Results of the Victorian state election, 1970 (Legislative Assembly A-J)
Appearance
Victorian state election, 30 May 1970[1] | ||||||
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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 for electorates from A to J.
Results by electoral district
Albert Park
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 |
See also
- Results of the Victorian state election, 1970 (Legislative Assembly K-Z)
- Victorian state election, 1970
- Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1970–1973
References
- ^ Election held on 30 May 1970, Australian Politics and Elections Database (University of Western Australia).
- ^ Hughes, Colin A. (1977). 1965-1974 Election Results. Canberra: Australian Nat. Univ. Pr. ISBN 0708113400.