Results of the 1970 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly)

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Victorian state election, 30 May 1970 [1]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters1,827,595
Votes cast1,728,363 Turnout 94.57+0.3
Informal votes55,141Informal3.19+0.03
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes %SwingSeatsChange
  Labor 693,10541.42+3.5222+6
  Liberal 614,09436.70-0.7942-2
  Democratic Labor 222,59113.30-0.990±0
  Country 107,0116.40-2.258-4
  Independent 28,7581.72+0.141±0
 Other7,6630.46+0.370±0
Total1,673,222  73 
Two-party-preferred
  Liberal 905,98754.2–4.2
  Labor 767,05545.8+4.2

This is a list of electoral district results for the Victorian 1970 election.

Results by electoral district

Albert Park

1970 Victorian state election: Albert Park [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Val Doube 11,58357.8-2.1
Liberal Wallace Cameron5,76828.8+5.9
Democratic Labor Monica McGeoch2,69213.4-3.8
Total formal votes20,04395.4+0.1
Informal votes9604.6-0.1
Turnout 21,00392.4+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Val Doube 11,98759.8-2.7
Liberal Wallace Cameron8,05640.2+2.7
Labor hold Swing -2.7

Ballarat North

1970 Victorian state election: Ballarat North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Tom Evans 11,26649.5-0.6
Labor Kevin Flynn7,97135.0+2.1
Democratic Labor Walter Brown3,52215.5-0.6
Total formal votes22,75998.1-0.0
Informal votes4471.9+0.0
Turnout 23,20696.1-0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tom Evans 14,35063.8-0.7
Labor Kevin Flynn8,22936.2+0.7
Liberal hold Swing -0.7

Ballarat South

1970 Victorian state election: Ballarat South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bill Stephen 9,53044.2+0.7
Labor Tom Cullen8,46739.3+0.1
Democratic Labor Francis Brown3,56316.5-0.8
Total formal votes21,56097.6+0.3
Informal votes5252.4-0.3
Turnout 22,08595.7+0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Stephen 12,09456.1+0.3
Labor Tom Cullen9,46643.9-0.3

Balwyn

1970 Victorian state election: Balwyn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alex Taylor 13,52854.5-3.5
Labor Donald Phelan7,97232.1+2.1
Democratic Labor John Hansen3,31013.3+1.3
Total formal votes25,32698.00.0
Informal votes5162.00.0
Turnout 25,32693.40.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alex Taylor 16,34265.9-2.3
Labor Donald Phelan8,46834.1+2.3
Liberal hold Swing -2.3

Bellarine

1970 Victorian state election: Bellarine
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Aurel Smith 10,68246.5-4.1
Labor Francis Brady9,54741.6+4.5
Democratic Labor James Crockett2,74011.9-0.4
Total formal votes22,96998.1+0.2
Informal votes4391.9-0.2
Turnout 23,40895.6+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Aurel Smith 12,99956.6-3.5
Labor Francis Brady9,46643.4+3.5
Liberal hold Swing -3.5

Benalla

1970 Victorian state election: Benalla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Tom Trewin 7,98146.1-6.0
Labor John Coutts3,76221.8+2.9
Liberal Dulcie Brack3,50320.2+3.0
Democratic Labor Christopher Cody2,05311.9+0.1
Total formal votes17,29997.5-0.1
Informal votes4382.5+0.1
Turnout 17,73795.9-0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country Tom Trewin 13,04375.4-2.2
Labor John Coutts4,25624.6+2.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Tom Trewin 9,39954.3-23.3
Liberal Dulcie Brack7,90045.7+45.7
Country hold Swing -2.2

Benambra

1970 Victorian state election: Benambra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Tom Mitchell 8,23347.3-7.4
Labor Edwin Ure4,36525.1+5.0
Liberal Robert Prior1,84910.6-2.0
Democratic Labor Francis Keenan1,80310.4-2.2
Independent John Hicks1,1646.7+6.7
Total formal votes17,41496.3-1.1
Informal votes6633.7+1.1
Turnout 18,07795.1-0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country Tom Mitchell 12,33470.8-6.0
Labor Edwin Ure5,08029.2+6.0
Country hold Swing -6.0

Bendigo

1970 Victorian state election: Bendigo
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Kevin Curran9,99144.6+4.3
Liberal Robert Trethewey 8,96040.0+7.9
Democratic Labor Paul Brennan3,43515.3+0.5
Total formal votes22,38698.4+0.6
Informal votes3601.6-0.6
Turnout 22,74695.9+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Robert Trethewey 11,74052.4+1.7
Labor Kevin Curran10,64647.6-1.7
Liberal hold Swing +1.7

Bennettswood

1970 Victorian state election: Bennettswood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ian McLaren 11,46344.7-3.7
Labor Cyril Kennedy 11,22543.8+4.9
Democratic Labor James Tighe2,94611.5-1.2
Total formal votes25,63498.0+0.3
Informal votes5302.0-0.3
Turnout 26,16495.3+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian McLaren 14,15255.2-4.9
Labor Cyril Kennedy 11,48244.8+4.9
Liberal hold Swing -4.9

Bentleigh

1970 Victorian state election: Bentleigh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bob Suggett 10,68943.4+5.4
Labor Kenneth Williams9,31137.8+4.3
Democratic Labor Peter Madden2,65510.8+0.1
Independent Noel Allen1,2375.0+5.0
Independent Mary Ovenden7192.9+2.9
Total formal votes24,61196.7-0.9
Informal votes8383.3+0.9
Turnout 25,44995.5+0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bob Suggett 14,45258.7-3.5
Labor Kenneth Williams10,15941.3+3.5
Liberal hold Swing -3.5

Box Hill

1970 Victorian state election: Box Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal George Reid 15,35645.6-3.3
Labor Maurice Sevior12,45137.0+4.7
Democratic Labor James Marmion4,48213.3-2.3
Independent John Clarkson1,3654.1+4.1
Total formal votes32,79297.5-0.2
Informal votes8622.5+0.2
Turnout 33,65495.3+0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal George Reid 20,52161.0-3.5
Labor Maurice Sevior12,27139.0+3.5
Liberal hold Swing -3.5

Brighton

1970 Victorian state election: Brighton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Rossiter 9,81243.7-16.3
Labor Peter Hansen7,04831.4+4.6
Independent Malcolm Wallace-Mitchell3,56215.8+15.8
Democratic Labor Keith Linard2,0539.1-4.0
Total formal votes22,47597.8+0.3
Informal votes5162.2-0.3
Turnout 22,99193.0-0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Rossiter 14,74265.6-5.6
Labor Peter Hansen7,73334.4+5.6
Liberal hold Swing -5.6

Broadmeadows

1970 Victorian state election: Broadmeadows
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Wilton 18,27058.0+2.9
Liberal Howard Thain6,88421.9-4.5
Democratic Labor Francis Dowling6,33220.1+1.6
Total formal votes31,48694.8-1.1
Informal votes1,7425.2+1.1
Turnout 33,22895.6+2.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Wilton 19,22061.0+3.1
Liberal Howard Thain12,26639.0-3.1
Labor hold Swing +3.1

Brunswick East

1970 Victorian state election: Brunswick East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor David Bornstein 12,38460.5+5.0
Liberal James Guest 5,15125.1+1.4
Democratic Labor Anthony Staunton2,94914.4+0.3
Total formal votes20,48493.3+1.0
Informal votes1,4636.7-1.0
Turnout 21,94792.4-0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David Bornstein 12,82662.6+1.6
Liberal James Guest 7,65837.4-1.6
Labor hold Swing +1.6

Brunswick West

1970 Victorian state election: Brunswick West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Campbell Turnbull 10,73751.2+1.6
Liberal Walter Dale7,09933.8+2.6
Democratic Labor John Flint3,15315.0-4.2
Total formal votes20,98995.80.0
Informal votes9124.20.0
Turnout 21,90195.0+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Campbell Turnbull 11,20953.4+2.2
Liberal Walter Dale9,78046.6-2.2
Labor hold Swing +2.2

Camberwell

1970 Victorian state election: Camberwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Vernon Wilcox 12,15954.1-5.6
Labor Allan McDonald7,39232.9+6.7
Democratic Labor Joseph Stanley2,90112.9-1.2
Total formal votes22,45297.8+0.2
Informal votes4962.2-0.2
Turnout 22,94892.80.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Vernon Wilcox 14,62565.1-6.6
Labor Allan McDonald7,82734.9+6.6
Liberal hold Swing -6.6

Caulfield

1970 Victorian state election: Caulfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Edgar Tanner 11,33448.4-2.5
Labor George Papadopoulos7,39431.6-2.3
Democratic Labor Peter Grant2,87212.3-2.9
Independent Evelyn Janover1,8277.8+7.8
Total formal votes23,42795.9-0.5
Informal votes1,0064.1+0.5
Turnout 24,43391.5-0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Edgar Tanner 14,73862.9-0.9
Labor George Papadopoulos8,68937.1+0.9
Liberal hold Swing -0.9

Coburg

1970 Victorian state election: Coburg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Cox8,23638.8-1.0
Independent Jack Mutton 5,72827.3+6.4
Liberal Joan Mathieson4,62721.8-2.8
Democratic Labor Peter McCabe2,61612.3-2.5
Total formal votes21,20795.8+0.1
Informal votes9314.2-0.1
Turnout 22,13895.1-0.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Jack Mutton 12,48058.8+0.4
Labor Frank Cox8,72741.2-0.4
Independent hold Swing +0.4

Dandenong

1970 Victorian state election: Dandenong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Alan Lind 15,62751.4+8.4
Liberal Wallace Werrett10,70635.2-6.4
Democratic Labor Kevin Leydon4,10213.5-1.8
Total formal votes30,43596.90.0
Informal votes9833.10.0
Turnout 31,41895.8+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Alan Lind 16,24253.4+6.6
Liberal Wallace Werrett14,19346.6-6.6
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +6.6

Deer Park

1970 Victorian state election: Deer Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Ginifer 18,11554.7+1.5
Liberal Douglas Reinehr8,80026.6+0.1
Democratic Labor John Cate6,21918.7-0.1
Total formal votes33,13493.4-1.1
Informal votes2,3556.6+1.1
Turnout 35,48995.7+1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Ginifer 19,04857.5+0.7
Liberal Douglas Reinehr14,08642.5-0.7
Labor hold Swing +0.7

Dromana

1970 Victorian state election: Dromana
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Roberts Dunstan 11,52054.5-0.8
Labor Neil McIntosh7,23934.3+4.7
Democratic Labor Josephus Gobel2,36911.2+1.7
Total formal votes21,12897.8-0.1
Informal votes4842.2+0.1
Turnout 21,61293.9-0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Roberts Dunstan 13,53464.1-4.3
Labor Neil McIntosh7,59435.9+4.3
Liberal hold Swing -4.3

Dundas

1970 Victorian state election: Dundas
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Edward Lewis 5,88434.2-0.5
Liberal William McDonald 5,14529.9-3.0
Country Alexander McLennan3,53020.5-2.0
Democratic Labor James Eveston1,4248.3-1.7
Def. of Govt Schools Alma Crouch1,0456.1+6.1
Independent John Moodie1590.9+0.9
Total formal votes17,18796.4-1.8
Informal votes6413.6+1.8
Turnout 17,82896.7+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Edward Lewis 9,21153.6+5.6
Liberal William McDonald 7,97646.4-5.6
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +5.6

Essendon

1970 Victorian state election: Essendon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ronald Kennelly11,13745.7+4.5
Liberal Kenneth Wheeler 9,12537.4-2.1
Democratic Labor Kevin Digby4,10316.8-1.7
Total formal votes24,36596.8-1.4
Informal votes8153.2+1.4
Turnout 25,18095.4-1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kenneth Wheeler 12,34250.7-4.7
Labor Ronald Kennelly12,02349.3+4.7
Liberal hold Swing -4.7

Evelyn

1970 Victorian state election: Evelyn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Russell Stokes 8,71144.6+2.9
Labor Raymond Donkin8,41443.1+9.4
Democratic Labor Alfred Gerrard1,6438.4-0.7
Independent Maurice Smith7663.9+3.9
Total formal votes19,53497.4+0.7
Informal votes5282.6-0.7
Turnout 20,06294.6+0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Russell Stokes 10,52653.9-6.9
Labor Raymond Donkin9,00846.1+6.9
Liberal hold Swing -6.9

Footscray

1970 Victorian state election: Footscray
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Robert Fordham 13,51761.4-2.8
Liberal Claus Brumm5,78226.3+8.7
Democratic Labor Robin Thomas2,70612.3-5.9
Total formal votes22,00594.7-0.5
Informal votes1,2315.3+0.5
Turnout 23,23695.0+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robert Fordham 13,92363.3-4.6
Liberal Claus Brumm8,08236.7+4.6
Labor hold Swing -4.6

Frankston

1970 Victorian state election: Frankston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Edward Meagher 16,19148.0-2.1
Labor Mervyn Vogt13,19839.1+0.6
Democratic Labor John Glynn4,36712.9+1.4
Total formal votes33,75697.6+0.2
Informal votes8452.4-0.2
Turnout 34,60194.0-0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Edward Meagher 20,09659.5-0.3
Labor Mervyn Vogt13,66040.5+0.3
Liberal hold Swing -0.3

Geelong

1970 Victorian state election: Geelong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Hayden Birrell 9,82345.8-2.5
Labor John Woolfe8,74140.8+2.4
Democratic Labor John Timberlake2,88413.4+0.1
Total formal votes21,44897.9+0.2
Informal votes4682.1-0.2
Turnout 21,91695.1+1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Hayden Birrell 12,43958.0-1.6
Labor John Woolfe9,00942.0+1.6
Liberal hold Swing -1.6

Geelong North

1970 Victorian state election: Geelong North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Neil Trezise 13,93959.7+0.6
Liberal Graeme Hawkins6,67828.6+0.4
Democratic Labor James Jordan2,72511.7-1.0
Total formal votes22,70397.3+0.2
Informal votes6392.7-0.2
Turnout 23,34295.1+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Neil Trezise 14,34861.5+0.5
Liberal Graeme Hawkins8,99438.5-0.5
Labor hold Swing +0.5

Gippsland East

1970 Victorian state election: Gippsland East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Bruce Evans 6,57036.9-13.2
Labor Philip Grech4,62826.0+4.5
Liberal Keith Mason4,36724.5+9.4
Democratic Labor Frank Burns2,22612.5-0.7
Total formal votes17,79197.3-0.3
Informal votes4982.7+0.3
Turnout 18,28994.4+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country Bruce Evans 12,60170.8-4.2
Labor Philip Grech5,19029.2+4.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Bruce Evans 11,57965.1-9.9
Liberal Keith Mason6,21234.9+9.9
Country hold Swing -9.9

Gippsland South

1970 Victorian state election: Gippsland South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country John Vinall6,88637.7-19.6
Liberal James Taylor 4,94427.1+14.8
Labor Thomas Matthews4,16022.8+4.7
Democratic Labor John Condon2,25212.4+1.3
Total formal votes18,24297.7+1.1
Informal votes4372.3-1.1
Turnout 18,67994.5+1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal James Taylor 12,90470.7-7.7
Labor Thomas Matthews5,33829.3+7.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal James Taylor 10,27356.3+56.3
Country John Vinall7,96943.7-34.7
Liberal gain from Country Swing N/A

Gippsland West

1970 Victorian state election: Gippsland West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Rob Maclellan 6,06634.8+8.4
Labor James Hudson5,16229.7+3.9
Country Robert Anderson4,19524.1-10.8
Democratic Labor Michael Houlihan1,98211.4-0.5
Total formal votes17,40597.7+0.5
Informal votes4072.3-0.5
Turnout 17,81295.4-0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rob Maclellan 9,16152.6+16.0
Labor James Hudson8,24447.4+47.4
Liberal gain from Country Swing N/A

Gisborne

1970 Victorian state election: Gisborne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Julian Doyle 10,47347.2+5.0
Labor Robert Harrison8,45738.1+8.6
Democratic Labor Raymond Studham2,88513.0-3.4
Independent Roy Hartley3891.7+1.7
Total formal votes22,20497.1+2.2
Informal votes6582.9-2.2
Turnout 22,86294.6+1.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Julian Doyle 13,28259.8-5.4
Labor Robert Harrison8,92240.2+5.4
Liberal hold Swing -5.4

Glen Iris

1970 Victorian state election: Glen Iris
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jim MacDonald 12,26153.6-2.4
Labor Douglas Gammon7,94234.7+5.3
Democratic Labor John Preece2,65711.6-3.0
Total formal votes22,86097.9+0.3
Informal votes4792.1-0.3
Turnout 23,33993.4-0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim MacDonald 14,51963.5-5.0
Labor Douglas Gammon8,34136.5+5.0
Liberal hold Swing -5.0

Glenhuntly

1970 Victorian state election: Glenhuntly
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Joe Rafferty 11,34245.4-1.9
Labor Anthony Miller9,89439.6+1.2
Democratic Labor Raymond Murphy3,77015.1+0.8
Total formal votes25,00696.5-0.7
Informal votes8973.5+0.7
Turnout 25,90393.2-0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Joe Rafferty 14,03356.1-4.0
Labor Anthony Miller10,97343.9+4.0
Liberal hold Swing -4.0

Greensborough

1970 Victorian state election: Greensborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bob Fell 15,02644.3+1.5
Liberal Monte Vale 12,08735.7-4.5
Democratic Labor Raymond Morrissey4,13212.2-4.8
Def. of Govt Schools Dorothy Frost2,6617.9+7.9
Total formal votes33,90697.8+0.1
Informal votes7482.2-0.1
Turnout 34,65495.4+1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Fell 17,64252.0+5.3
Liberal Monte Vale 16,26448.0-5.3
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +5.3

Hampden

1970 Victorian state election: Hampden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Henry Bolte 7,29242.9-1.7
Labor Vincent Ayres5,28831.1+6.3
Country Gilbert Anderson2,74616.2-0.8
Democratic Labor Francis O'Brien1,6689.8+0.2
Total formal votes16,99498.3+1.2
Informal votes2951.7-1.2
Turnout 17,28996.1-0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Henry Bolte 11,18165.8-6.0
Labor Vincent Ayres5,81334.2+6.0
Liberal hold Swing -6.0

Hawthorn

1970 Victorian state election: Hawthorn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Walter Jona 10,28546.0-1.7
Labor David Andrews9,31341.7+6.2
Democratic Labor Bernard Gaynor2,74912.3-4.5
Total formal votes22,34796.80.0
Informal votes7343.20.0
Turnout 23,08192.4+0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Walter Jona 12,65256.6-3.0
Labor David Andrews9,69543.4+3.0
Liberal hold Swing -3.0

Heatherton

1970 Victorian state election: Heatherton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Kenneth Bathie13,42244.9+2.2
Liberal Norman Billing 11,29837.8-4.6
Democratic Labor Joseph O'Neill3,78612.7-2.2
Independent Herman Crowther1,4084.7+4.7
Total formal votes29,91496.3-0.5
Informal votes1,1423.7+0.5
Turnout 31,05695.2+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Norman Billing 15,06950.4-3.4
Labor Kenneth Bathie14,84549.6+3.4
Liberal hold Swing -3.4

Ivanhoe

1970 Victorian state election: Ivanhoe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Thomas Rich10,71844.0+3.9
Liberal Vernon Christie 10,21141.9-1.2
Democratic Labor Michael Lucy 3,44414.10.0
Total formal votes24,37397.4-0.1
Informal votes6582.6+0.1
Turnout 25,03193.9-0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Vernon Christie 13,31254.6-2.6
Labor Thomas Rich11,06145.4+2.6
Liberal hold Swing -2.6

Kara Kara

1970 Victorian state election: Kara Kara [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Esmond Curnow 5,50834.3+7.5
Country Bill Phelan 4,72129.4-7.4
Liberal Bruce Thornhill4,35227.1+0.6
Democratic Labor Robert O'Connor1,5009.3-0.5
Total formal votes16,08198.3-0.6
Informal votes2821.7+0.6
Turnout 16,36397.0+0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Esmond Curnow 8,87355.2+55.2
Liberal Bruce Thornhill7,20844.8+7.4
Labor gain from Country Swing N/A

Kew

1970 Victorian state election: Kew
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Arthur Rylah 9,69241.7-12.9
Labor Rosslyn Ives5,98725.8-1.1
Democratic Labor Francis Duffy3,21213.8-4.7
Independent Bertram Wainer 2,62411.3+11.3
Independent Dorothy Buchanan1,7277.4+7.4
Total formal votes23,24296.8-0.4
Informal votes7563.2+0.4
Turnout 23,99893.0-0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Arthur Rylah 13,80859.4-10.9
Labor Rosslyn Ives9,43440.6+10.9
Liberal hold Swing -10.9

Lowan

1970 Victorian state election: Lowan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jim McCabe 6,00833.9-6.2
Country Ray Buckley 5,75432.5-1.1
Labor Gustav Lehmann4,71426.6+5.9
Democratic Labor John Giles1,2407.0+1.4
Total formal votes17,71698.3-0.3
Informal votes3041.7+0.3
Turnout 18,02097.1+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim McCabe 12,24169.1-5.9
Labor Gustav Lehmann5,47530.9+5.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Jim McCabe 9,94056.1+8.8
Country Ray Buckley 7,77643.9-8.8
Liberal gain from Country Swing +8.8

Malvern

1970 Victorian state election: Malvern
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Lindsay Thompson 13,80160.6-3.0
Labor Christopher Gaffney6,67029.3+5.4
Democratic Labor Thomas O'Reilly2,30310.1-2.4
Total formal votes22,77497.3-0.1
Informal votes6242.7+0.1
Turnout 23,39890.6-0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Lindsay Thompson 15,75969.2-5.0
Labor Christopher Gaffney7,01530.8+5.0
Liberal hold Swing -5.0

Melbourne

1970 Victorian state election: Melbourne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Arthur Clarey 12,76860.5+0.9
Liberal Allan Waite5,42825.7+0.6
Democratic Labor Michael McMahon2,90813.8-1.5
Total formal votes21,10494.20.0
Informal votes1,2895.80.0
Turnout 22,39390.8+2.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arthur Clarey 13,20462.6+0.7
Liberal Allan Waite7,90037.4-0.7
Labor hold Swing +0.7

Mentone

1970 Victorian state election: Mentone
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Henry Woodley10,77243.6+2.0
Liberal Bill Templeton 10,20741.3-0.6
Democratic Labor Kathleen Andrews3,73015.1+1.2
Total formal votes24,70997.7+0.4
Informal votes5932.3-0.4
Turnout 25,30294.0-0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Templeton 13,63155.2-0.1
Labor Henry Woodley11,07844.8+0.1
Liberal hold Swing -0.1

Midlands

1970 Victorian state election: Midlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Les Shilton 9,15643.0-3.1
Liberal William Turnor6,61731.1+3.8
Democratic Labor Francis Hill2,78513.1+3.5
Country Leston Laity2,73112.8-2.3
Total formal votes21,28997.8+0.5
Informal votes4782.2-0.5
Turnout 21,76794.1+1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Les Shilton 11,23452.8+1.8
Liberal William Turnor10,05547.2-1.8
Labor hold Swing +1.8

Mildura

1970 Victorian state election: Mildura
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Milton Whiting 7,01440.8-9.7
Labor Lance Fraser6,81439.7+9.5
Democratic Labor John Conroy1,75910.2-0.2
Liberal Kevin Coogan1,6009.3+0.4
Total formal votes17,18796.5-0.6
Informal votes6143.5+0.6
Turnout 17,80195.2-0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country Milton Whiting 9,55155.6-11.8
Labor Lance Fraser7,63644.4+11.8
Country hold Swing -11.8

Mitcham

1970 Victorian state election: Mitcham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Hyslop11,14641.3+0.1
Liberal Dorothy Goble 10,69339.6-6.2
Democratic Labor Marianne Crowe3,29412.2-0.8
Def. of Govt Schools Ray Nilsen1,8706.9+6.9
Total formal votes27,00397.2-0.7
Informal votes7742.8+0.7
Turnout 27,77794.8-0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Dorothy Goble 14,12252.3-4.7
Labor John Hyslop12,88147.7+4.7
Liberal hold Swing -4.7

Monbulk

1970 Victorian state election: Monbulk
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bill Borthwick 12,58247.3-3.6
Labor James Simmonds11,15141.9+5.6
Democratic Labor George Noone2,86510.8-0.8
Total formal votes26,59897.1+0.3
Informal votes7912.9-0.3
Turnout 27,38994.1+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Borthwick 15,07956.7-4.6
Labor James Simmonds11,51943.3+4.6
Liberal hold Swing -4.6

Moonee Ponds

1970 Victorian state election: Moonee Ponds
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tom Edmunds 12,14652.6+5.0
Liberal John Williams7,48532.4-0.1
Democratic Labor Barry O'Brien3,47915.00.0
Total formal votes23,11096.10.0
Informal votes9343.90.0
Turnout 24,04495.2+1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Edmunds 12,66854.8+3.5
Liberal John Williams10,44245.2-3.5
Labor hold Swing +3.5

Moorabbin

1970 Victorian state election: Moorabbin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Llew Reese 11,34144.6-1.5
Labor Harry Rourke10,52741.4+3.5
Democratic Labor Salvatore Pinzone3,56214.0-2.0
Total formal votes25,34097.4-0.1
Informal votes6882.6+0.1
Turnout 26,11895.3+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Llew Reese 14,57357.3-3.6
Labor Harry Rourke10,85742.7+3.6
Liberal hold Swing -3.6

Morwell

1970 Victorian state election: Morwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Derek Amos 10,92349.0+7.2
Liberal Archie Tanner 6,01227.0+6.2
Country James Wyeth2,85412.8-11.3
Democratic Labor Thomas Lawless2,50511.2-2.1
Total formal votes22,29497.5+0.2
Informal votes5782.5-0.2
Turnout 22,87295.1-0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Derek Amos 12,91557.9+9.2
Liberal Archie Tanner 9,37942.1-9.2
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +9.2

Murray Valley

1970 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country George Moss 6,58336.8-16.8
Liberal Robert Crosby4,90927.5+12.6
Labor Valda Reid4,23123.7+4.8
Democratic Labor John Patterson2,13912.0-0.6
Total formal votes17,86297.0+0.1
Informal votes5573.0-0.1
Turnout 18,41994.50.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country George Moss 13,01672.9-4.8
Labor Valda Reid4,84627.1+4.8
Country hold Swing -4.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country George Moss 11,04161.8-15.9
Liberal Robert Crosby6,82138.2+38.2
Country hold Swing -15.9

Narracan

1970 Victorian state election: Narracan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Wilfred Bartholomeusz8,12538.8+8.3
Liberal Jim Balfour 7,63236.4-3.7
Country Reinhardt Reuter3,89513.8-4.0
Democratic Labor Peter Saunders2,31211.0-0.5
Total formal votes20,96497.4-0.2
Informal votes5542.6+0.2
Turnout 21,51895.4-0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Balfour 10,64350.8-15.2
Labor Wilfred Bartholomeusz10,32149.2+15.2
Liberal hold Swing -15.2

Northcote

1970 Victorian state election: Northcote
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Wilkes 13,06161.0+6.9
Democratic Labor Albert Dowsey8,33839.0+23.2
Total formal votes21,39994.3-1.9
Informal votes1,2875.7+1.9
Labor hold Swing +4.5

Oakleigh

1970 Victorian state election: Oakleigh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alan Scanlan 11,05047.8+1.7
Labor Anthony Scarcella9,10839.4-1.1
Democratic Labor Bernard Slattery2,97812.9-0.5
Total formal votes23,13696.8+1.7
Informal votes7533.2-1.7
Turnout 23,88994.9-0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Scanlan 13,56058.6+0.6
Labor Anthony Scarcella9,57641.4-0.6
Liberal hold Swing +0.6

Polwarth

1970 Victorian state election: Polwarth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Cec Burgin 6,99140.2-8.6
Country Douglas Wade4,89128.1+9.2
Labor John O'Brien3,74621.5+1.7
Democratic Labor Leonard Eyre1,77710.2-2.4
Total formal votes17,40598.1+0.4
Informal votes3401.9-0.4
Turnout 17,74596.9+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Cec Burgin 10,21358.7-18.9
Labor John O'Brien7,19241.3+18.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Cec Burgin 8,77150.4-27.2
Country Douglas Wade8,63449.6+49.6
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Portland

1970 Victorian state election: Portland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Lewis 6,80738.3+5.6
Liberal Don McKellar 5,72632.2+3.1
Country Alma Uebergang3,68120.7-8.1
Democratic Labor Adrian McInerney1,5478.7-0.8
Total formal votes17,76198.5+0.4
Informal votes2721.5-0.4
Turnout 18,03396.7+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Lewis 9,37152.8+6.4
Liberal Don McKellar 8,39047.2-6.4
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +6.4

Prahran

1970 Victorian state election: Prahran
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Sam Loxton 9,18842.1-2.3
Labor Ivan Trayling 8,68139.8+4.2
Democratic Labor John Johnston1,8778.60.0
Independent James Banks1,4606.7+6.7
Def. of Govt Schools David Tuck6012.8+2.8
Total formal votes21,80795.2+0.2
Informal votes1,0924.8-0.2
Turnout 22,89988.7-0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Sam Loxton 11,98355.0+1.2
Labor Ivan Trayling 9,82445.0-1.2
Liberal hold Swing +1.2

Preston

1970 Victorian state election: Preston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Carl Kirkwood 11,95854.5+3.7
Liberal Bruce Spicer6,12727.9-3.0
Democratic Labor Maurice Horwood3,84417.5-0.8
Total formal votes21,92995.3-0.3
Informal votes1,0714.7+0.3
Turnout 23,00094.7-0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Carl Kirkwood 12,53457.1+3.6
Liberal Bruce Spicer9,39542.9-3.6
Labor hold Swing +3.6

Reservoir

1970 Victorian state election: Reservoir
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Simmonds 13,59555.3+0.2
Liberal Robert Pritchard6,44226.2-1.6
Democratic Labor Joseph Fitzgerald4,56018.5+4.0
Total formal votes24,59795.9+0.1
Informal votes1,0534.1-0.1
Turnout 25,65095.90.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Simmonds 14,27958.0-1.3
Liberal Robert Pritchard10,31842.0+1.3
Labor hold Swing -1.3

Richmond

1970 Victorian state election: Richmond
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Clyde Holding 11,62963.8+2.4
Liberal Ronald Turner3,20417.6+1.5
Democratic Labor Terence Scully2,53113.9-8.5
Total formal votes18,22192.9-1.0
Informal votes1,3817.1+1.0
Turnout 19,60291.9+0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clyde Holding 12,43768.3+3.5
Liberal Ronald Turner5,78431.7-3.5
Labor hold Swing +3.5

Ringwood

1970 Victorian state election: Ringwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jim Manson 13,84847.3-3.1
Labor Beatrice Rosindell12,16641.6+6.6
Democratic Labor Edmund Sablovs3,26811.2-3.4
Total formal votes29,28297.8+0.2
Informal votes6662.2-0.2
Turnout 29,94895.2+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Manson 16,62656.8-6.0
Labor Beatrice Rosindell12,65643.2+6.0
Liberal hold Swing -6.0

Rodney

1970 Victorian state election: Rodney
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Russell McDonald 8,97249.7-9.3
Labor Doris Best3,67720.4+7.8
Liberal Ian Biggar3,41718.9+3.7
Democratic Labor Patrick Hansen2,00211.1-2.1
Total formal votes18,06897.3-0.1
Informal votes4942.7+0.1
Turnout 18,56296.5-0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country Russell McDonald 13,77676.2-7.7
Labor Doris Best4,29223.8+7.7
Country hold Swing -7.7

St Kilda

1970 Victorian state election: St Kilda
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Brian Dixon 10,31846.0-5.5
Labor David Bottomley9,03140.3+4.3
Democratic Labor John Hughes2,1239.5-2.9
Def. of Govt Schools Lancelot Hutchinson7753.5+3.5
Independent Neville Penton1800.8+0.8
Total formal votes22,42795.0-0.9
Informal votes1,1775.0+0.9
Turnout 23,60491.6+2.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Brian Dixon 12,54155.9-6.2
Labor David Bottomley9,88644.1+6.2
Liberal hold Swing -6.2

Sandringham

1970 Victorian state election: Sandringham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Max Crellin 12,09351.1-2.9
Labor Margaret Graham9,06138.3+5.9
Democratic Labor William Leech2,52210.6-3.0
Total formal votes23,67698.1+0.4
Informal votes4621.9-0.4
Turnout 24,13894.1+0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Max Crellin 14,23760.1-5.4
Labor Margaret Graham9,43939.9+5.4
Liberal hold Swing -5.4

Scoresby

1970 Victorian state election: Scoresby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Alan West15,93742.4+4.2
Liberal Geoff Hayes 15,93242.3-2.4
Democratic Labor Noel Clarke5,75715.3-1.8
Total formal votes37,62697.5+0.2
Informal votes7352.7-0.2
Turnout 38,59495.3+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoff Hayes 21,11556.1-3.9
Labor Alan West16,51143.9+3.9
Liberal hold Swing -3.9

Shepparton

1970 Victorian state election: Shepparton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Peter Ross-Edwards 7,67641.6+5.6
Independent Bill Hunter3,58619.4+1.7
Labor Graham Romanes3,33218.1+0.4
Liberal Linton Laws1,99510.8-6.4
Democratic Labor Bruno D'Elia1,87510.1-1.3
Total formal votes18,46495.8+1.1
Informal votes8104.2-1.1
Turnout 19,27496.2+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country Peter Ross-Edwards 13,47973.0-4.6
Labor Graham Romanes4,98527.0+4.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Peter Ross-Edwards 9,41251.0-1.0
Independent Bill Hunter9,05249.0+1.0
Country hold Swing -1.0

Sunshine

1970 Victorian state election: Sunshine
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Denis Lovegrove 13,97660.8+2.5
Liberal Vaclav Ubl5,20222.6+1.2
Democratic Labor Robert Charles3,80816.6+0.1
Total formal votes22,98694.9-0.1
Informal votes1,2415.1+0.1
Turnout 24,22794.8+1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Denis Lovegrove 14,54863.3+0.6
Liberal Vaclav Ubl8,43836.7-0.6
Labor hold Swing +0.6

Swan Hill

1970 Victorian state election: Swan Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Henry Broad 6,96039.9-17.3
Labor Jack McLean4,60526.4+11.7
Liberal Laurence Troy3,56420.4+8.9
Democratic Labor Rodger Donohue2,31213.3-3.3
Total formal votes17,44197.2-0.4
Informal votes4952.8+0.4
Turnout 17,93695.8+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country Henry Broad 12,26870.3-11.4
Labor Jack McLean5,17329.7+11.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Henry Broad 11,43765.6-16.1
Liberal Laurence Troy6,00434.4+34.4
Country hold Swing -16.1

Syndal

1970 Victorian state election: Syndal
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ray Wiltshire 15,34146.7-3.3
Labor Peter Setford12,66738.5+2.6
Democratic Labor Daniel McCabe4,87214.8+0.8
Total formal votes32,88097.8-0.1
Informal votes7312.2+0.1
Turnout 33,61195.7+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ray Wiltshire 19,21058.4-3.6
Labor Peter Setford13,67041.6+3.6
Liberal hold Swing -3.6

Warrnambool

1970 Victorian state election: Warrnambool
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ian Smith 6,65036.7+8.1
Labor Donald Grossman5,18128.6+3.7
Democratic Labor Francis Hasell3,44819.0-2.6
Country Cyril Boyle2,13811.8-3.2
Def. of Govt Schools Robert McCosh7113.9+3.9
Total formal votes18,12898.2+0.2
Informal votes3341.8-0.2
Turnout 18,46296.70.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Smith 10,65258.8-10.6
Labor Donald Grossman7,47641.2+10.6
Liberal hold Swing -10.6

Williamstown

1970 Victorian state election: Williamstown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Larry Floyd 16,32263.8+2.4
Liberal Richard Groom5,88023.0+10.1
Democratic Labor Norman Way3,38913.2-8.3
Total formal votes25,59195.8+0.6
Informal votes1,1114.2-0.6
Turnout 26,70294.8+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Larry Floyd 16,83165.8-2.6
Liberal Richard Groom8,76034.2+2.6
Labor hold Swing -2.6

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  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.
  3. ↑ Hughes, Colin A. (1977). 1965-1974 Election Results . Canberra: Australian Nat. Univ. Pr. ISBN   0708113400.
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