 −10.8
Democratic Labor Michael Houlihan 1,982 11.4 −0.5
Total formal votes 17,405 97.7 +0.5
Informal votes 407 2.3 −0.5
Turnout 17,812 95.4 −0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rob Maclellan 9,161 52.6 +16.0
Labor James Hudson 8,244 47.4 +47.4
Liberal gain from Country Swing N/A

Gisborne

1970 Victorian state election: Gisborne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Julian Doyle 10,473 47.2 +5.0
Labor Robert Harrison 8,457 38.1 +8.6
Democratic Labor Raymond Studham 2,885 13.0 −3.4
Independent Roy Hartley 389 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 22,204 97.1 +2.2
Informal votes 658 2.9 −2.2
Turnout 22,862 94.6 +1.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Julian Doyle 13,282 59.8 −5.4
Labor Robert Harrison 8,922 40.2 +5.4
Liberal hold Swing −5.4

Glen Iris

1970 Victorian state election: Glen Iris
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim MacDonald 12,261 53.6 −2.4
Labor Douglas Gammon 7,942 34.7 +5.3
Democratic Labor John Preece 2,657 11.6 −3.0
Total formal votes 22,860 97.9 +0.3
Informal votes 479 2.1 −0.3
Turnout 23,339 93.4 −0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim MacDonald 14,519 63.5 −5.0
Labor Douglas Gammon 8,341 36.5 +5.0
Liberal hold Swing −5.0

Glenhuntly

1970 Victorian state election: Glenhuntly
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Joe Rafferty 11,342 45.4 −1.9
Labor Anthony Miller 9,894 39.6 +1.2
Democratic Labor Raymond Murphy 3,770 15.1 +0.8
Total formal votes 25,006 96.5 −0.7
Informal votes 897 3.5 +0.7
Turnout 25,903 93.2 −0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Joe Rafferty 14,033 56.1 −4.0
Labor Anthony Miller 10,973 43.9 +4.0
Liberal hold Swing −4.0

Greensborough

1970 Victorian state election: Greensborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Fell 15,026 44.3 +1.5
Liberal Monte Vale 12,087 35.7 −4.5
Democratic Labor Raymond Morrissey 4,132 12.2 −4.8
Defence of Government Schools Dorothy Frost 2,661 7.9 +7.9
Total formal votes 33,906 97.8 +0.1
Informal votes 748 2.2 −0.1
Turnout 34,654 95.4 +1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Fell 17,642 52.0 +5.3
Liberal Monte Vale 16,264 48.0 −5.3
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +5.3

Hampden

1970 Victorian state election: Hampden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Bolte 7,292 42.9 −1.7
Labor Vincent Ayres 5,288 31.1 +6.3
Country Gilbert Anderson 2,746 16.2 −0.8
Democratic Labor Francis O'Brien 1,668 9.8 +0.2
Total formal votes 16,994 98.3 +1.2
Informal votes 295 1.7 −1.2
Turnout 17,289 96.1 −0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Henry Bolte 11,181 65.8 −6.0
Labor Vincent Ayres 5,813 34.2 +6.0
Liberal hold Swing −6.0

Hawthorn

1970 Victorian state election: Hawthorn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Walter Jona 10,285 46.0 −1.7
Labor David Andrews 9,313 41.7 +6.2
Democratic Labor Bernard Gaynor 2,749 12.3 −4.5
Total formal votes 22,347 96.8 0.0
Informal votes 734 3.2 0.0
Turnout 23,081 92.4 +0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Walter Jona 12,652 56.6 −3.0
Labor David Andrews 9,695 43.4 +3.0
Liberal hold Swing −3.0

Heatherton

1970 Victorian state election: Heatherton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kenneth Bathie 13,422 44.9 +2.2
Liberal Norman Billing 11,298 37.8 −4.6
Democratic Labor Joseph O'Neill 3,786 12.7 −2.2
Independent Herman Crowther 1,408 4.7 +4.7
Total formal votes 29,914 96.3 −0.5
Informal votes 1,142 3.7 +0.5
Turnout 31,056 95.2 +0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Norman Billing 15,069 50.4 −3.4
Labor Kenneth Bathie 14,845 49.6 +3.4
Liberal hold Swing −3.4

Ivanhoe

1970 Victorian state election: Ivanhoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Thomas Rich 10,718 44.0 +3.9
Liberal Vernon Christie 10,211 41.9 −1.2
Democratic Labor Michael Lucy 3,444 14.1 0.0
Total formal votes 24,373 97.4 −0.1
Informal votes 658 2.6 +0.1
Turnout 25,031 93.9 −0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Vernon Christie 13,312 54.6 −2.6
Labor Thomas Rich 11,061 45.4 +2.6
Liberal hold Swing −2.6

Kara Kara

1970 Victorian state election: Kara Kara[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Esmond Curnow 5,508 34.3 +7.5
Country Bill Phelan 4,721 29.4 −7.4
Liberal Bruce Thornhill 4,352 27.1 +0.6
Democratic Labor Robert O'Connor 1,500 9.3 −0.5
Total formal votes 16,081 98.3 −0.6
Informal votes 282 1.7 +0.6
Turnout 16,363 97.0 +0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Esmond Curnow 8,873 55.2 +55.2
Liberal Bruce Thornhill 7,208 44.8 +7.4
Labor gain from Country Swing N/A

Kew

1970 Victorian state election: Kew
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Arthur Rylah 9,692 41.7 −12.9
Labor Rosslyn Ives 5,987 25.8 −1.1
Democratic Labor Francis Duffy 3,212 13.8 −4.7
Independent Bertram Wainer 2,624 11.3 +11.3
Independent Dorothy Buchanan 1,727 7.4 +7.4
Total formal votes 23,242 96.8 −0.4
Informal votes 756 3.2 +0.4
Turnout 23,998 93.0 −0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Arthur Rylah 13,808 59.4 −10.9
Labor Rosslyn Ives 9,434 40.6 +10.9
Liberal hold Swing −10.9

Lowan

1970 Victorian state election: Lowan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim McCabe 6,008 33.9 −6.2
Country Ray Buckley 5,754 32.5 −1.1
Labor Gustav Lehmann 4,714 26.6 +5.9
Democratic Labor John Giles 1,240 7.0 +1.4
Total formal votes 17,716 98.3 −0.3
Informal votes 304 1.7 +0.3
Turnout 18,020 97.1 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim McCabe 12,241 69.1 −5.9
Labor Gustav Lehmann 5,475 30.9 +5.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Jim McCabe 9,940 56.1 +8.8
Country Ray Buckley 7,776 43.9 −8.8
Liberal gain from Country Swing +8.8

Malvern

1970 Victorian state election: Malvern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Lindsay Thompson 13,801 60.6 −3.0
Labor Christopher Gaffney 6,670 29.3 +5.4
Democratic Labor Thomas O'Reilly 2,303 10.1 −2.4
Total formal votes 22,774 97.3 −0.1
Informal votes 624 2.7 +0.1
Turnout 23,398 90.6 −0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Lindsay Thompson 15,759 69.2 −5.0
Labor Christopher Gaffney 7,015 30.8 +5.0
Liberal hold Swing −5.0

Melbourne

1970 Victorian state election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Clarey 12,768 60.5 +0.9
Liberal Allan Waite 5,428 25.7 +0.6
Democratic Labor Michael McMahon 2,908 13.8 −1.5
Total formal votes 21,104 94.2 0.0
Informal votes 1,289 5.8 0.0
Turnout 22,393 90.8 +2.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arthur Clarey 13,204 62.6 +0.7
Liberal Allan Waite 7,900 37.4 −0.7
Labor hold Swing +0.7

Mentone

1970 Victorian state election: Mentone
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Henry Woodley 10,772 43.6 +2.0
Liberal Bill Templeton 10,207 41.3 −0.6
Democratic Labor Kathleen Andrews 3,730 15.1 +1.2
Total formal votes 24,709 97.7 +0.4
Informal votes 593 2.3 −0.4
Turnout 25,302 94.0 −0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Templeton 13,631 55.2 −0.1
Labor Henry Woodley 11,078 44.8 +0.1
Liberal hold Swing −0.1

Midlands

1970 Victorian state election: Midlands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Les Shilton 9,156 43.0 −3.1
Liberal William Turnor 6,617 31.1 +3.8
Democratic Labor Francis Hill 2,785 13.1 +3.5
Country Leston Laity 2,731 12.8 −2.3
Total formal votes 21,289 97.8 +0.5
Informal votes 478 2.2 −0.5
Turnout 21,767 94.1 +1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Les Shilton 11,234 52.8 +1.8
Liberal William Turnor 10,055 47.2 −1.8
Labor hold Swing +1.8

Mildura

1970 Victorian state election: Mildura
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Milton Whiting 7,014 40.8 −9.7
Labor Lance Fraser 6,814 39.7 +9.5
Democratic Labor John Conroy 1,759 10.2 −0.2
Liberal Kevin Coogan 1,600 9.3 +0.4
Total formal votes 17,187 96.5 −0.6
Informal votes 614 3.5 +0.6
Turnout 17,801 95.2 −0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country Milton Whiting 9,551 55.6 −11.8
Labor Lance Fraser 7,636 44.4 +11.8
Country hold Swing −11.8

Mitcham

1970 Victorian state election: Mitcham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Hyslop 11,146 41.3 +0.1
Liberal Dorothy Goble 10,693 39.6 −6.2
Democratic Labor Marianne Crowe 3,294 12.2 −0.8
Defence of Government Schools Ray Nilsen 1,870 6.9 +6.9
Total formal votes 27,003 97.2 −0.7
Informal votes 774 2.8 +0.7
Turnout 27,777 94.8 −0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Dorothy Goble 14,122 52.3 −4.7
Labor John Hyslop 12,881 47.7 +4.7
Liberal hold Swing −4.7

Monbulk

1970 Victorian state election: Monbulk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Borthwick 12,582 47.3 −3.6
Labor James Simmonds 11,151 41.9 +5.6
Democratic Labor George Noone 2,865 10.8 −0.8
Total formal votes 26,598 97.1 +0.3
Informal votes 791 2.9 −0.3
Turnout 27,389 94.1 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Borthwick 15,079 56.7 −4.6
Labor James Simmonds 11,519 43.3 +4.6
Liberal hold Swing −4.6

Moonee Ponds

1970 Victorian state election: Moonee Ponds
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Edmunds 12,146 52.6 +5.0
Liberal John Williams 7,485 32.4 −0.1
Democratic Labor Barry O'Brien 3,479 15.0 0.0
Total formal votes 23,110 96.1 0.0
Informal votes 934 3.9 0.0
Turnout 24,044 95.2 +1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Edmunds 12,668 54.8 +3.5
Liberal John Williams 10,442 45.2 −3.5
Labor hold Swing +3.5

Moorabbin

1970 Victorian state election: Moorabbin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Llew Reese 11,341 44.6 −1.5
Labor Harry Rourke 10,527 41.4 +3.5
Democratic Labor Salvatore Pinzone 3,562 14.0 −2.0
Total formal votes 25,340 97.4 −0.1
Informal votes 688 2.6 +0.1
Turnout 26,118 95.3 +0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Llew Reese 14,573 57.3 −3.6
Labor Harry Rourke 10,857 42.7 +3.6
Liberal hold Swing −3.6

Morwell

1970 Victorian state election: Morwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Derek Amos 10,923 49.0 +7.2
Liberal Archie Tanner 6,012 27.0 +6.2
Country James Wyeth 2,854 12.8 −11.3
Democratic Labor Thomas Lawless 2,505 11.2 −2.1
Total formal votes 22,294 97.5 +0.2
Informal votes 578 2.5 −0.2
Turnout 22,872 95.1 −0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Derek Amos 12,915 57.9 +9.2
Liberal Archie Tanner 9,379 42.1 −9.2
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +9.2

Murray Valley

1970 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country George Moss 6,583 36.8 −16.8
Liberal Robert Crosby 4,909 27.5 +12.6
Labor Valda Reid 4,231 23.7 +4.8
Democratic Labor John Patterson 2,139 12.0 −0.6
Total formal votes 17,862 97.0 +0.1
Informal votes 557 3.0 −0.1
Turnout 18,419 94.5 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country George Moss 13,016 72.9 −4.8
Labor Valda Reid 4,846 27.1 +4.8
Country hold Swing −4.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country George Moss 11,041 61.8 −15.9
Liberal Robert Crosby 6,821 38.2 +38.2
Country hold Swing −15.9

Narracan

1970 Victorian state election: Narracan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Wilfred Bartholomeusz 8,125 38.8 +8.3
Liberal Jim Balfour 7,632 36.4 −3.7
Country Reinhardt Reuter 3,895 13.8 −4.0
Democratic Labor Peter Saunders 2,312 11.0 −0.5
Total formal votes 20,964 97.4 −0.2
Informal votes 554 2.6 +0.2
Turnout 21,518 95.4 −0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Balfour 10,643 50.8 −15.2
Labor Wilfred Bartholomeusz 10,321 49.2 +15.2
Liberal hold Swing −15.2

Northcote

1970 Victorian state election: Northcote
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Wilkes 13,061 61.0 +6.9
Democratic Labor Albert Dowsey 8,338 39.0 +23.2
Total formal votes 21,399 94.3 −1.9
Informal votes 1,287 5.7 +1.9
Labor hold Swing +4.5

Oakleigh

1970 Victorian state election: Oakleigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Scanlan 11,050 47.8 +1.7
Labor Anthony Scarcella 9,108 39.4 −1.1
Democratic Labor Bernard Slattery 2,978 12.9 −0.5
Total formal votes 23,136 96.8 +1.7
Informal votes 753 3.2 −1.7
Turnout 23,889 94.9 −0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Scanlan 13,560 58.6 +0.6
Labor Anthony Scarcella 9,576 41.4 −0.6
Liberal hold Swing +0.6

Polwarth

1970 Victorian state election: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Cec Burgin 6,991 40.2 −8.6
Country Douglas Wade 4,891 28.1 +9.2
Labor John O'Brien 3,746 21.5 +1.7
Democratic Labor Leonard Eyre 1,777 10.2 −2.4
Total formal votes 17,405 98.1 +0.4
Informal votes 340 1.9 −0.4
Turnout 17,745 96.9 +0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Cec Burgin 10,213 58.7 −18.9
Labor John O'Brien 7,192 41.3 +18.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Cec Burgin 8,771 50.4 −27.2
Country Douglas Wade 8,634 49.6 +49.6
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Portland

1970 Victorian state election: Portland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Lewis 6,807 38.3 +5.6
Liberal Don McKellar 5,726 32.2 +3.1
Country Alma Uebergang 3,681 20.7 −8.1
Democratic Labor Adrian McInerney 1,547 8.7 −0.8
Total formal votes 17,761 98.5 +0.4
Informal votes 272 1.5 −0.4
Turnout 18,033 96.7 +0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Lewis 9,371 52.8 +6.4
Liberal Don McKellar 8,390 47.2 −6.4
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +6.4

Prahran

1970 Victorian state election: Prahran
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sam Loxton 9,188 42.1 −2.3
Labor Ivan Trayling 8,681 39.8 +4.2
Democratic Labor John Johnston 1,877 8.6 0.0
Independent James Banks 1,460 6.7 +6.7
Defence of Government Schools David Tuck 601 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 21,807 95.2 +0.2
Informal votes 1,092 4.8 −0.2
Turnout 22,899 88.7 −0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Sam Loxton 11,983 55.0 +1.2
Labor Ivan Trayling 9,824 45.0 −1.2
Liberal hold Swing +1.2

Preston

1970 Victorian state election: Preston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Carl Kirkwood 11,958 54.5 +3.7
Liberal Bruce Spicer 6,127 27.9 −3.0
Democratic Labor Maurice Horwood 3,844 17.5 −0.8
Total formal votes 21,929 95.3 −0.3
Informal votes 1,071 4.7 +0.3
Turnout 23,000 94.7 −0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Carl Kirkwood 12,534 57.1 +3.6
Liberal Bruce Spicer 9,395 42.9 −3.6
Labor hold Swing +3.6

Reservoir

1970 Victorian state election: Reservoir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Simmonds 13,595 55.3 +0.2
Liberal Robert Pritchard 6,442 26.2 −1.6
Democratic Labor Joseph Fitzgerald 4,560 18.5 +4.0
Total formal votes 24,597 95.9 +0.1
Informal votes 1,053 4.1 −0.1
Turnout 25,650 95.9 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Simmonds 14,279 58.0 −1.3
Liberal Robert Pritchard 10,318 42.0 +1.3
Labor hold Swing −1.3

Richmond

1970 Victorian state election: Richmond
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Clyde Holding 11,629 63.8 +2.4
Liberal Ronald Turner 3,204 17.6 +1.5
Democratic Labor Terence Scully 2,531 13.9 −8.5
Total formal votes 18,221 92.9 −1.0
Informal votes 1,381 7.1 +1.0
Turnout 19,602 91.9 +0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clyde Holding 12,437 68.3 +3.5
Liberal Ronald Turner 5,784 31.7 −3.5
Labor hold Swing +3.5

Ringwood

1970 Victorian state election: Ringwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Manson 13,848 47.3 −3.1
Labor Beatrice Rosindell 12,166 41.6 +6.6
Democratic Labor Edmund Sablovs 3,268 11.2 −3.4
Total formal votes 29,282 97.8 +0.2
Informal votes 666 2.2 −0.2
Turnout 29,948 95.2 +0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Manson 16,626 56.8 −6.0
Labor Beatrice Rosindell 12,656 43.2 +6.0
Liberal hold Swing −6.0

Rodney

1970 Victorian state election: Rodney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Russell McDonald 8,972 49.7 −9.3
Labor Doris Best 3,677 20.4 +7.8
Liberal Ian Biggar 3,417 18.9 +3.7
Democratic Labor Patrick Hansen 2,002 11.1 −2.1
Total formal votes 18,068 97.3 −0.1
Informal votes 494 2.7 +0.1
Turnout 18,562 96.5 −0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country Russell McDonald 13,776 76.2 −7.7
Labor Doris Best 4,292 23.8 +7.7
Country hold Swing −7.7

St Kilda

1970 Victorian state election: St Kilda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Brian Dixon 10,318 46.0 −5.5
Labor David Bottomley 9,031 40.3 +4.3
Democratic Labor John Hughes 2,123 9.5 −2.9
Defence of Government Schools Lancelot Hutchinson 775 3.5 +3.5
Independent Neville Penton 180 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 22,427 95.0 −0.9
Informal votes 1,177 5.0 +0.9
Turnout 23,604 91.6 +2.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Brian Dixon 12,541 55.9 −6.2
Labor David Bottomley 9,886 44.1 +6.2
Liberal hold Swing −6.2

Sandringham

1970 Victorian state election: Sandringham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Max Crellin 12,093 51.1 −2.9
Labor Margaret Graham 9,061 38.3 +5.9
Democratic Labor William Leech 2,522 10.6 −3.0
Total formal votes 23,676 98.1 +0.4
Informal votes 462 1.9 −0.4
Turnout 24,138 94.1 +0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Max Crellin 14,237 60.1 −5.4
Labor Margaret Graham 9,439 39.9 +5.4
Liberal hold Swing −5.4

Scoresby

1970 Victorian state election: Scoresby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alan West 15,937 42.4 +4.2
Liberal Geoff Hayes 15,932 42.3 −2.4
Democratic Labor Noel Clarke 5,757 15.3 −1.8
Total formal votes 37,626 97.5 +0.2
Informal votes 735 2.7 −0.2
Turnout 38,594 95.3 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoff Hayes 21,115 56.1 −3.9
Labor Alan West 16,511 43.9 +3.9
Liberal hold Swing −3.9

Shepparton

1970 Victorian state election: Shepparton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Peter Ross-Edwards 7,676 41.6 +5.6
Independent Bill Hunter 3,586 19.4 +1.7
Labor Graham Romanes 3,332 18.1 +0.4
Liberal Linton Laws 1,995 10.8 −6.4
Democratic Labor Bruno D'Elia 1,875 10.1 −1.3
Total formal votes 18,464 95.8 +1.1
Informal votes 810 4.2 −1.1
Turnout 19,274 96.2 +0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country Peter Ross-Edwards 13,479 73.0 −4.6
Labor Graham Romanes 4,985 27.0 +4.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Peter Ross-Edwards 9,412 51.0 −1.0
Independent Bill Hunter 9,052 49.0 +1.0
Country hold Swing −1.0

Sunshine

1970 Victorian state election: Sunshine
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Denis Lovegrove 13,976 60.8 +2.5
Liberal Vaclav Ubl 5,202 22.6 +1.2
Democratic Labor Robert Charles 3,808 16.6 +0.1
Total formal votes 22,986 94.9 −0.1
Informal votes 1,241 5.1 +0.1
Turnout 24,227 94.8 +1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Denis Lovegrove 14,548 63.3 +0.6
Liberal Vaclav Ubl 8,438 36.7 −0.6
Labor hold Swing +0.6

Swan Hill

1970 Victorian state election: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Henry Broad 6,960 39.9 −17.3
Labor Jack McLean 4,605 26.4 +11.7
Liberal Laurence Troy 3,564 20.4 +8.9
Democratic Labor Rodger Donohue 2,312 13.3 −3.3
Total formal votes 17,441 97.2 −0.4
Informal votes 495 2.8 +0.4
Turnout 17,936 95.8 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country Henry Broad 12,268 70.3 −11.4
Labor Jack McLean 5,173 29.7 +11.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Henry Broad 11,437 65.6 −16.1
Liberal Laurence Troy 6,004 34.4 +34.4
Country hold Swing −16.1

Syndal

1970 Victorian state election: Syndal
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ray Wiltshire 15,341 46.7 −3.3
Labor Peter Setford 12,667 38.5 +2.6
Democratic Labor Daniel McCabe 4,872 14.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 32,880 97.8 −0.1
Informal votes 731 2.2 +0.1
Turnout 33,611 95.7 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ray Wiltshire 19,210 58.4 −3.6
Labor Peter Setford 13,670 41.6 +3.6
Liberal hold Swing −3.6

Warrnambool

1970 Victorian state election: Warrnambool
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ian Smith 6,650 36.7 +8.1
Labor Donald Grossman 5,181 28.6 +3.7
Democratic Labor Francis Hasell 3,448 19.0 −2.6
Country Cyril Boyle 2,138 11.8 −3.2
Defence of Government Schools Robert McCosh 711 3.9 +3.9
Total formal votes 18,128 98.2 +0.2
Informal votes 334 1.8 −0.2
Turnout 18,462 96.7 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Smith 10,652 58.8 −10.6
Labor Donald Grossman 7,476 41.2 +10.6
Liberal hold Swing −10.6

Williamstown

1970 Victorian state election: Williamstown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Larry Floyd 16,322 63.8 +2.4
Liberal Richard Groom 5,880 23.0 +10.1
Democratic Labor Norman Way 3,389 13.2 −8.3
Total formal votes 25,591 95.8 +0.6
Informal votes 1,111 4.2 −0.6
Turnout 26,702 94.8 +0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Larry Floyd 16,831 65.8 −2.6
Liberal Richard Groom 8,760 34.2 +2.6
Labor hold Swing −2.6

See also

References

  1. ^ Election held on 30 May 1970, Australian Politics and Elections Database (University of Western Australia).
  2. ^ Hughes, Colin A. (1977). 1965-1974 Election Results. Canberra: Australian Nat. Univ. Pr. ISBN 0708113400.
  3. ^ Hughes, Colin A. (1977). 1965-1974 Election Results. Canberra: Australian Nat. Univ. Pr. ISBN 0708113400.