Results of the Victorian state election, 1973 (Legislative Assembly K-Z)

Victorian state election, 19 May 1973[1]
Legislative Assembly
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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 K to Z.

Results by electoral district

Kara Kara

Victorian state election, 1973: Kara Kara[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Esmond Curnow 7,330 44.0 +9.7
Liberal John Radford 4,691 28.1 +1.0
Country Roderick Boyd 3,739 22.4 -7.0
Democratic Labor Robert O'Connor 917 5.5 -3.8
Total formal votes 16,677 98.3 0.0
Informal votes 287 1.7 0.0
Turnout 16,964 96.1 -0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Esmond Curnow 8,662 51.9 -3.3
Liberal John Radford 8,015 48.1 +3.3
Labor hold Swing -3.3

Kew

Victorian state election, 1973: Kew
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rupert Hamer 16,018 64.7 +23.0
Labor James Hilson 6,603 26.7 +0.9
Democratic Labor Francis Duffy 2,148 8.7 -5.1
Total formal votes 24,769 98.0 +1.2
Informal votes 494 2.0 -1.2
Turnout 25,263 90.3 -2.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rupert Hamer 17,844 72.0 +12.6
Labor James Hilson 6,925 28.0 -12.6
Liberal hold Swing +12.6

Lowan

Victorian state election, 1973: Lowan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim McCabe 8,220 44.9 +11.0
Labor Arthur Rowe 4,471 24.5 -2.1
Country Graeme Smith 3,966 21.7 -10.8
Democratic Labor Kevin Dunn 843 4.6 -2.4
Independent Clifford Dodds 785 4.3 +4.3
Total formal votes 18,285 98.3 0.0
Informal votes 309 1.7 0.0
Turnout 18,594 95.4 -1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim McCabe 13,260 72.5 +3.4
Labor Arthur Rowe 5,025 27.5 -3.4
Liberal hold Swing +3.4

Malvern

Victorian state election, 1973: Malvern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Lindsay Thompson 16,219 65.9 +5.3
Labor Andrew Homer 7,132 29.0 -0.3
Democratic Labor Edward Preece 1,276 5.2 -4.9
Total formal votes 24,627 97.9 +0.6
Informal votes 519 2.1 -0.6
Turnout 25,146 90.8 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Lindsay Thompson 17,303 70.3 +1.1
Labor Andrew Homer 7,324 29.7 -1.1
Liberal hold Swing +1.1

Melbourne

Victorian state election, 1973: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barry Jones 12,582 57.0 -3.5
Liberal Michael Wallwork 6,244 28.3 +2.6
Democratic Labor Anna Linard 1,682 7.6 -6.2
Australia Party Michele Turner 1,558 7.1 +7.1
Total formal votes 22,066 94.4 +0.2
Informal votes 1,306 5.6 -0.2
Turnout 23,372 87.4 -3.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barry Jones 13,769 62.4 -0.2
Liberal Michael Wallwork 8,297 37.6 +0.2
Labor hold Swing -0.2

Mentone

Victorian state election, 1973: Mentone
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Templeton 12,633 46.0 +4.7
Labor Ian Cathie 12,189 44.4 +0.8
Democratic Labor Daniel Condon 1,699 6.2 -8.9
Def. of Govt Schools Ian Black 946 3.4 +3.4
Total formal votes 27,467 97.8 +0.1
Informal votes 621 2.2 -0.1
Turnout 28,088 92.7 -1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Templeton 14,345 52.2 -3.0
Labor Ian Cathie 13,122 47.8 +3.0
Liberal hold Swing -3.0

Midlands

Victorian state election, 1973: Midlands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Ebery 10,959 46.2 +15.1
Labor Les Shilton 10,851 45.7 +2.7
Democratic Labor William Mannes 1,933 8.1 -5.0
Total formal votes 23,743 97.9 +0.1
Informal votes 503 2.1 -0.1
Turnout 24,246 94.5 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Ebery 12,674 53.4 +6.2
Labor Les Shilton 11,069 46.6 -6.2
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +6.2

Mildura

Victorian state election, 1973: Mildura
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Milton Whiting 8,536 46.7 +5.9
Labor Lance Fraser 6,209 34.0 -5.7
Liberal Kevin Coogan 2,179 11.9 +2.6
Democratic Labor John Conroy 1,355 7.4 -2.8
Total formal votes 18,279 96.8 +0.3
Informal votes 601 3.2 -0.3
Turnout 18,880 94.3 -0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country Milton Whiting 11,753 64.3 +8.7
Labor Lance Fraser 6,526 35.7 -8.7
Country hold Swing +8.7

Mitcham

Victorian state election, 1973: Mitcham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dorothy Goble 14,278 47.3 +7.7
Labor John Hyslop 12,156 40.3 -1.0
Democratic Labor Marianne Crowe 1,637 5.4 -6.8
Australia Party Ethel Beaumont 1,619 5.4 +5.4
Def. of Govt Schools Raymond Nilsen 503 1.7 -5.2
Total formal votes 30,193 97.8 +0.6
Informal votes 692 2.2 -0.6
Turnout 30,885 93.3 -1.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Dorothy Goble 16,661 55.2 +2.9
Labor John Hyslop 13,532 44.8 -2.9
Liberal hold Swing +2.9

Monbulk

Victorian state election, 1973: Monbulk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Borthwick 17,494 51.7 +4.4
Labor Vernon Allison 13,690 40.5 -1.4
Australia Party David Barford 1,431 4.2 +4.2
Democratic Labor Franciscus Hallewas 1,215 3.6 -7.2
Total formal votes 33,830 97.7 +0.6
Informal votes 788 2.3 -0.6
Turnout 34,618 92.2 -1.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Borthwick 19,099 56.5 -0.2
Labor Vernon Allison 14,731 43.5 +0.2
Liberal hold Swing -0.2

Moonee Ponds

Victorian state election, 1973: Moonee Ponds
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Edmunds 12,991 54.1 +1.5
Liberal William Lawrence 8,282 34.5 +2.1
Democratic Labor Michael McMahon 2,758 11.5 -3.6
Total formal votes 24,031 95.9 -0.2
Informal votes 1,017 4.1 +0.2
Turnout 25,048 94.5 -0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Edmunds 13,405 55.8 +1.0
Liberal William Lawrence 10,626 44.2 -1.0
Labor hold Swing +1.0

Moorabbin

Victorian state election, 1973: Moorabbin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Llew Reese 14,301 51.3 +6.7
Labor Harry Rourke 11,360 40.7 -0.7
Democratic Labor Salvatore Pinzone 2,236 8.0 -6.0
Total formal votes 27,897 97.6 +0.2
Informal votes 695 2.4 -0.2
Turnout 28,592 94.0 -1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Llew Reese 16,201 58.1 +0.8
Labor Harry Rourke 11,696 41.9 -0.8
Liberal hold Swing +0.8

Morwell

Victorian state election, 1973: Morwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Derek Amos 13,611 56.0 +7.0
Liberal Desmond Bennett 5,988 24.6 -2.4
Country John Vinall 3,073 12.6 -0.2
Democratic Labor Leslie Hilton 1,636 6.7 -4.5
Total formal votes 24,308 97.8 +0.3
Informal votes 534 2.2 -0.3
Turnout 24,842 95.0 -0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Derek Amos 14,163 58.3 +0.4
Liberal Desmond Bennett 10,145 41.7 -0.4
Labor hold Swing +0.4

Murray Valley

Victorian state election, 1973: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Bill Baxter 7,927 40.1 +3.3
Labor Donald Boag 5,463 27.6 +3.9
Liberal Robert Crosby 4,808 24.3 -3.2
Democratic Labor David Kane 1,591 7.9 -4.1
Total formal votes 19,789 97.5 +0.5
Informal votes 496 2.5 -0.5
Turnout 20,285 92.9 -1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country Bill Baxter 13,717 69.3 -3.6
Labor Donald Boag 6,072 30.7 +3.6
Country hold Swing -3.6

Narracan

Victorian state election, 1973: Narracan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Balfour 9,062 39.8 +3.4
Labor Wilfred Bartholomeusz 8,992 39.5 +0.7
Country Alfred Bush 3,163 13.9 +0.1
Democratic Labor John Mann 1,524 6.7 -4.3
Total formal votes 22,741 98.0 +0.6
Informal votes 472 2.0 -0.6
Turnout 23,213 95.0 -0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Balfour 13,320 58.6 +7.8
Labor Wilfred Bartholomeusz 9,421 41.4 -7.8
Liberal hold Swing +7.8

Northcote

Victorian state election, 1973: Northcote
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Wilkes 13,438 58.7 -2.3
Liberal Michael Galli 6,990 30.6 +30.6
Democratic Labor Albert Dowsey 2,448 10.7 -28.3
Total formal votes 22,876 95.8 +1.6
Informal votes 1,013 4.2 -1.6
Turnout 23,889 93.4 -0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Wilkes 13,805 60.3 -0.7
Liberal Michael Galli 9,071 39.7 +0.7
Labor hold Swing -0.7

Oakleigh

Victorian state election, 1973: Oakleigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Scanlan 12,070 49.3 +1.5
Labor Frank Slater 10,383 42.4 +3.0
Democratic Labor Ralph Cleary 2,011 8.2 -4.7
Total formal votes 24,464 97.1 +0.3
Informal votes 730 2.9 -0.3
Turnout 25,194 94.0 -0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Scanlan 13,885 56.8 -1.8
Labor Frank Slater 10,579 43.2 +1.8
Liberal hold Swing -1.8

Polwarth

Victorian state election, 1973: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Cec Burgin 10,162 53.7 +13.5
Labor Bill Pargeter 4,223 22.3 +0.8
Country John Younis 3,123 16.5 -11.6
Democratic Labor Michael Dwyer 1,403 7.4 -2.8
Total formal votes 18,911 98.3 +0.2
Informal votes 311 1.7 -0.2
Turnout 19,242 96.4 -0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Cec Burgin 14,166 74.9 +24.5
Labor Bill Pargeter 4,745 25.1 +25.1
Liberal hold Swing +24.5

Portland

Victorian state election, 1973: Portland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Lewis 7,754 41.7 +3.4
Liberal Don McKellar 7,119 38.3 +6.1
Country Diana Silvester 2,709 14.6 -6.1
Democratic Labor Maurice Purcell 1,004 5.4 -3.3
Total formal votes 18,586 98.2 -0.3
Informal votes 333 1.8 +0.3
Turnout 18,919 95.6 -1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Don McKellar 10,245 54.6 +7.4
Labor Bill Lewis 8,341 45.4 -7.4
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +7.4

Prahran

Victorian state election, 1973: Prahran
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sam Loxton 11,306 48.1 +6.0
Labor Murray Pearce 10,305 43.9 +4.1
Democratic Labor John Johnston 1,891 8.1 -0.5
Total formal votes 23,502 96.7 +1.5
Informal votes 795 3.3 -1.5
Turnout 24,297 87.7 -1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Sam Loxton 12,955 55.1 +0.1
Labor Murray Pearce 10,547 44.9 -0.1
Liberal hold Swing +0.1

Preston

Victorian state election, 1973: Preston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Carl Kirkwood 12,456 54.7 +0.2
Liberal Gerard Clarke 7,728 33.9 +6.0
Democratic Labor Maurice Horwood 1,786 7.8 -9.7
Independent Timothy Galbally 814 3.6 +3.6
Total formal votes 22,784 95.2 -0.1
Informal votes 1,138 4.8 +0.1
Turnout 23,922 93.1 -1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Carl Kirkwood 13,130 57.6 +0.5
Liberal Gerard Clarke 9,654 42.4 -0.5
Labor hold Swing +0.5

Reservoir

Victorian state election, 1973: Reservoir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Simmonds 15,856 56.8 +1.5
Liberal Elizabeth McDonnell 8,388 30.0 +3.8
Democratic Labor Joseph Fitzgerald 3,690 13.2 -5.2
Total formal votes 27,934 95.8 -0.1
Informal votes 1,231 4.2 +0.1
Turnout 29,165 94.1 -1.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Simmonds 16,410 58.7 +0.7
Liberal Elizabeth McDonnell 11,524 41.3 -0.7
Labor hold Swing +0.7

Richmond

Victorian state election, 1973: Richmond
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Clyde Holding 11,612 64.4 +0.6
Liberal Roger Frankel 4,001 22.2 +4.6
Democratic Labor Henry Bader 2,426 13.4 -0.5
Total formal votes 18,039 94.1 +1.2
Informal votes 1,137 5.9 -1.2
Turnout 19,176 87.7 -4.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clyde Holding 11,976 66.4 -1.9
Liberal Roger Frankel 6,063 33.6 +1.9
Labor hold Swing -1.9

Ringwood

Victorian state election, 1973: Ringwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Norman Lacy 18,965 51.0 +3.7
Labor Peter Fuller 13,739 36.9 -4.7
Australia Party Dulcie Bethune 2,649 7.1 +7.1
Democratic Labor Antonio De Sousa 1,840 5.0 -6.2
Total formal votes 37,193 98.2 +0.4
Informal votes 687 1.8 -0.4
Turnout 37,880 93.0 -2.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Norman Lacy 21,589 58.1 +1.3
Labor Peter Fuller 15,604 41.9 -1.3
Liberal hold Swing +1.3

Rodney

Victorian state election, 1973: Rodney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Eddie Hann 10,800 55.3 +5.6
Labor Alan Williams 3,919 20.1 -0.3
Liberal James Nelms 2,831 14.5 -4.4
Democratic Labor John Evans 1,995 10.2 -0.9
Total formal votes 19,545 97.8 +0.5
Informal votes 448 2.2 -0.5
Turnout 19,993 94.6 -1.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country Eddie Hann 15,044 77.0 +0.8
Labor Alan Williams 4,501 23.0 -0.8
Country hold Swing +0.8

St Kilda

Victorian state election, 1973: St Kilda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Brian Dixon 11,974 50.4 +4.4
Labor Robin Beaumont 9,627 40.5 +0.2
Democratic Labor John Hughes 1,220 5.1 -4.4
Australia Party Beverley Broadbent 957 4.0 +4.0
Total formal votes 23,778 96.1 +1.1
Informal votes 975 3.9 -1.1
Turnout 24,753 89.6 -2.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Brian Dixon 13,394 56.3 +0.4
Labor Robin Beaumont 10,384 43.7 -0.4
Liberal hold Swing +0.4

Sandringham

Victorian state election, 1973: Sandringham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Max Crellin 14,871 58.3 +7.2
Labor Margaret Graham 9,310 36.5 -1.8
Democratic Labor William Leech 1,325 5.2 -5.5
Total formal votes 25,506 98.4 +0.3
Informal votes 403 1.6 -0.3
Turnout 25,909 92.5 -1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Max Crellin 15,998 62.7 +1.6
Labor Margaret Graham 9,508 37.3 -1.6
Liberal hold Swing +1.6

Scoresby

Victorian state election, 1973: Scoresby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Geoff Hayes 27,562 49.6 +7.3
Labor Alan West 21,431 38.6 -3.8
Australia Party Murray Deerbon 3,513 6.3 +6.3
Democratic Labor Michael McMahon 3,003 5.4 -9.9
Total formal votes 55,509 97.6 +0.1
Informal votes 1,337 2.4 -0.1
Turnout 56,846 94.0 -1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoff Hayes 31,767 57.2 +1.1
Labor Alan West 23,742 42.8 -1.1
Liberal hold Swing +1.1

Shepparton

Victorian state election, 1973: Shepparton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Peter Ross-Edwards 9,468 44.5 +2.9
Liberal William Hunter 4,975 23.4 +12.6
Labor Patrick Golden 4,925 23.2 +5.1
Democratic Labor Arthur Garner 1,896 8.9 -1.2
Total formal votes 21,264 97.0 +1.2
Informal votes 658 3.0 -1.2
Turnout 21,922 95.6 -0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country Peter Ross-Edwards 15,422 72.6 -0.4
Labor Patrick Golden 5,842 27.4 +0.4
Country hold Swing -0.4

Sunshine

Victorian state election, 1973: Sunshine
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Fogarty 15,362 62.1 +1.3
Liberal Ian Ryan 6,311 25.5 +2.9
Democratic Labor Mary Barnes 3,065 12.4 -4.2
Total formal votes 24,738 95.5 +0.6
Informal votes 1,177 4.5 -0.6
Turnout 25,915 93.7 -2.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Fogarty 15,821 64.0 +0.7
Liberal Ian Ryan 8,917 36.0 -0.7
Labor hold Swing +0.7

Swan Hill

Victorian state election, 1973: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Henry Broad 7,148 38.9 -1.0
Liberal Alan Wood 5,965 32.5 +12.1
Labor Patricia Fraser 3,958 21.5 -4.9
Democratic Labor Rodger Donohue 1,305 7.1 -6.2
Total formal votes 18,376 97.6 +0.4
Informal votes 453 2.4 -0.4
Turnout 18,829 95.1 -0.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Alan Wood 9,421 51.3 +51.3
Country Henry Broad 8,955 48.7 -21.6
Liberal gain from Country Swing N/A

Syndal

Victorian state election, 1973: Syndal
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ray Wiltshire 20,029 52.3 +5.6
Labor Christopher Miller 13,386 35.0 -3.5
Democratic Labor Daniel McCabe 2,724 7.2 -7.6
Australia Party Kenneth Mylius 2,135 5.6 +5.6
Total formal votes 38,292 97.9 +0.1
Informal votes 801 2.1 -0.1
Turnout 39,093 94.4 -1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ray Wiltshire 23,217 60.6 +2.2
Labor Christopher Miller 15,075 39.4 -2.2
Liberal hold Swing +2.2

Warrnambool

Victorian state election, 1973: Warrnambool
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ian Smith 8,796 43.7 +7.0
Labor Ken Sanders 5,702 28.4 -0.2
Country Harold Stephenson 3,033 15.1 +3.3
Democratic Labor Francis Hasell 2,583 12.8 -6.2
Total formal votes 20,114 98.4 +0.2
Informal votes 320 1.6 -0.2
Turnout 20,434 96.3 -0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Smith 13,815 68.7 +9.9
Labor Ken Sanders 6,299 31.7 -9.9
Liberal hold Swing +9.9

Williamstown

Victorian state election, 1973: Williamstown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gordon Stirling 16,744 59.8 -4.0
Liberal John Coughlin 9,090 32.5 +9.5
Democratic Labor Norman Way 2,146 7.7 -5.5
Total formal votes 27,980 95.4 -0.4
Informal votes 1,362 4.6 +0.4
Turnout 29,342 94.5 -0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gordon Stirling 17,066 61.0 -4.8
Liberal John Coughlin 10,914 39.0 +4.8
Labor hold Swing -4.8

See also

References

  1. ↑ Election held on 19 May 1973, 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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