Results of the Victorian state election, 1970 (Legislative Council)

Victorian state election, 30 May 1970[1]
Legislative Council
<< 1967 — 1973 >>

Enrolled voters 1,827,595
Votes cast 1,731,725 Turnout 94.8 +0.5
Informal votes 68,710 Informal 4.0 +0.3
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats
won		 Seats
held
  Labor 698,213 42.0 +5.1 4 9
  Liberal 625,739 37.6 –0.9 10 20
  Democratic Labor 233,877 14.1 –0.2 0 0
  Country 102,462 6.1 –3.4 4 7
  Independent 2,724 0.2 –0.6 0 0
Total 1,663,015     18 36

This is a list of Legislative Council results for the Victorian 1970 state election. 18 of the 36 seats were contested.

Results by province

Ballarat

Victorian state election, 1970: Ballarat Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Murray Byrne 27,013 47.8 +6.4
Labor Jack Jones 22,349 39.6 +6.5
Democratic Labor William Bruty 7,106 12.6 -2.1
Total formal votes 56,468 97.7 -0.5
Informal votes 1,313 2.3 +0.5
Turnout 57,781 95.9 -0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Murray Byrne 33,568 59.5 -2.3
Labor Jack Jones 22,900 40.5 +2.3
Liberal hold Swing -2.3

Bendigo

Victorian state election, 1970: Bendigo Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Stewart Anderson 27,702 47.0 +3.9
Liberal Jock Granter 23,369 39.7 +9.8
Democratic Labor William Drechsler 7,826 13.3 +1.2
Total formal votes 58,897 97.8 +0.3
Informal votes 1,349 2.2 -0.3
Turnout 60,246 95.3 +0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jock Granter 30,012 51.0 +0.9
Labor Stewart Anderson 28,885 49.0 -0.9
Liberal hold Swing +0.9

Boronia

Victorian state election, 1970: Boronia Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Vernon Hauser 61,198 43.7 -7.2
Labor Niall Brennan 61,101 43.6 +7.6
Democratic Labor Edmund Burgi 17,731 12.7 -0.5
Total formal votes 140,030 96.1 -1.0
Informal votes 5,588 3.9 +1.0
Turnout 145,618 95.7 +2.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Vernon Hauser 76,158 54.4 -8.3
Labor Niall Brennan 63,872 45.6 +8.3
Liberal hold Swing -8.3

Doutta Galla

Victorian state election, 1970: Doutta Galla Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dolph Eddy 60,974 54.7 +4.9
Liberal William Pearce 33,348 29.9 -4.6
Democratic Labor Hubert Evans 17,135 15.4 -0.3
Total formal votes 111,457 94.3 -0.3
Informal votes 6,786 5.7 +0.3
Turnout 118,243 93.7 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dolph Eddy 56.2 +4.8
Liberal William Pearce 43.8 -4.8
Labor hold Swing +4.8

East Yarra

Victorian state election, 1970: East Yarra Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rupert Hamer 57,786 52.8 -4.1
Labor Stanley Bannan 37,645 34.3 +5.5
Democratic Labor John Rogers 14,083 12.9 -1.3
Total formal votes 109,514 96.9 -0.1
Informal votes 3,468 3.1 +0.1
Turnout 112,982 93.1 -0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rupert Hamer 64.4 -5.3
Labor Stanley Bannan 35.6 +5.3
Liberal hold Swing -5.3

Gippsland

Victorian state election, 1970: Gippsland Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eric Kent 25,992 33.1 +3.9
Country Arthur Hewson 21,037 26.8 -9.0
Liberal Dick Long 20,758 26.4 +6.7
Democratic Labor Gregory Answorth 10,839 13.8 -1.6
Total formal votes 78,626 96.8 -0.2
Informal votes 2,595 3.2 +0.2
Turnout 81,221 94.7 -0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Eric Kent 45,201 57.5 +22.9
Liberal Dick Long 33,425 42.5 +42.5
Labor gain from Country Swing +22.9

Higinbotham

Victorian state election, 1970: Higinbotham Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Murray Hamilton 53,258 47.5 -5.7
Labor Anthony Balmer 44,599 39.7 +6.3
Democratic Labor Frederick Skinner 14,378 12.8 -0.6
Total formal votes 112,235 97.0 -0.2
Informal votes 3,479 3.0 +0.2
Turnout 115,714 94.5 +0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Murray Hamilton 66,302 59.1 -6.2
Labor Anthony Balmer 45,933 40.9 +6.2
Liberal hold Swing -6.2

Melbourne

Victorian state election, 1970: Melbourne Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack O'Connell 48,201 50.6 -3.6
Liberal Norman Long 29,617 31.1 +2.2
Democratic Labor Gordon Haberman 17,462 18.3 +5.6
Total formal votes 95,280 93.4 -0.5
Informal votes 6,765 6.6 +0.5
Turnout 102,045 91.1 +0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack O'Connell 52.3 -5.3
Liberal Norman Long 47.7 +5.3
Labor hold Swing -5.3

Melbourne North

Victorian state election, 1970: Melbourne North Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Walton 55,060 54.4 0.0
Liberal Jean Baldwin 30,575 30.2 -0.9
Democratic Labor Henry Darroch 15,608 15.4 +0.9
Total formal votes 101,243 94.5 +0.6
Informal votes 5,849 5.5 -0.6
Turnout 107,092 94.9 -0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Walton 55.9 0.0
Liberal Jean Baldwin 44.1 0.0
Labor hold Swing 0.0

Melbourne West

Victorian state election, 1970: Melbourne West Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bunna Walsh 62,584 53.9 -4.0
Liberal William McDonald 36,692 28.2 +7.1
Democratic Labor Kenneth Berrie 20,865 18.0 -3.0
Total formal votes 120,141 93.8 -0.4
Informal votes 7,608 6.2 +0.4
Turnout 127,749 95.0 +1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bunna Walsh 55.6 -4.4
Liberal William McDonald 44.4 +4.4
Labor hold Swing -4.4

Monash

Victorian state election, 1970: Monash Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Graham Nicol 53,711 48.9 -3.3
Labor Donald Reeves 38,220 34.8 +2.5
Democratic Labor William Hoyne 15,137 13.8 -1.6
Independent Reginald Murphy 2,724 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 109,792 96.5 0.0
Informal votes 4,661 3.5 0.0
Turnout 114,453 92.1 +0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Graham Nicol 69,938 63.7 -1.6
Labor Donald Reeves 39,854 36.3 +1.6
Liberal hold Swing -1.6

Northern

Victorian state election, 1970: Northern Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Michael Clarke 23,672 42.8 -12.7
Liberal Albert Baker 12,585 22.8 +4.7
Labor Trevor Monti 12,201 22.1 +22.1
Democratic Labor James Bourke 6,865 12.4 +1.7
Total formal votes 55,323 96.0 -0.5
Informal votes 2,284 4.0 +0.5
Turnout 57,607 96.3 -0.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Michael Clarke 35,813 64.7
Liberal Albert Baker 19,510 35.3
Country hold Swing N/A

North Eastern

Victorian state election, 1970: North Eastern Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ivan Swinburne 21,704 42.8 -30.1
Labor Colin Sutherland 12,718 25.2 +25.2
Liberal George Ikinger 10,421 20.7 +6.2
Democratic Labor Johannes Van Der Horst 5,587 12.4 -0.2
Total formal votes 50,430 96.4 -0.7
Informal votes 1,863 3.6 +0.7
Turnout 52,293 95.1 -0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country Ivan Swinburne 34,544 68.5
Liberal George Ikinger 15,886 31.5
Country hold Swing N/A

North Western

Victorian state election, 1970: North Western Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Bernie Dunn 18,749 42.6 -8.3
Labor Pamela Fowler 11,825 26.9 +6.9
Liberal Heather Mitchell 7,812 17.8 +0.8
Democratic Labor Stanley Croughan 5,600 12.7 +0.6
Total formal votes 43,986 96.5 -0.4
Informal votes 1,599 3.5 +0.6
Turnout 45,585 96.0 +0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country Bernie Dunn 30,101 68.4 -2.9
Labor Pamela Fowler 13,885 31.6 +2.9
Country hold Swing -2.9

South Eastern

Victorian state election, 1970: South Eastern Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ian Cathie 64,291 46.8 +9.3
Liberal Roy Ward 56,841 41.3 -8.6
Democratic Labor John Launder 16,362 11.9 -0.7
Total formal votes 137,494 96.5 -0.2
Informal votes 4,970 3.5 +0.2
Turnout 142,464 94.9 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Roy Ward 69,995 50.9 -9.3
Labor Ian Cathie 67,499 49.1 +9.3
Liberal hold Swing -9.3

South Western

Victorian state election, 1970: South Western Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Stanley Nash 35,619 40.2 +4.0
Liberal Glyn Jenkins 34,396 38.9 -2.3
Democratic Labor William Bond 12,746 14.4 -0.2
Country Bartus De Groot 5,783 6.5 -1.5
Total formal votes 88,544 96.9 +0.4
Informal votes 2,864 3.1 -0.4
Turnout 91,408 95.6 +0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Glyn Jenkins 48,524 54.8 -5.2
Labor Stanley Nash 40,020 45.2 +5.2
Liberal hold Swing -5.2

Templestowe

Victorian state election, 1970: Templestowe Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Neville Telfer 59,093 43.3 +4.2
Liberal Raymond Garrett 56,987 41.7 -5.1
Democratic Labor Ernest Dobson 20,466 14.9 +0.7
Total formal votes 136,546 96.9 -0.2
Informal votes 4,349 3.1 +0.2
Turnout 140,895 94.9 +0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Raymond Garrett 75,708 55.4 -3.9
Labor Neville Telfer 60,838 44.6 +3.9
Liberal hold Swing -3.9

Western

Victorian state election, 1970: Western Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kenneth Gross 19,372 34.0 -3.1
Labor Thomas Windsor 18,039 31.6 +4.8
Country Linden Cameron 11,517 20.2 -2.2
Democratic Labor Alan Beattie 8,081 14.2 +0.5
Total formal votes 57,009 97.7 +0.2
Informal votes 1,320 2.3 -0.2
Turnout 58,329 96.8 +0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kenneth Gross 31,271 54.9 -4.6
Labor Thomas Windsor 25,738 45.1 +4.6
Liberal hold Swing -4.6

See also

References

  1. ↑ Carr, Adam. "Victoria Legislative Council Election 1970". Psephos Election Archive. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
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