Results of the Victorian state election, 1970 (Legislative Assembly K-Z)

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 K to Z.

Results by electoral district

Kara Kara

Victorian state election, 1970: Kara Kara[2]
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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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
Def. of Govt Schools Raymond 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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
Def. of Govt 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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
Def. of Govt 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: Shepparton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Peter Ross-Edwards 7,676 41.6 +5.6
Independent William 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 William Hunter 9,052 49.0 +1.0
Country hold Swing -1.0

Sunshine

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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
Def. of Govt 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

Victorian state election, 1970: 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.
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