Results of the Victorian state election, 1970 (Legislative Assembly A-J)

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 for electorates from A to J.

Results by electoral district

Albert Park

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

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.

[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.

[1]

[2]

Results by electoral district

Albert Park

Ballarat North

Ballarat South

Balwyn

Bellarine

Benalla

Benambra

Bendigo

Bennettswood

Bentleigh

Box Hill

Brighton

Broadmeadows

Brunswick East

Brunswick West

Camberwell

Caulfield

Coburg

Dandenong

Deer Park

Dromana

Dundas

Essendon

Evelyn

Footscray

Frankston

Geelong

Geelong North

Gippsland East

Gippsland South

Gippsland West

Gisborne

Glen Iris

Glenhuntly

Greensborough

Hampden

Hawthorn

Heatherton

Ivanhoe

See also

References