Results of the Victorian state election, 1973 (Legislative Assembly A-J)
Victorian state election, 19 May 1973[1] | ||||||
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Enrolled voters | 2,088,984 | |||||
Votes cast | 1,954,005 | Turnout | 93.54 | -1.03 | ||
Informal votes | 56,691 | Informal | 2.90 | -0.29 | ||
Summary of votes by party | ||||||
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
Liberal | 803,382 | 42.34 | +5.64 | 46 | +4 | |
Labor | 789,561 | 41.61 | +0.19 | 18 | -4 | |
Democratic Labor | 147,890 | 7.79 | -5.51 | 0 | ±0 | |
Country | 144,818 | 5.96 | -0.44 | 8 | ±0 | |
Independent | 10,349 | 0.55 | -1.17 | 1 | ±0 | |
Other | 33,103 | 1.74 | +1.29 | 0 | ±0 | |
Total | 1,897,314 | 73 | ||||
Two-party-preferred | ||||||
Liberal | 1,048,100 | 55.2 | +1.0 | |||
Labor | 849,214 | 44.8 | –1.0 | |||
This is a list of electoral district results for the Victorian 1973 election for electorates from A to J.
Results by electoral district
Albert Park
Victorian state election, 1973: Albert Park[2] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | Val Doube | 12,920 | 65.2 | +7.4 | |
Liberal | Norman Walker | 5,290 | 26.7 | -2.1 | |
Democratic Labor | Monica McGeoch | 1,620 | 8.2 | -5.2 | |
Total formal votes | 19,830 | 96.0 | +0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 827 | 4.0 | -0.6 | ||
Turnout | 20,657 | 91.2 | -1.2 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Val Doube | 13,163 | 66.4 | +6.6 | |
Liberal | Norman Walker | 6,667 | 33.6 | -6.6 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +6.6 | |||
Ballarat North
Victorian state election, 1973: Ballarat North | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Tom Evans | 13,631 | 53.8 | +4.3 | |
Labor | Jim Caddy | 9,513 | 37.6 | +2.6 | |
Democratic Labor | Moya Schaefer | 2,171 | 8.6 | -6.9 | |
Total formal votes | 25,315 | 98.1 | 0.0 | ||
Informal votes | 495 | 1.9 | 0.0 | ||
Turnout | 25,810 | 95.1 | -1.1 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Tom Evans | 15,477 | 61.1 | -2.7 | |
Labor | Jim Caddy | 9,838 | 38.9 | +2.7 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | -2.7 | |||
Ballarat South
Victorian state election, 1973: Ballarat South | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Bill Stephen | 10,197 | 43.1 | -1.1 | |
Labor | Frank Sheehan | 9,730 | 41.1 | +1.9 | |
Democratic Labor | John Parkin | 2,117 | 8.9 | -7.6 | |
Country | Graeme Orr | 1,613 | 6.8 | +6.8 | |
Total formal votes | 23,657 | 97.3 | -0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 654 | 2.7 | +0.3 | ||
Turnout | 24,311 | 94.5 | -1.2 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Bill Stephen | 13,010 | 55.0 | -1.1 | |
Labor | Frank Sheehan | 9,730 | 45.0 | +1.1 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | -1.1 | |||
Balwyn
Victorian state election, 1973: Balwyn | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Jim Ramsay | 17,009 | 62.9 | +8.4 | |
Labor | Joan Coxsedge | 8,290 | 30.7 | -1.4 | |
Democratic Labor | James Marmion | 1,729 | 6.4 | -6.9 | |
Total formal votes | 27,028 | 98.3 | +0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 461 | 1.7 | -0.3 | ||
Turnout | 27,489 | 92.2 | -1.2 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Jim Ramsay | 18,478 | 68.4 | +2.5 | |
Labor | Joan Coxsedge | 8,550 | 31.6 | -2.5 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.5 | |||
Bellarine
Victorian state election, 1973: Bellarine | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Aurel Smith | 15,095 | 50.9 | +4.4 | |
Labor | Royston Lawson | 12,231 | 41.3 | -0.3 | |
Democratic Labor | Neville Evans | 2,323 | 7.8 | -4.1 | |
Total formal votes | 29,649 | 98.1 | 0.0 | ||
Informal votes | 586 | 1.9 | 0.0 | ||
Turnout | 30,235 | 94.4 | -1.2 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Aurel Smith | 17,070 | 57.6 | +1.0 | |
Labor | Royston Lawson | 12,579 | 42.4 | -1.0 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +1.0 | |||
Benalla
Victorian state election, 1973: Benalla | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Country | Tom Trewin | 8,990 | 48.8 | +2.7 | |
Labor | James Scott | 4,236 | 23.0 | +1.2 | |
Liberal | Vernon Dawson | 3,209 | 17.4 | -2.8 | |
Democratic Labor | Christopher Cody | 1,971 | 10.7 | -1.2 | |
Total formal votes | 18,406 | 97.6 | +0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 449 | 2.4 | -0.1 | ||
Turnout | 18,855 | 94.8 | -1.1 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Country | Tom Trewin | 13,705 | 74.5 | -0.9 | |
Labor | James Scott | 4,701 | 25.5 | +0.9 | |
Country hold | Swing | -0.9 | |||
Benambra
Victorian state election, 1973: Benambra | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Country | Tom Mitchell | 9,462 | 49.4 | +2.1 | |
Labor | Ian Thomas | 5,525 | 28.8 | +3.7 | |
Liberal | Henry Petty | 2,748 | 14.3 | +3.7 | |
Democratic Labor | James Osmotherly | 1,435 | 7.5 | -2.8 | |
Total formal votes | 19,170 | 97.3 | +1.0 | ||
Informal votes | 528 | 2.7 | -1.0 | ||
Turnout | 19,698 | 94.4 | -0.7 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Country | Tom Mitchell | 13,305 | 69.4 | -1.4 | |
Labor | Ian Thomas | 5,865 | 30.6 | +1.4 | |
Country hold | Swing | -1.4 | |||
Bendigo
Victorian state election, 1973: Bendigo | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | David Boyle | 10,926 | 43.7 | -0.9 | |
Liberal | Daryl McClure | 9,557 | 38.2 | -1.8 | |
Country | Peter Pritchard | 2,512 | 10.0 | +10.0 | |
Democratic Labor | Raymond Peterson | 2,037 | 8.1 | -7.2 | |
Total formal votes | 25,032 | 98.3 | -0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 442 | 1.7 | +0.1 | ||
Turnout | 25,474 | 96.2 | +0.3 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Daryl McClure | 13,743 | 54.9 | +2.5 | |
Labor | David Boyle | 11,289 | 45.1 | -2.5 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.5 | |||
Bennettswood
Victorian state election, 1973: Bennettswood | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Ian McLaren | 14,756 | 51.6 | +6.9 | |
Labor | Cyril Kennedy | 11,964 | 41.8 | -2.0 | |
Democratic Labor | James Tighe | 1,900 | 6.6 | -4.9 | |
Total formal votes | 28,620 | 98.1 | +0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 538 | 1.9 | -0.1 | ||
Turnout | 29,158 | 94.7 | -0.6 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Ian McLaren | 16,371 | 57.2 | +2.0 | |
Labor | Cyril Kennedy | 12,249 | 42.8 | -2.0 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.0 | |||
Bentleigh
Victorian state election, 1973: Bentleigh | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Bob Suggett | 13,944 | 52.4 | +9.0 | |
Labor | Alexander McDonald | 10,454 | 39.3 | +1.5 | |
Democratic Labor | Peter Madden | 2,226 | 8.4 | -2.4 | |
Total formal votes | 26,624 | 98.0 | +1.3 | ||
Informal votes | 529 | 2.0 | -1.3 | ||
Turnout | 27,153 | 94.7 | -0.8 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Bob Suggett | 15,830 | 59.5 | +0.8 | |
Labor | Alexander McDonald | 10,794 | 40.5 | -0.8 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.8 | |||
Box Hill
Victorian state election, 1973: Box Hill | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Morris Williams | 22,201 | 52.2 | +8.5 | |
Labor | Keith Remington | 14,667 | 34.5 | -2.5 | |
Democratic Labor | James Brosnan | 3,180 | 7.5 | -5.8 | |
Australia Party | John Franceschini | 2,459 | 5.8 | +5.8 | |
Total formal votes | 42,507 | 97.9 | +0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 907 | 2.1 | -0.4 | ||
Turnout | 43,414 | 94.1 | -1.2 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Morris Williams | 25,886 | 60.9 | -0.1 | |
Labor | Keith Remington | 16,619 | 39.1 | +0.1 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | -0.1 | |||
Brighton
Victorian state election, 1973: Brighton | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | John Rossiter | 13,807 | 58.5 | +14.8 | |
Labor | Peter Hansen | 6,372 | 27.0 | -4.4 | |
Australia Party | Frederick Funnell | 2,150 | 9.1 | +9.1 | |
Democratic Labor | Peter Lawlor | 1,285 | 5.4 | -3.7 | |
Total formal votes | 23,614 | 98.0 | +0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 471 | 2.0 | -0.2 | ||
Turnout | 24,085 | 93.1 | +0.1 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | John Rossiter | 15,975 | 67.7 | +2.1 | |
Labor | Peter Hansen | 7,639 | 32.3 | -2.1 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.1 | |||
Broadmeadows
Victorian state election, 1973: Broadmeadows | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | John Wilton | 25,142 | 58.8 | +0.8 | |
Liberal | Claus Salger | 12,004 | 28.1 | +6.2 | |
Democratic Labor | Francis Dowling | 5,638 | 13.2 | -6.9 | |
Total formal votes | 42,784 | 94.9 | +0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 2,316 | 5.1 | -0.1 | ||
Turnout | 45,100 | 94.7 | -0.9 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | John Wilton | 25,988 | 60.7 | -0.3 | |
Liberal | Claus Salger | 16,796 | 39.3 | +0.3 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -0.3 | |||
Brunswick East
Victorian state election, 1973: Brunswick East | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | David Bornstein | 11,878 | 59.1 | -1.4 | |
Liberal | William Marriott | 5,200 | 25.9 | +0.8 | |
Democratic Labor | Anthony Staunton | 1,647 | 8.2 | -6.2 | |
Australia Party | Jonathon Sutton | 980 | 4.9 | +4.9 | |
Communist | George Zangalis | 398 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
Total formal votes | 20,103 | 91.5 | -1.8 | ||
Informal votes | 1,874 | 8.5 | +1.8 | ||
Turnout | 21,977 | 91.1 | -1.3 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | David Bornstein | 13,072 | 65.0 | +2.4 | |
Liberal | William Marriott | 7,031 | 35.0 | -2.4 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +2.4 | |||
Brunswick West
Victorian state election, 1973: Brunswick West | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | Tom Roper | 11,387 | 51.9 | +0.7 | |
Liberal | Salvatore Gandolfo | 7,705 | 35.1 | +1.3 | |
Democratic Labor | John Flint | 2,831 | 12.9 | -2.1 | |
Total formal votes | 21,923 | 96.1 | +0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 887 | 3.9 | -0.3 | ||
Turnout | 22,810 | 95.0 | 0.0 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Tom Roper | 11,812 | 53.9 | +0.5 | |
Liberal | Salvatore Gandolfo | 10,111 | 46.1 | -0.5 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +0.5 | |||
Camberwell
Victorian state election, 1973: Camberwell | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Vernon Wilcox | 14,678 | 61.9 | +7.8 | |
Labor | Colin MacLeod | 7,190 | 30.3 | -2.6 | |
Democratic Labor | Joseph Stanley | 1,829 | 7.7 | -5.2 | |
Total formal votes | 23,697 | 98.2 | +0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 421 | 1.8 | -0.4 | ||
Turnout | 24,118 | 93.2 | +0.4 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Vernon Wilcox | 16,233 | 68.5 | +3.4 | |
Labor | Colin MacLeod | 7,464 | 31.5 | -3.4 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +3.4 | |||
Caulfield
Victorian state election, 1973: Caulfield | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Sir Edgar Tanner | 14,236 | 55.1 | +6.7 | |
Labor | John Graham | 10,096 | 39.1 | +7.5 | |
Democratic Labor | Peter Grant | 1,504 | 5.8 | -6.5 | |
Total formal votes | 25,836 | 96.8 | +0.9 | ||
Informal votes | 843 | 3.2 | -0.9 | ||
Turnout | 26,679 | 90.9 | -0.6 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Sir Edgar Tanner | 15,515 | 60.0 | -2.9 | |
Labor | John Graham | 10,321 | 40.0 | +2.9 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | -2.9 | |||
Coburg
Victorian state election, 1973: Coburg | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | Frank Cox | 8,581 | 39.8 | +1.0 | |
Independent | Jack Mutton | 6,156 | 28.5 | +1.2 | |
Liberal | Louis Mingaars | 5,046 | 23.4 | +1.6 | |
Democratic Labor | Timothy Gerrard | 1,806 | 8.4 | -3.9 | |
Total formal votes | 21,589 | 95.7 | -0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 967 | 4.3 | +0.1 | ||
Turnout | 22,556 | 95.6 | +0.5 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Jack Mutton | 12,505 | 57.9 | -1.0 | |
Labor | Frank Cox | 9,084 | 42.1 | +1.0 | |
Independent hold | Swing | -1.0 | |||
Dandenong
Victorian state election, 1973: Dandenong | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | Alan Lind | 20,241 | 51.0 | -0.4 | |
Liberal | Ivan Warner | 16,331 | 41.1 | +5.9 | |
Democratic Labor | Kevin Leydon | 3,141 | 7.9 | -5.6 | |
Total formal votes | 39,713 | 96.6 | -0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 1,386 | 3.4 | +0.3 | ||
Turnout | 41,099 | 95.0 | -0.8 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Alan Lind | 20,712 | 52.2 | -1.2 | |
Liberal | Ivan Warner | 19,001 | 47.8 | +1.2 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -1.2 | |||
Deer Park
Victorian state election, 1973: Deer Park | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | Jack Ginifer | 25,857 | 59.8 | +5.1 | |
Liberal | Alan McGillivray | 13,070 | 30.2 | +3.6 | |
Democratic Labor | Alfred Wisniewski | 4,284 | 9.9 | -8.8 | |
Total formal votes | 43,211 | 93.5 | -0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 2,997 | 6.5 | +0.1 | ||
Turnout | 46,208 | 94.4 | -1.3 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Jack Ginifer | 26,499 | 61.3 | +3.8 | |
Liberal | Alan McGillivray | 16,712 | 38.7 | -3.8 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +3.8 | |||
Dromana
Victorian state election, 1973: Dromana | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Roberts Dunstan | 14,666 | 54.8 | +0.3 | |
Labor | Jim Snow | 10,144 | 37.9 | +3.6 | |
Democratic Labor | Elizabeth Barton | 1,943 | 7.3 | -3.9 | |
Total formal votes | 26,753 | 97.9 | +0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 583 | 2.1 | -0.1 | ||
Turnout | 27,336 | 92.4 | -1.5 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Roberts Dunstan | 16,318 | 61.0 | -3.9 | |
Labor | Jim Snow | 10,435 | 39.0 | +3.9 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | -3.9 | |||
Dundas
Victorian state election, 1973: Dundas | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | Edward Lewis | 7,478 | 41.3 | +7.1 | |
Liberal | Bruce Chamberlain | 6,780 | 37.4 | +7.5 | |
Country | Alexander McLennan | 2,867 | 15.8 | -4.7 | |
Democratic Labor | Patrick Healy | 1,008 | 5.6 | -2.7 | |
Total formal votes | 18,113 | 98.0 | +1.6 | ||
Informal votes | 374 | 2.0 | -1.6 | ||
Turnout | 18,487 | 96.1 | -0.6 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Bruce Chamberlain | 9,699 | 53.6 | +7.4 | |
Labor | Edward Lewis | 8,414 | 46.4 | -7.4 | |
Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +7.4 | |||
Essendon
Victorian state election, 1973: Essendon | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | Ronald Kennelly | 11,514 | 42.7 | -3.0 | |
Liberal | Kenneth Wheeler | 11,232 | 41.6 | +4.2 | |
Democratic Labor | John Moloney | 2,483 | 9.2 | -7.6 | |
Australia Party | Stanley Bell | 1,205 | 4.5 | +4.5 | |
Def. of Govt Schools | Lancelot Hutchinson | 555 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
Total formal votes | 26,989 | 96.0 | -0.8 | ||
Informal votes | 1,113 | 4.0 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 28,102 | 95.1 | -0.3 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Kenneth Wheeler | 14,377 | 53.3 | +2.6 | |
Labor | Ronald Kennelly | 12,612 | 46.7 | -2.6 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.6 | |||
Evelyn
Victorian state election, 1973: Evelyn | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Jim Plowman | 11,762 | 50.1 | +5.5 | |
Labor | Raymond Donkin | 9,651 | 41.1 | -2.0 | |
Democratic Labor | Francis Feltham | 1,330 | 5.7 | -2.7 | |
Australia Party | Dennis Lacey | 718 | 3.1 | +3.1 | |
Total formal votes | 23,461 | 97.6 | +0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 568 | 2.4 | -0.2 | ||
Turnout | 24,029 | 92.9 | -1.7 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Jim Plowman | 13,251 | 56.5 | +2.6 | |
Labor | Raymond Donkin | 10,210 | 43.5 | -2.6 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.6 | |||
Footscray
Victorian state election, 1973: Footscray | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | Robert Fordham | 13,736 | 62.1 | +0.7 | |
Liberal | Edmond Murphy | 5,790 | 26.2 | -0.2 | |
Democratic Labor | Bert Bailey | 2,578 | 11.7 | -0.6 | |
Total formal votes | 22,104 | 94.5 | -0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 1,276 | 5.5 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 23,380 | 94.3 | -0.7 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Robert Fordham | 14,123 | 63.9 | +0.6 | |
Liberal | Edmond Murphy | 7,981 | 36.1 | -0.6 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +0.6 | |||
Frankston
Victorian state election, 1973: Frankston | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Edward Meagher | 22,182 | 50.5 | +2.5 | |
Labor | Donald Mercer | 16,854 | 38.4 | -0.7 | |
Australia Party | David Heath | 2,479 | 5.6 | +5.6 | |
Democratic Labor | John Glynn | 2,392 | 5.5 | -7.4 | |
Total formal votes | 43,907 | 97.9 | +0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 921 | 2.1 | -0.3 | ||
Turnout | 44,828 | 93.0 | -1.0 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Edward Meagher | 25,454 | 58.0 | -1.5 | |
Labor | Donald Mercer | 18,453 | 42.0 | +1.5 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | -1.5 | |||
Geelong
Victorian state election, 1973: Geelong | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Hayden Birrell | 11,481 | 49.1 | +3.3 | |
Labor | John O'Brien | 9,211 | 39.4 | -1.4 | |
Democratic Labor | John Timberlake | 1,882 | 8.1 | -5.4 | |
Australia Party | Guenter Sahr | 790 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
Total formal votes | 23,364 | 97.8 | -0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 531 | 2.2 | +0.1 | ||
Turnout | 23,895 | 93.2 | -1.9 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Hayden Birrell | 13,619 | 58.3 | +0.3 | |
Labor | John O'Brien | 9,745 | 41.7 | -0.3 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.3 | |||
Geelong North
Victorian state election, 1973: Geelong North | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | Neil Trezise | 15,489 | 59.4 | -0.3 | |
Liberal | David Roffey | 8,335 | 31.9 | +3.3 | |
Democratic Labor | James Jordan | 2,261 | 8.7 | -3.0 | |
Total formal votes | 26,085 | 96.7 | -0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 877 | 3.3 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 26,962 | 93.9 | -1.2 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Neil Trezise | 15,828 | 60.7 | -0.8 | |
Liberal | David Roffey | 10,257 | 39.3 | +0.8 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -0.8 | |||
Gippsland East
Victorian state election, 1973: Gippsland East | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Country | Bruce Evans | 7,821 | 40.5 | +3.6 | |
Labor | Geoffrey Cox | 6,002 | 31.1 | +5.1 | |
Liberal | John Sheehan | 4,285 | 22.2 | -2.3 | |
Democratic Labor | Robert McMahon | 1,201 | 6.2 | -6.3 | |
Total formal votes | 19,309 | 97.8 | +0.5 | ||
Informal votes | 442 | 2.2 | -0.5 | ||
Turnout | 19,751 | 93.9 | -0.5 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Country | Bruce Evans | 12,994 | 67.3 | -3.5 | |
Labor | Geoffrey Cox | 6,315 | 32.7 | +3.5 | |
Country hold | Swing | -3.5 | |||
Gippsland South
Victorian state election, 1973: Gippsland South | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | James Taylor | 8,377 | 41.4 | +14.3 | |
Country | Neil McInnes | 5,962 | 29.4 | -8.3 | |
Labor | Russel Wilson | 4,380 | 21.6 | -1.2 | |
Democratic Labor | John Condon | 1,527 | 7.5 | -4.9 | |
Total formal votes | 20,246 | 97.9 | +0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 429 | 2.1 | -0.2 | ||
Turnout | 20,675 | 93.5 | -1.0 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Country | Neil McInnes | 10,129 | 50.03 | +6.4 | |
Liberal | James Taylor | 10,117 | 49.97 | -6.4 | |
Country gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.4 | |||
Gippsland West
Victorian state election, 1973: Gippsland West | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Rob Maclellan | 8,780 | 45.6 | +10.8 | |
Labor | Miles Cahill | 5,812 | 30.2 | +0.5 | |
Country | William Belfrage | 2,114 | 11.0 | -13.1 | |
Democratic Labor | Noel Gleeson | 1,285 | 6.7 | -4.7 | |
Country | Hugh Hendry | 1,254 | 6.5 | +6.5 | |
Total formal votes | 19,245 | 97.5 | -0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 485 | 2.5 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 19,730 | 94.5 | -0.9 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Rob Maclellan | 13,052 | 67.8 | +15.2 | |
Labor | Miles Cahill | 6,193 | 32.2 | -15.2 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +15.2 | |||
Gisborne
Victorian state election, 1973: Gisborne | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Athol Guy | 14,810 | 47.2 | 0.0 | |
Labor | Ernest Jamieson | 12,579 | 40.1 | +2.0 | |
Democratic Labor | Maurice Flynn | 2,736 | 8.7 | -4.3 | |
Country | Peter Holzgrefe | 1,258 | 4.0 | +4.0 | |
Total formal votes | 31,383 | 97.7 | +0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 736 | 2.3 | -0.6 | ||
Turnout | 32,119 | 92.7 | -1.9 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Athol Guy | 18,243 | 58.1 | -1.7 | |
Labor | Ernest Jamieson | 13,140 | 41.9 | +1.7 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | -1.7 | |||
Glenhuntly
Victorian state election, 1973: Glenhuntly | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Joe Rafferty | 12,944 | 48.8 | +3.4 | |
Labor | Kathleen Foster | 10,237 | 38.6 | -1.0 | |
Democratic Labor | Terence Farrell | 2,232 | 8.4 | -6.7 | |
Australia Party | Richard Franklin | 1,131 | 4.3 | +4.3 | |
Total formal votes | 26,544 | 97.1 | +0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 793 | 2.9 | -0.6 | ||
Turnout | 27,337 | 92.9 | -0.3 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Joe Rafferty | 14,813 | 55.8 | -0.3 | |
Labor | Kathleen Foster | 11,731 | 44.2 | +0.3 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | -0.3 | |||
Glen Iris
Victorian state election, 1973: Glen Iris | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Jim MacDonald | 13,690 | 56.5 | +2.9 | |
Labor | Douglas Gammon | 7,064 | 29.2 | -5.5 | |
Democratic Labor | Edward Cleary | 1,749 | 7.2 | -4.4 | |
Australia Party | Jack Hammond | 1,731 | 7.1 | +7.1 | |
Total formal votes | 24,234 | 98.3 | +0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 425 | 1.7 | -0.4 | ||
Turnout | 24,659 | 92.9 | -0.5 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Jim MacDonald | 15,869 | 65.5 | +2.0 | |
Labor | Douglas Gammon | 8,365 | 34.5 | -2.0 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.0 | |||
Greensborough
Victorian state election, 1973: Greensborough | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | Bob Fell | 19,155 | 43.8 | -0.5 | |
Liberal | Monte Vale | 18,524 | 42.4 | +6.8 | |
Democratic Labor | Ernest Dobson | 2,886 | 6.6 | -5.6 | |
Australia Party | Flora Miller | 2,546 | 5.8 | +5.8 | |
Independent | David Close | 590 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
Total formal votes | 43,701 | 97.7 | -0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 1,018 | 2.3 | +0.1 | ||
Turnout | 44,719 | 94.2 | -1.2 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Monte Vale | 21,853 | 50.01 | +2.0 | |
Labor | Bob Fell | 21,848 | 49.99 | -2.0 | |
Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +2.0 | |||
- This result was declared void and a by-election was held on 13 October 1973, in which Monte Vale retained this seat for the Liberal party.
Hampden
Victorian state election, 1973: Hampden | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Tom Austin | 7,948 | 44.4 | +1.5 | |
Labor | Raymond Blizzard | 6,309 | 35.3 | +4.2 | |
Country | Alan Plant | 2,491 | 13.9 | -2.3 | |
Democratic Labor | Francis O'Brien | 1,132 | 6.3 | -3.5 | |
Total formal votes | 17,880 | 98.9 | +0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 196 | 1.1 | -0.6 | ||
Turnout | 18,076 | 95.7 | -0.4 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Tom Austin | 11,086 | 62.0 | -3.8 | |
Labor | Raymond Blizzard | 6,794 | 38.0 | +3.8 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | -3.8 | |||
Hawthorn
Victorian state election, 1973: Hawthorn | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Walter Jona | 12,190 | 51.0 | +5.0 | |
Labor | Evan Walker | 8,800 | 36.8 | -4.9 | |
Democratic Labor | Bernard Gaynor | 1,785 | 7.5 | -4.8 | |
Australia Party | John Worcester | 1,136 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
Total formal votes | 23,911 | 97.1 | +0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 703 | 2.9 | -0.3 | ||
Turnout | 24,614 | 89.6 | -2.8 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Walter Jona | 14,162 | 59.2 | +2.6 | |
Labor | Evan Walker | 9,749 | 40.8 | -2.6 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.6 | |||
Heatherton
Victorian state election, 1973: Heatherton | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Norman Billing | 18,288 | 48.7 | +10.9 | |
Labor | John Wilson | 16,805 | 44.8 | -0.1 | |
Democratic Labor | Brian Sherman | 2,450 | 6.5 | -6.2 | |
Total formal votes | 37,543 | 96.9 | +0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 1,181 | 3.1 | -0.6 | ||
Turnout | 38,724 | 94.2 | -1.0 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Norman Billing | 20,409 | 54.4 | +4.0 | |
Labor | John Wilson | 17,134 | 45.6 | -4.0 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +4.0 | |||
Ivanhoe
Victorian state election, 1973: Ivanhoe | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | John Daley | 11,401 | 43.6 | -0.4 | |
Liberal | Bruce Skeggs | 11,095 | 42.4 | +0.5 | |
Democratic Labor | Kevin Barry | 2,127 | 8.1 | -6.0 | |
Australia Party | Patricia Robinson | 1,518 | 5.8 | +5.8 | |
Total formal votes | 26,141 | 97.0 | -0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 799 | 3.0 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 26,940 | 93.6 | -0.3 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Bruce Skeggs | 13,158 | 50.3 | -4.3 | |
Labor | John Daley | 12,983 | 49.7 | +4.3 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | -4.3 | |||
See also
- Results of the Victorian state election, 1973 (Legislative Assembly K-Z)
- Victorian state election, 1973
- Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1973–1976
References
- ↑ Election held on 19 May 1973, Australian Politics and Elections Database (University of Western Australia).
- ↑ Hughes, Colin A. (1977). 1965-1974 Election Results. Canberra: Australian Nat. Univ. Pr. ISBN 0708113400.
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