Results of the 1970 South Australian state election (House of Assembly)

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South Australian state election, 30 May 1970 [1]
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Enrolled voters635,533
Votes cast603,952 Turnout 95.03%+0.55%
Informal votes12,421Informal2.06%–0.25%
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes%SwingSeatsChange
  Labor 305,47851.64%–0.33%27+ 8
  Liberal and Country 258,85643.76%–0.06%20+ 1
  National 11,2271.90%*0± 0
  Independent 8,8421.50%+0.47%0– 1
  Democratic Labor 4,2110.71%–0.93%0± 0
  Social Credit 2,4010.41%–0.44%0± 0
  Communist 7430.13%–0.16%0± 0
Total591,531  47 
Two-party-preferred
  Labor 53.30%+0.10%
  Liberal and Country 46.70%–0.10%

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1970 South Australian state election.

Results by electoral district

Adelaide

1970 South Australian state election: Adelaide [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Sam Lawn 9,59062.9
Liberal and Country Raymond Kidney4,91732.2
Communist Elliott Johnston 7434.9
Total formal votes15,25097.0
Informal votes4633.0
Turnout 15,71393.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Sam Lawn 10,25967.3
Liberal and Country Raymond Kidney4,99132.7
Labor hold Swing

Albert Park

1970 South Australian state election: Albert Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Charles Harrison 10,11268.0
Liberal and Country Valentine Dignum4,75432.0
Total formal votes14,86697.1
Informal votes4422.9
Turnout 15,30895.4
Labor hold Swing

Alexandra

1970 South Australian state election: Alexandra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country David Brookman 5,83060.0
Labor Kenneth Jared2,52025.9
Independent Lester James1,37314.1
Total formal votes9,72398.8
Informal votes1161.2
Turnout 9,83997.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country David Brookman 6,90371.0
Labor Kenneth Jared2,82029.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Ascot Park

1970 South Australian state election: Ascot Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Geoff Virgo 9,45563.2
Liberal and Country Maurice Senior5,51436.8
Total formal votes14,96998.4
Informal votes2441.6
Turnout 15,21396.0
Labor hold Swing

Bragg

1970 South Australian state election: Bragg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country David Tonkin 9,47666.9
Labor Andrew Mack4,69133.1
Total formal votes14,16798.3
Informal votes2441.7
Turnout 14,41193.6
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Brighton

1970 South Australian state election: Brighton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Hugh Hudson 8,47153.9
Liberal and Country Trevor Griffin 6,67942.5
Democratic Labor Ted Farrell5573.6
Total formal votes15,70798.8
Informal votes1861.2
Turnout 15,89396.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Hugh Hudson 8,55554.5
Liberal and Country Trevor Griffin 7,15245.5
Labor hold Swing

Chaffey

1970 South Australian state election: Chaffey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Reg Curren 4,29644.3
Liberal and Country Peter Arnold 3,89140.1
National Geoffrey Blight1,35314.0
Independent Patrick Barry1541.6
Total formal votes9,69498.3
Informal votes1671.7
Turnout 9,86196.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Reg Curren 4,87050.2
Liberal and Country Peter Arnold 4,82449.8
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing

Coles

1970 South Australian state election: Coles
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Len King 8,80254.5
Liberal and Country Graeme Sargent6,89842.7
Democratic Labor Gordon Kimpton4502.8
Total formal votes16,15098.1
Informal votes3131.9
Turnout 16,46397.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Len King 8,86954.9
Liberal and Country Graeme Sargent7,28145.1
Labor hold Swing

Davenport

1970 South Australian state election: Davenport
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Joyce Steele 10,29868.0
Labor Anne Levy 4,83532.0
Total formal votes15,13398.2
Informal votes2701.8
Turnout 15,40395.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Elizabeth

1970 South Australian state election: Elizabeth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Clark 8,58463.7
Liberal and Country Brian Marsden4,16030.9
Social Credit Thomas Keyes7365.5
Total formal votes13,48097.8
Informal votes3002.2
Turnout 13,78091.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Clark 8,95266.4
Liberal and Country Brian Marsden4,52833.6
Labor hold Swing

Eyre

1970 South Australian state election: Eyre
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Graham Gunn 4,51056.1
Labor Peter Kennedy2,66933.2
National Darrell Gillings86410.7
Total formal votes8,04397.6
Informal votes1932.3
Turnout 8,23692.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Graham Gunn 5,28865.7
Labor Peter Kennedy2,75534.3
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Fisher

1970 South Australian state election: Fisher
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Stan Evans 8,59858.6
Labor Murty Conlon5,12835.0
Independent Valerie Lillington9426.4
Total formal votes14,66898.8
Informal votes1781.2
Turnout 14,84693.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Stan Evans 9,06961.8
Labor Murty Conlon5,59938.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Flinders

1970 South Australian state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country John Carnie 5,72659.9
Labor Neville Cowan3,24834.0
Democratic Labor Douglas Barnes5866.1
Total formal votes9,56098.4
Informal votes1541.6
Turnout 9,71496.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country John Carnie 6,22465.1
Labor Neville Cowan3,33634.9
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Florey

1970 South Australian state election: Florey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Charles Wells 10,68368.2
Liberal and Country Anthony Deane-Shaw4,99131.8
Total formal votes15,67497.6
Informal votes3882.4
Turnout 16,06295.7
Labor hold Swing

Frome

1970 South Australian state election: Frome
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Ernest Allen 3,88150.8
Labor Gerard Casanova3,45145.2
Democratic Labor John McMahon3024.0
Total formal votes7,63498.2
Informal votes1361.8
Turnout 7,77093.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Ernest Allen 4,13854.2
Labor Gerard Casanova3,49645.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Gilles

1970 South Australian state election: Gilles
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Slater 8,18655.4
Liberal and Country Donald Glazbrook6,59844.6
Total formal votes14,78498.2
Informal votes2641.8
Turnout 15,04895.6
Labor hold Swing

Glenelg

1970 South Australian state election: Glenelg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country John Mathwin 8,32953.7
Labor Alan Sexton6,67043.0
Democratic Labor Mark Posa5043.3
Total formal votes15,50398.7
Informal votes1971.3
Turnout 15,70095.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country John Mathwin 8,76756.5
Labor Alan Sexton6,74643.5
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Gouger

1970 South Australian state election: Gouger
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Steele Hall 4,75851.6
Labor Lloyd Hughes 3,73640.5
National Ronald Crosby7317.9
Total formal votes9,22598.9
Informal votes1021.1
Turnout 9,32796.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Steele Hall 5,41658.7
Labor Lloyd Hughes 3,80941.3
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Goyder

1970 South Australian state election: Goyder
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country James Ferguson 5,61561.4
Labor Robert Honner2,68529.3
National Francis McIntyre8519.3
Total formal votes9,15198.8
Informal votes1101.2
Turnout 9,26196.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country James Ferguson 6,38169.7
Labor Robert Honner2,77030.3
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Hanson

1970 South Australian state election: Hanson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Heini Becker 7,92550.4
Labor Brian Smith7,79049.6
Total formal votes15,71598.3
Informal votes2641.7
Turnout 15,97994.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Henley Beach

1970 South Australian state election: Henley Beach
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Glen Broomhill 8,91857.9
Liberal and Country Alwyn Whiteford6,48342.1
Total formal votes15,40198.1
Informal votes2981.9
Turnout 15,69995.4
Labor hold Swing

Heysen

1970 South Australian state election: Heysen
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country William McAnaney 6,58967.6
Labor Charles Greeneklee3,16532.4
Total formal votes9,75497.7
Informal votes2262.3
Turnout 9,98095.5
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Kavel

1970 South Australian state election: Kavel
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Roger Goldsworthy 5,51365.4
National Elmore Schulz2,92234.6
Total formal votes8,43591.2
Informal votes8108.8
Turnout 9,24596.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Light

1970 South Australian state election: Light
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Bruce Eastick 4,96353.4
Labor Brian Chatterton 4,10144.1
Independent Eric Gerlach2272.4
Total formal votes9,29198.5
Informal votes1371.5
Turnout 9,42895.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Bruce Eastick 5,07754.6
Labor Brian Chatterton 4,21445.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Mallee

1970 South Australian state election: Mallee
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Bill Nankivell 5,38258.1
Labor Roland Telfer2,22524.0
National John Petch1,65417.9
Total formal votes9,26198.7
Informal votes1231.3
Turnout 9,38493.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Bill Nankivell 6,87174.2
Labor Roland Telfer2,39025.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Mawson

1970 South Australian state election: Mawson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Don Hopgood 8,65356.3
Liberal and Country Leslie Scott6,71943.7
Total formal votes15,37297.8
Informal votes3442.2
Turnout 15,71694.9
Labor hold Swing

Millicent

1970 South Australian state election: Millicent
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Des Corcoran 5,01654.0
Liberal and Country Brian O'Connor4,27346.0
Total formal votes9,28998.5
Informal votes1391.5
Turnout 9,42897.8
Labor hold Swing

Mitcham

1970 South Australian state election: Mitcham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Robin Millhouse 9,58465.0
Labor Ronald Lock5,15735.0
Total formal votes14,74198.4
Informal votes2451.6
Turnout 14,98694.3
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Mitchell

1970 South Australian state election: Mitchell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ron Payne 8,78559.3
Liberal and Country Stephen Baker 6,02040.7
Total formal votes14,80598.3
Informal votes2511.7
Turnout 15,05695.5
Labor hold Swing

Mount Gambier

1970 South Australian state election: Mount Gambier
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Allan Burdon 5,25354.8
Liberal and Country David Rogers2,21023.1
Independent Graeme Gilbertson2,11722.1
Total formal votes9,58098.4
Informal votes1571.6
Turnout 9,73794.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Allan Burdon 5,78260.4
Liberal and Country David Rogers3,79839.6
Labor hold Swing

Murray

1970 South Australian state election: Murray
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Ivon Wardle 4,91650.1
Labor Gabe Bywaters 4,60146.9
Democratic Labor Terence Critchley1741.8
Independent Clarence Tucker1191.2
Total formal votes9,81098.6
Informal votes1431.4
Turnout 9,95396.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Ivon Wardle 5,12452.2
Labor Gabe Bywaters 4,68647.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Norwood

1970 South Australian state election: Norwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Don Dunstan 8,35355.6
Liberal and Country Keith Bowman5,80438.6
Democratic Labor Kevin Bourne-McRae5463.6
Independent William Hann3272.1
Total formal votes15,03097.9
Informal votes3252.1
Turnout 15,35594.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Don Dunstan 8,59857.2
Liberal and Country Keith Bowman6,43242.8
Labor hold Swing

Peake

1970 South Australian state election: Peake
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Don Simmons 8,64459.3
Liberal and Country Richard Leeton5,92540.7
Total formal votes14,56997.6
Informal votes3532.4
Turnout 14,92295.6
Labor hold Swing

Pirie

1970 South Australian state election: Pirie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Dave McKee 7,00874.6
Liberal and Country John Bailey2,39325.4
Total formal votes9,40197.9
Informal votes1982.1
Turnout 9,59996.3
Labor hold Swing

Playford

1970 South Australian state election: Playford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Terry McRae 8,35857.1
Liberal and Country Lloyd Duffield5,20735.6
Social Credit Frank Lawrence1,0787.4
Total formal votes14,64398.1
Informal votes2821.9
Turnout 14,92595.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Terry McRae 8,89760.8
Liberal and Country Lloyd Duffield5,74639.2
Labor hold Swing

Price

1970 South Australian state election: Price
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Ryan 10,33068.8
Liberal and Country John Dyer4,69231.2
Total formal votes15,02296.7
Informal votes5183.3
Turnout 15,54095.1
Labor hold Swing

Rocky River

1970 South Australian state election: Rocky River
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Howard Venning 5,20556.3
Labor Nathan Smith2,60228.1
National Jack Groves1,44615.6
Total formal votes9,25398.7
Informal votes1201.3
Turnout 9,37396.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Howard Venning 6,50670.3
Labor Nathan Smith2,74729.7
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Ross Smith

1970 South Australian state election: Ross Smith
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Jennings 9,66868.1
Liberal and Country Frank Forwood3,61725.5
Independent Roy Amer9036.4
Total formal votes14,18897.6
Informal votes3502.4
Turnout 14,53895.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Jennings 10,11971.3
Liberal and Country Frank Forwood4,06928.7
Labor hold Swing

Salisbury

1970 South Australian state election: Salisbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Reg Groth 8,74267.0
Liberal and Country Colin De Vos3,71128.5
Social Credit Philip Hobbs5874.5
Total formal votes13,04097.6
Informal votes3192.4
Turnout 13,35994.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Reg Groth 9,13569.3
Liberal and Country Colin De Vos3,90530.7
Labor hold Swing

Semaphore

1970 South Australian state election: Semaphore
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Reg Hurst 11,42874.6
Liberal and Country Reginald Appelkamp3,88425.4
Total formal votes15,31297.5
Informal votes3892.5
Turnout 15,70194.6
Labor hold Swing

Spence

1970 South Australian state election: Spence
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ernie Crimes 11,11675.7
Liberal and Country Frank Rieck3,56924.3
Total formal votes14,68597.2
Informal votes4242.8
Turnout 15,10995.3
Labor hold Swing

Stuart

1970 South Australian state election: Stuart
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gavin Keneally 7,08076.0
Liberal and Country Richard Mould2,23824.0
Total formal votes9,31897.1
Informal votes2792.9
Turnout 9,59792.7
Labor hold Swing

Tea Tree Gully

1970 South Australian state election: Tea Tree Gully
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Molly Byrne 9,29159.4
Liberal and Country William Brassington6,34840.6
Total formal votes15,63998.1
Informal votes3021.9
Turnout 15,94195.5
Labor hold Swing

Torrens

1970 South Australian state election: Torrens
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country John Coumbe 7,82353.9
Labor Mark Harrison6,23342.9
Democratic Labor Gary Lockwood4643.2
Total formal votes14,52098.0
Informal votes2922.0
Turnout 14,81292.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country John Coumbe 8,21856.6
Labor Mark Harrison6,30243.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Unley

1970 South Australian state election: Unley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gil Langley 7,91654.9
Liberal and Country Kevin Borick6,02541.8
Democratic Labor George Basisovs4743.3
Total formal votes14,41597.8
Informal votes3212.2
Turnout 14,73693.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gil Langley 7,98655.4
Liberal and Country Kevin Borick6,42944.6
Labor hold Swing

Victoria

1970 South Australian state election: Victoria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Allan Rodda 5,38358.4
Labor Eileen Bennett2,43526.4
National Leonard Roberts1,40615.2
Total formal votes9,22498.7
Informal votes1211.3
Turnout 9,34595.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Allan Rodda 6,64872.1
Labor Eileen Bennett2,57627.9
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Whyalla

1970 South Australian state election: Whyalla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Max Brown 4,79856.9
Independent Charles Ryan2,14425.4
Liberal and Country Lesley Nicolson1,03212.2
Independent Hugh James4635.5
Total formal votes8,43797.4
Informal votes2242.6
Turnout 8,66193.3
Labor hold Swing

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Details of SA 1970 Election". Australian Politics and Elections Database.
  2. ↑ "History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
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