Results of the 1973 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly)

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Victorian state election, 19 May 1973 [1]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters2,088,984
Votes cast1,954,005 Turnout 93.54-1.03
Informal votes56,691Informal2.90-0.29
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes %SwingSeatsChange
  Liberal 803,38242.34+5.6446+4
  Labor 789,56141.61+0.1918-4
  Democratic Labor 147,8907.79-5.510±0
  Country 144,8185.96-0.448±0
  Independent 10,3490.55-1.171±0
 Other33,1031.74+1.290±0
Total1,897,314  73 
Two-party-preferred
  Liberal 1,048,10055.2+1.0
  Labor 849,21444.8–1.0

This is a list of electoral district results for the Victorian 1973 election.

Results by electoral district

Albert Park

1973 Victorian state election: Albert Park [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Val Doube 12,92065.2+7.4
Liberal Norman Walker5,29026.7−2.1
Democratic Labor Monica McGeoch1,6208.2−5.2
Total formal votes19,83096.0+0.6
Informal votes8274.0−0.6
Turnout 20,65791.2−1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Val Doube 13,16366.4+6.6
Liberal Norman Walker6,66733.6−6.6
Labor hold Swing +6.6

Ballarat North

1973 Victorian state election: Ballarat North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Tom Evans 13,63153.8+4.3
Labor Jim Caddy9,51337.6+2.6
Democratic Labor Moya Schaefer2,1718.6−6.9
Total formal votes25,31598.10.0
Informal votes4951.90.0
Turnout 25,81095.1−1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tom Evans 15,47761.1−2.7
Labor Jim Caddy9,83838.9+2.7
Liberal hold Swing -2.7

Ballarat South

1973 Victorian state election: Ballarat South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bill Stephen 10,19743.1−1.1
Labor Frank Sheehan 9,73041.1+1.9
Democratic Labor John Parkin2,1178.9−7.6
Country Graeme Orr1,6136.8+6.8
Total formal votes23,65797.3−0.3
Informal votes6542.7+0.3
Turnout 24,31194.5−1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Stephen 13,01055.0−1.1
Labor Frank Sheehan 9,73045.0+1.1
Liberal hold Swing -1.1

Balwyn

1973 Victorian state election: Balwyn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jim Ramsay 17,00962.9+8.4
Labor Joan Coxsedge 8,29030.7−1.4
Democratic Labor James Marmion1,7296.4−6.9
Total formal votes27,02898.3+0.3
Informal votes4611.7−0.3
Turnout 27,48992.2−1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Ramsay 18,47868.4+2.5
Labor Joan Coxsedge 8,55031.6−2.5
Liberal hold Swing +2.5

Bellarine

1973 Victorian state election: Bellarine
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Aurel Smith 15,09550.9+4.4
Labor Royston Lawson12,23141.3−0.3
Democratic Labor Ray Evans2,3237.8−4.1
Total formal votes29,64998.10.0
Informal votes5861.90.0
Turnout 30,23594.4−1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Aurel Smith 17,07057.6+1.0
Labor Royston Lawson12,57942.4−1.0
Liberal hold Swing +1.0

Benalla

1973 Victorian state election: Benalla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Tom Trewin 8,99048.8+2.7
Labor James Scott4,23623.0+1.2
Liberal Vernon Dawson3,20917.4−2.8
Democratic Labor Christopher Cody1,97110.7−1.2
Total formal votes18,40697.6+0.1
Informal votes4492.4−0.1
Turnout 18,85594.8−1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country Tom Trewin 13,70574.5−0.9
Labor James Scott4,70125.5+0.9
Country hold Swing -0.9

Benambra

1973 Victorian state election: Benambra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Tom Mitchell 9,46249.4+2.1
Labor Ian Thomas5,52528.8+3.7
Liberal Henry Petty2,74814.3+3.7
Democratic Labor James Osmotherly1,4357.5−2.8
Total formal votes19,17097.3+1.0
Informal votes5282.7−1.0
Turnout 19,69894.4−0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country Tom Mitchell 13,30569.4−1.4
Labor Ian Thomas5,86530.6+1.4
Country hold Swing -1.4

Bendigo

1973 Victorian state election: Bendigo
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor David Boyle10,92643.7−0.9
Liberal Daryl McClure 9,55738.2−1.8
Country Peter Pritchard2,51210.0+10.0
Democratic Labor Raymond Peterson2,0378.1−7.2
Total formal votes25,03298.3−0.1
Informal votes4421.7+0.1
Turnout 25,47496.2+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Daryl McClure 13,74354.9+2.5
Labor David Boyle11,28945.1−2.5
Liberal hold Swing +2.5

Bennettswood

1973 Victorian state election: Bennettswood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ian McLaren 14,75651.6+6.9
Labor Cyril Kennedy 11,96441.8−2.0
Democratic Labor James Tighe1,9006.6−4.9
Total formal votes28,62098.1+0.1
Informal votes5381.9−0.1
Turnout 29,15894.7−0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian McLaren 16,37157.2+2.0
Labor Cyril Kennedy 12,24942.8−2.0
Liberal hold Swing +2.0

Bentleigh

1973 Victorian state election: Bentleigh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bob Suggett 13,94452.4+9.0
Labor Alexander McDonald10,45439.3+1.5
Democratic Labor Peter Madden2,2268.4−2.4
Total formal votes26,62498.0+1.3
Informal votes5292.0−1.3
Turnout 27,15394.7−0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bob Suggett 15,83059.5+0.8
Labor Alexander McDonald10,79440.5−0.8
Liberal hold Swing +0.8

Box Hill

1973 Victorian state election: Box Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Morris Williams 22,20152.2+8.5
Labor Keith Remington 14,66734.5−2.5
Democratic Labor James Brosnan3,1807.5−5.8
Australia John Franceschini2,4595.8+5.8
Total formal votes42,50797.9+0.4
Informal votes9072.1−0.4
Turnout 43,41494.1−1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Morris Williams 25,88660.9−0.1
Labor Keith Remington 16,61939.1+0.1
Liberal hold Swing -0.1

Brighton

1973 Victorian state election: Brighton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Rossiter 13,80758.5+14.8
Labor Peter Hansen6,37227.0−4.4
Australia Frederick Funnell2,1509.1+9.1
Democratic Labor Peter Lawlor1,2855.4−3.7
Total formal votes23,61498.0+0.2
Informal votes4712.0−0.2
Turnout 24,08593.1+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Rossiter 15,97567.7+2.1
Labor Peter Hansen7,63932.3−2.1
Liberal hold Swing +2.1

Broadmeadows

1973 Victorian state election: Broadmeadows
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Wilton 25,14258.8+0.8
Liberal Claus Salger12,00428.1+6.2
Democratic Labor Francis Dowling5,63813.2−6.9
Total formal votes42,78494.9+0.1
Informal votes2,3165.1−0.1
Turnout 45,10094.7−0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Wilton 25,98860.7−0.3
Liberal Claus Salger16,79639.3+0.3
Labor hold Swing -0.3

Brunswick East

1973 Victorian state election: Brunswick East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor David Bornstein 11,87859.1−1.4
Liberal William Marriott5,20025.9+0.8
Democratic Labor Anthony Staunton1,6478.2−6.2
Australia Jonathon Sutton9804.9+4.9
Communist George Zangalis3982.0+2.0
Total formal votes20,10391.5−1.8
Informal votes1,8748.5+1.8
Turnout 21,97791.1−1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David Bornstein 13,07265.0+2.4
Liberal William Marriott7,03135.0−2.4
Labor hold Swing +2.4

Brunswick West

1973 Victorian state election: Brunswick West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tom Roper 11,38751.9+0.7
Liberal Salvatore Gandolfo7,70535.1+1.3
Democratic Labor John Flint2,83112.9−2.1
Total formal votes21,92396.1+0.3
Informal votes8873.9−0.3
Turnout 22,81095.00.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Roper 11,81253.9+0.5
Liberal Salvatore Gandolfo10,11146.1−0.5
Labor hold Swing +0.5

Camberwell

1973 Victorian state election: Camberwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Vernon Wilcox 14,67861.9+7.8
Labor Colin MacLeod7,19030.3−2.6
Democratic Labor Joseph Stanley1,8297.7−5.2
Total formal votes23,69798.2+0.4
Informal votes4211.8−0.4
Turnout 24,11893.2+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Vernon Wilcox 16,23368.5+3.4
Labor Colin MacLeod7,46431.5−3.4
Liberal hold Swing +3.4

Caulfield

1973 Victorian state election: Caulfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Sir Edgar Tanner 14,23655.1+6.7
Labor John Graham10,09639.1+7.5
Democratic Labor Peter Grant1,5045.8−6.5
Total formal votes25,83696.8+0.9
Informal votes8433.2−0.9
Turnout 26,67990.9−0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Sir Edgar Tanner 15,51560.0−2.9
Labor John Graham10,32140.0+2.9
Liberal hold Swing -2.9

Coburg

1973 Victorian state election: Coburg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Cox8,58139.8+1.0
Independent Jack Mutton 6,15628.5+1.2
Liberal Louis Mingaars5,04623.4+1.6
Democratic Labor Timothy Gerrard1,8068.4−3.9
Total formal votes21,58995.7−0.1
Informal votes9674.3+0.1
Turnout 22,55695.6+0.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Jack Mutton 12,50557.9−1.0
Labor Frank Cox9,08442.1+1.0
Independent hold Swing -1.0

Dandenong

1973 Victorian state election: Dandenong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Alan Lind 20,24151.0−0.4
Liberal Ivan Warner16,33141.1+5.9
Democratic Labor Kevin Leydon3,1417.9−5.6
Total formal votes39,71396.6−0.3
Informal votes1,3863.4+0.3
Turnout 41,09995.0−0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Alan Lind 20,71252.2−1.2
Liberal Ivan Warner19,00147.8+1.2
Labor hold Swing -1.2

Deer Park

1973 Victorian state election: Deer Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Ginifer 25,85759.8+5.1
Liberal Alan McGillivray13,07030.2+3.6
Democratic Labor Alfred Wisniewski4,2849.9−8.8
Total formal votes43,21193.5−0.1
Informal votes2,9976.5+0.1
Turnout 46,20894.4−1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Ginifer 26,49961.3+3.8
Liberal Alan McGillivray16,71238.7−3.8
Labor hold Swing +3.8

Dromana

1973 Victorian state election: Dromana
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Roberts Dunstan 14,66654.8+0.3
Labor Jim Snow 10,14437.9+3.6
Democratic Labor Elizabeth Barton1,9437.3−3.9
Total formal votes26,75397.9+0.1
Informal votes5832.1−0.1
Turnout 27,33692.4−1.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Roberts Dunstan 16,31861.0−3.9
Labor Jim Snow 10,43539.0+3.9
Liberal hold Swing -3.9

Dundas

1973 Victorian state election: Dundas
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Edward Lewis 7,47841.3+7.1
Liberal Bruce Chamberlain 6,78037.4+7.5
Country Alexander McLennan2,86715.8−4.7
Democratic Labor Patrick Healy1,0085.6−2.7
Total formal votes18,11398.0+1.6
Informal votes3742.0−1.6
Turnout 18,48796.1−0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bruce Chamberlain 9,69953.6+7.4
Labor Edward Lewis 8,41446.4−7.4
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +7.4

Essendon

1973 Victorian state election: Essendon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ronald Kennelly11,51442.7−3.0
Liberal Kenneth Wheeler 11,23241.6+4.2
Democratic Labor John Moloney2,4839.2−7.6
Australia Stanley Bell1,2054.5+4.5
Defence of Government Schools Lancelot Hutchinson5552.1+2.1
Total formal votes26,98996.0−0.8
Informal votes1,1134.0+0.8
Turnout 28,10295.1−0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kenneth Wheeler 14,37753.3+2.6
Labor Ronald Kennelly12,61246.7−2.6
Liberal hold Swing +2.6

Evelyn

1973 Victorian state election: Evelyn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jim Plowman 11,76250.1+5.5
Labor Raymond Donkin9,65141.1−2.0
Democratic Labor Francis Feltham1,3305.7−2.7
Australia Dennis Lacey7183.1+3.1
Total formal votes23,46197.6+0.2
Informal votes5682.4−0.2
Turnout 24,02992.9−1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Plowman 13,25156.5+2.6
Labor Raymond Donkin10,21043.5−2.6
Liberal hold Swing +2.6

Footscray

1973 Victorian state election: Footscray
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Robert Fordham 13,73662.1+0.7
Liberal Edmond Murphy5,79026.2−0.2
Democratic Labor Bert Bailey 2,57811.7−0.6
Total formal votes22,10494.5−0.2
Informal votes1,2765.5+0.2
Turnout 23,38094.3−0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robert Fordham 14,12363.9+0.6
Liberal Edmond Murphy7,98136.1−0.6
Labor hold Swing +0.6

Frankston

1973 Victorian state election: Frankston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Edward Meagher 22,18250.5+2.5
Labor Donald Mercer16,85438.4−0.7
Australia David Heath2,4795.6+5.6
Democratic Labor John Glynn2,3925.5−7.4
Total formal votes43,90797.9+0.3
Informal votes9212.1−0.3
Turnout 44,82893.0−1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Edward Meagher 25,45458.0−1.5
Labor Donald Mercer18,45342.0+1.5
Liberal hold Swing -1.5

Geelong

1973 Victorian state election: Geelong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Hayden Birrell 11,48149.1+3.3
Labor John O'Brien9,21139.4−1.4
Democratic Labor John Timberlake1,8828.1−5.4
Australia Guenter Sahr7903.4+3.4
Total formal votes23,36497.8−0.1
Informal votes5312.2+0.1
Turnout 23,89593.2−1.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Hayden Birrell 13,61958.3+0.3
Labor John O'Brien9,74541.7−0.3
Liberal hold Swing +0.3

Geelong North

1973 Victorian state election: Geelong North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Neil Trezise 15,48959.4−0.3
Liberal David Roffey8,33531.9+3.3
Democratic Labor James Jordan2,2618.7−3.0
Total formal votes26,08596.7−0.6
Informal votes8773.3+0.6
Turnout 26,96293.9−1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Neil Trezise 15,82860.7−0.8
Liberal David Roffey10,25739.3+0.8
Labor hold Swing -0.8

Gippsland East

1973 Victorian state election: Gippsland East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Bruce Evans 7,82140.5+3.6
Labor Geoffrey Cox6,00231.1+5.1
Liberal John Sheehan4,28522.2−2.3
Democratic Labor Robert McMahon1,2016.2−6.3
Total formal votes19,30997.8+0.5
Informal votes4422.2−0.5
Turnout 19,75193.9−0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country Bruce Evans 12,99467.3−3.5
Labor Geoffrey Cox6,31532.7+3.5
Country hold Swing -3.5

Gippsland South

1973 Victorian state election: Gippsland South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal James Taylor 8,37741.4+14.3
Country Neil McInnes 5,96229.4−8.3
Labor Russel Wilson4,38021.6−1.2
Democratic Labor John Condon1,5277.5−4.9
Total formal votes20,24697.9+0.2
Informal votes4292.1−0.2
Turnout 20,67593.5−1.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Neil McInnes 10,12950.03+6.4
Liberal James Taylor 10,11749.97−6.4
Country gain from Liberal Swing +6.4

Gippsland West

1973 Victorian state election: Gippsland West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Rob Maclellan 8,78045.6+10.8
Labor Miles Cahill5,81230.2+0.5
Country William Belfrage2,11411.0−13.1
Democratic Labor Noel Gleeson1,2856.7−4.7
Country Hugh Hendry1,2546.5+6.5
Total formal votes19,24597.5−0.2
Informal votes4852.5+0.2
Turnout 19,73094.5−0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rob Maclellan 13,05267.8+15.2
Labor Miles Cahill6,19332.2−15.2
Liberal hold Swing +15.2

Gisborne

1973 Victorian state election: Gisborne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Athol Guy 14,81047.20.0
Labor Ernest Jamieson12,57940.1+2.0
Democratic Labor Maurice Flynn2,7368.7−4.3
Country Peter Holzgrefe1,2584.0+4.0
Total formal votes31,38397.7+0.6
Informal votes7362.3−0.6
Turnout 32,11992.7−1.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Athol Guy 18,24358.1−1.7
Labor Ernest Jamieson13,14041.9+1.7
Liberal hold Swing -1.7

Glenhuntly

1973 Victorian state election: Glenhuntly
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Joe Rafferty 12,94448.8+3.4
Labor Kathleen Foster10,23738.6−1.0
Democratic Labor Terence Farrell2,2328.4−6.7
Australia Richard Franklin1,1314.3+4.3
Total formal votes26,54497.1+0.6
Informal votes7932.9−0.6
Turnout 27,33792.9−0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Joe Rafferty 14,81355.8−0.3
Labor Kathleen Foster11,73144.2+0.3
Liberal hold Swing -0.3

Glen Iris

1973 Victorian state election: Glen Iris
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jim MacDonald 13,69056.5+2.9
Labor Douglas Gammon7,06429.2−5.5
Democratic Labor Edward Cleary1,7497.2−4.4
Australia Jack Hammond1,7317.1+7.1
Total formal votes24,23498.3+0.4
Informal votes4251.7−0.4
Turnout 24,65992.9−0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim MacDonald 15,86965.5+2.0
Labor Douglas Gammon8,36534.5−2.0
Liberal hold Swing +2.0

Greensborough

1973 Victorian state election: Greensborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bob Fell 19,15543.8−0.5
Liberal Monte Vale 18,52442.4+6.8
Democratic Labor Ernest Dobson2,8866.6−5.6
Australia Flora Miller2,5465.8+5.8
Independent David Close5901.4+1.4
Total formal votes43,70197.7−0.1
Informal votes1,0182.3+0.1
Turnout 44,71994.2−1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Monte Vale 21,85350.01+2.0
Labor Bob Fell 21,84849.99−2.0
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +2.0

Hampden

1973 Victorian state election: Hampden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Tom Austin 7,94844.4+1.5
Labor Raymond Blizzard6,30935.3+4.2
Country Alan Plant2,49113.9−2.3
Democratic Labor Francis O'Brien1,1326.3−3.5
Total formal votes17,88098.9+0.6
Informal votes1961.1−0.6
Turnout 18,07695.7−0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tom Austin 11,08662.0−3.8
Labor Raymond Blizzard6,79438.0+3.8
Liberal hold Swing -3.8

Hawthorn

1973 Victorian state election: Hawthorn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Walter Jona 12,19051.0+5.0
Labor Evan Walker 8,80036.8−4.9
Democratic Labor Bernard Gaynor1,7857.5−4.8
Australia John Worcester1,1364.8+4.8
Total formal votes23,91197.1+0.3
Informal votes7032.9−0.3
Turnout 24,61489.6−2.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Walter Jona 14,16259.2+2.6
Labor Evan Walker 9,74940.8−2.6
Liberal hold Swing +2.6

Heatherton

1973 Victorian state election: Heatherton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Norman Billing 18,28848.7+10.9
Labor John Wilson16,80544.8−0.1
Democratic Labor Brian Sherman2,4506.5−6.2
Total formal votes37,54396.9+0.6
Informal votes1,1813.1−0.6
Turnout 38,72494.2−1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Norman Billing 20,40954.4+4.0
Labor John Wilson17,13445.6−4.0
Liberal hold Swing +4.0

Ivanhoe

1973 Victorian state election: Ivanhoe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Daley11,40143.6−0.4
Liberal Bruce Skeggs 11,09542.4+0.5
Democratic Labor Kevin Barry2,1278.1−6.0
Australia Patricia Robinson1,5185.8+5.8
Total formal votes26,14197.0−0.4
Informal votes7993.0+0.4
Turnout 26,94093.6−0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bruce Skeggs 13,15850.3−4.3
Labor John Daley12,98349.7+4.3
Liberal hold Swing -4.3

Kara Kara

1973 Victorian state election: Kara Kara [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Esmond Curnow 7,33044.0+9.7
Liberal John Radford 4,69128.1+1.0
Country Roderick Boyd3,73922.4−7.0
Democratic Labor Robert O'Connor9175.5−3.8
Total formal votes16,67798.30.0
Informal votes2871.70.0
Turnout 16,96496.1−0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Esmond Curnow 8,66251.9−3.3
Liberal John Radford 8,01548.1+3.3
Labor hold Swing -3.3

Kew

1973 Victorian state election: Kew
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Rupert Hamer 16,01864.7+23.0
Labor James Hilson6,60326.7+0.9
Democratic Labor Francis Duffy2,1488.7−5.1
Total formal votes24,76998.0+1.2
Informal votes4942.0−1.2
Turnout 25,26390.3−2.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rupert Hamer 17,84472.0+12.6
Labor James Hilson6,92528.0−12.6
Liberal hold Swing +12.6

Lowan

1973 Victorian state election: Lowan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jim McCabe 8,22044.9+11.0
Labor Arthur Rowe4,47124.5−2.1
Country Graeme Smith3,96621.7−10.8
Democratic Labor Kevin Dunn8434.6−2.4
Independent Clifford Dodds7854.3+4.3
Total formal votes18,28598.30.0
Informal votes3091.70.0
Turnout 18,59495.4−1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim McCabe 13,26072.5+3.4
Labor Arthur Rowe5,02527.5−3.4
Liberal hold Swing +3.4

Malvern

1973 Victorian state election: Malvern
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Lindsay Thompson 16,21965.9+5.3
Labor Andrew Homer7,13229.0−0.3
Democratic Labor Edward Preece1,2765.2−4.9
Total formal votes24,62797.9+0.6
Informal votes5192.1−0.6
Turnout 25,14690.8+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Lindsay Thompson 17,30370.3+1.1
Labor Andrew Homer7,32429.7−1.1
Liberal hold Swing +1.1

Melbourne

1973 Victorian state election: Melbourne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Barry Jones 12,58257.0−3.5
Liberal Michael Wallwork6,24428.3+2.6
Democratic Labor Anna Linard1,6827.6−6.2
Australia Michele Turner1,5587.1+7.1
Total formal votes22,06694.4+0.2
Informal votes1,3065.6−0.2
Turnout 23,37287.4−3.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barry Jones 13,76962.4−0.2
Liberal Michael Wallwork8,29737.6+0.2
Labor hold Swing -0.2

Mentone

1973 Victorian state election: Mentone
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bill Templeton 12,63346.0+4.7
Labor Ian Cathie 12,18944.4+0.8
Democratic Labor Daniel Condon1,6996.2−8.9
Defence of Government Schools Ian Black9463.4+3.4
Total formal votes27,46797.8+0.1
Informal votes6212.2−0.1
Turnout 28,08892.7−1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Templeton 14,34552.2−3.0
Labor Ian Cathie 13,12247.8+3.0
Liberal hold Swing -3.0

Midlands

1973 Victorian state election: Midlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bill Ebery 10,95946.2+15.1
Labor Les Shilton 10,85145.7+2.7
Democratic Labor William Mannes1,9338.1−5.0
Total formal votes23,74397.9+0.1
Informal votes5032.1−0.1
Turnout 24,24694.5+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Ebery 12,67453.4+6.2
Labor Les Shilton 11,06946.6−6.2
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +6.2

Mildura

1973 Victorian state election: Mildura
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Milton Whiting 8,53646.7+5.9
Labor Lance Fraser6,20934.0−5.7
Liberal Kevin Coogan2,17911.9+2.6
Democratic Labor John Conroy1,3557.4−2.8
Total formal votes18,27996.8+0.3
Informal votes6013.2−0.3
Turnout 18,88094.3−0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country Milton Whiting 11,75364.3+8.7
Labor Lance Fraser6,52635.7−8.7
Country hold Swing +8.7

Mitcham

1973 Victorian state election: Mitcham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Dorothy Goble 14,27847.3+7.7
Labor John Hyslop12,15640.3−1.0
Democratic Labor Marianne Crowe1,6375.4−6.8
Australia Ethel Beaumont1,6195.4+5.4
Defence of Government Schools Ray Nilsen5031.7−5.2
Total formal votes30,19397.8+0.6
Informal votes6922.2−0.6
Turnout 30,88593.3−1.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Dorothy Goble 16,66155.2+2.9
Labor John Hyslop13,53244.8−2.9
Liberal hold Swing +2.9

Monbulk

1973 Victorian state election: Monbulk
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bill Borthwick 17,49451.7+4.4
Labor Vernon Allison13,69040.5−1.4
Australia David Barford1,4314.2+4.2
Democratic Labor Franciscus Hallewas1,2153.6−7.2
Total formal votes33,83097.7+0.6
Informal votes7882.3−0.6
Turnout 34,61892.2−1.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Borthwick 19,09956.5−0.2
Labor Vernon Allison14,73143.5+0.2
Liberal hold Swing -0.2

Moonee Ponds

1973 Victorian state election: Moonee Ponds
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tom Edmunds 12,99154.1+1.5
Liberal William Lawrence8,28234.5+2.1
Democratic Labor Michael McMahon2,75811.5−3.6
Total formal votes24,03195.9−0.2
Informal votes1,0174.1+0.2
Turnout 25,04894.5−0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Edmunds 13,40555.8+1.0
Liberal William Lawrence10,62644.2−1.0
Labor hold Swing +1.0

Moorabbin

1973 Victorian state election: Moorabbin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Llew Reese 14,30151.3+6.7
Labor Harry Rourke11,36040.7−0.7
Democratic Labor Salvatore Pinzone2,2368.0−6.0
Total formal votes27,89797.6+0.2
Informal votes6952.4−0.2
Turnout 28,59294.0−1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Llew Reese 16,20158.1+0.8
Labor Harry Rourke11,69641.9−0.8
Liberal hold Swing +0.8

Morwell

1973 Victorian state election: Morwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Derek Amos 13,61156.0+7.0
Liberal Desmond Bennett5,98824.6−2.4
Country John Vinall3,07312.6−0.2
Democratic Labor Leslie Hilton1,6366.7−4.5
Total formal votes24,30897.8+0.3
Informal votes5342.2−0.3
Turnout 24,84295.0−0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Derek Amos 14,16358.3+0.4
Liberal Desmond Bennett10,14541.7−0.4
Labor hold Swing +0.4

Murray Valley

1973 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Bill Baxter 7,92740.1+3.3
Labor Donald Boag5,46327.6+3.9
Liberal Robert Crosby4,80824.3−3.2
Democratic Labor David Kane1,5917.9−4.1
Total formal votes19,78997.5+0.5
Informal votes4962.5−0.5
Turnout 20,28592.9−1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country Bill Baxter 13,71769.3−3.6
Labor Donald Boag6,07230.7+3.6
Country hold Swing -3.6

Narracan

1973 Victorian state election: Narracan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jim Balfour 9,06239.8+3.4
Labor Wilfred Bartholomeusz8,99239.5+0.7
Country Alfred Bush3,16313.9+0.1
Democratic Labor John Mann1,5246.7−4.3
Total formal votes22,74198.0+0.6
Informal votes4722.0−0.6
Turnout 23,21395.0−0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Balfour 13,32058.6+7.8
Labor Wilfred Bartholomeusz9,42141.4−7.8
Liberal hold Swing +7.8

Northcote

1973 Victorian state election: Northcote
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Wilkes 13,43858.7−2.3
Liberal Michael Galli6,99030.6+30.6
Democratic Labor Albert Dowsey2,44810.7−28.3
Total formal votes22,87695.8+1.6
Informal votes1,0134.2−1.6
Turnout 23,88993.4−0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Wilkes 13,80560.3−0.7
Liberal Michael Galli9,07139.7+0.7
Labor hold Swing -0.7

Oakleigh

1973 Victorian state election: Oakleigh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alan Scanlan 12,07049.3+1.5
Labor Frank Slater10,38342.4+3.0
Democratic Labor Ralph Cleary2,0118.2−4.7
Total formal votes24,46497.1+0.3
Informal votes7302.9−0.3
Turnout 25,19494.0−0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Scanlan 13,88556.8−1.8
Labor Frank Slater10,57943.2+1.8
Liberal hold Swing -1.8

Polwarth

1973 Victorian state election: Polwarth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Cec Burgin 10,16253.7+13.5
Labor Bill Pargeter4,22322.3+0.8
Country John Younis3,12316.5−11.6
Democratic Labor Michael Dwyer1,4037.4−2.8
Total formal votes18,91198.3+0.2
Informal votes3111.7−0.2
Turnout 19,24296.4−0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Cec Burgin 14,16674.9+24.5
Labor Bill Pargeter4,74525.1+25.1
Liberal hold Swing +24.5

Portland

1973 Victorian state election: Portland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Lewis 7,75441.7+3.4
Liberal Don McKellar 7,11938.3+6.1
Country Diana Silvester2,70914.6−6.1
Democratic Labor Maurice Purcell1,0045.4−3.3
Total formal votes18,58698.2−0.3
Informal votes3331.8+0.3
Turnout 18,91995.6−1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Don McKellar 10,24554.6+7.4
Labor Bill Lewis 8,34145.4−7.4
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +7.4

Prahran

1973 Victorian state election: Prahran
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Sam Loxton 11,30648.1+6.0
Labor Murray Pearce10,30543.9+4.1
Democratic Labor John Johnston1,8918.1−0.5
Total formal votes23,50296.7+1.5
Informal votes7953.3−1.5
Turnout 24,29787.7−1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Sam Loxton 12,95555.1+0.1
Labor Murray Pearce10,54744.9−0.1
Liberal hold Swing +0.1

Preston

1973 Victorian state election: Preston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Carl Kirkwood 12,45654.7+0.2
Liberal Gerard Clarke7,72833.9+6.0
Democratic Labor Maurice Horwood1,7867.8−9.7
Independent Timothy Galbally8143.6+3.6
Total formal votes22,78495.2−0.1
Informal votes1,1384.8+0.1
Turnout 23,92293.1−1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Carl Kirkwood 13,13057.6+0.5
Liberal Gerard Clarke9,65442.4−0.5
Labor hold Swing +0.5

Reservoir

1973 Victorian state election: Reservoir
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Simmonds 15,85656.8+1.5
Liberal Elizabeth McDonnell8,38830.0+3.8
Democratic Labor Joseph Fitzgerald3,69013.2−5.2
Total formal votes27,93495.8−0.1
Informal votes1,2314.2+0.1
Turnout 29,16594.1−1.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Simmonds 16,41058.7+0.7
Liberal Elizabeth McDonnell11,52441.3−0.7
Labor hold Swing +0.7

Richmond

1973 Victorian state election: Richmond
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Clyde Holding 11,61264.4+0.6
Liberal Roger Frankel4,00122.2+4.6
Democratic Labor Henry Bader2,42613.4−0.5
Total formal votes18,03994.1+1.2
Informal votes1,1375.9−1.2
Turnout 19,17687.7−4.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clyde Holding 11,97666.4−1.9
Liberal Roger Frankel6,06333.6+1.9
Labor hold Swing -1.9

Ringwood

1973 Victorian state election: Ringwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Norman Lacy 18,96551.0+3.7
Labor Peter Fuller13,73936.9−4.7
Australia Dulcie Bethune2,6497.1+7.1
Democratic Labor Antonio De Sousa1,8405.0−6.2
Total formal votes37,19398.2+0.4
Informal votes6871.8−0.4
Turnout 37,88093.0−2.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Norman Lacy 21,58958.1+1.3
Labor Peter Fuller15,60441.9−1.3
Liberal hold Swing +1.3

Rodney

1973 Victorian state election: Rodney
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Eddie Hann 10,80055.3+5.6
Labor Alan Williams3,91920.1−0.3
Liberal James Nelms2,83114.5−4.4
Democratic Labor John Evans1,99510.2−0.9
Total formal votes19,54597.8+0.5
Informal votes4482.2−0.5
Turnout 19,99394.6−1.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country Eddie Hann 15,04477.0+0.8
Labor Alan Williams4,50123.0−0.8
Country hold Swing +0.8

St Kilda

1973 Victorian state election: St Kilda
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Brian Dixon 11,97450.4+4.4
Labor Robin Beaumont9,62740.5+0.2
Democratic Labor John Hughes1,2205.1−4.4
Australia Beverley Broadbent9574.0+4.0
Total formal votes23,77896.1+1.1
Informal votes9753.9−1.1
Turnout 24,75389.6−2.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Brian Dixon 13,39456.3+0.4
Labor Robin Beaumont10,38443.7−0.4
Liberal hold Swing +0.4

Sandringham

1973 Victorian state election: Sandringham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Max Crellin 14,87158.3+7.2
Labor Margaret Graham9,31036.5−1.8
Democratic Labor William Leech1,3255.2−5.5
Total formal votes25,50698.4+0.3
Informal votes4031.6−0.3
Turnout 25,90992.5−1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Max Crellin 15,99862.7+1.6
Labor Margaret Graham9,50837.3−1.6
Liberal hold Swing +1.6

Scoresby

1973 Victorian state election: Scoresby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Geoff Hayes 27,56249.6+7.3
Labor Alan West21,43138.6−3.8
Australia Murray Deerbon3,5136.3+6.3
Democratic Labor Michael McMahon3,0035.4−9.9
Total formal votes55,50997.6+0.1
Informal votes1,3372.4−0.1
Turnout 56,84694.0−1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoff Hayes 31,76757.2+1.1
Labor Alan West23,74242.8−1.1
Liberal hold Swing +1.1

Shepparton

1973 Victorian state election: Shepparton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Peter Ross-Edwards 9,46844.5+2.9
Liberal Bill Hunter4,97523.4+12.6
Labor Patrick Golden4,92523.2+5.1
Democratic Labor Arthur Garner1,8968.9−1.2
Total formal votes21,26497.0+1.2
Informal votes6583.0−1.2
Turnout 21,92295.6−0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country Peter Ross-Edwards 15,42272.6−0.4
Labor Patrick Golden5,84227.4+0.4
Country hold Swing -0.4

Sunshine

1973 Victorian state election: Sunshine
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Fogarty 15,36262.1+1.3
Liberal Ian Ryan6,31125.5+2.9
Democratic Labor Mary Barnes3,06512.4−4.2
Total formal votes24,73895.5+0.6
Informal votes1,1774.5−0.6
Turnout 25,91593.7−2.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Fogarty 15,82164.0+0.7
Liberal Ian Ryan8,91736.0−0.7
Labor hold Swing +0.7

Swan Hill

1973 Victorian state election: Swan Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Henry Broad 7,14838.9−1.0
Liberal Alan Wood 5,96532.5+12.1
Labor Patricia Fraser3,95821.5−4.9
Democratic Labor Rodger Donohue1,3057.1−6.2
Total formal votes18,37697.6+0.4
Informal votes4532.4−0.4
Turnout 18,82995.1−0.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Alan Wood 9,42151.3+51.3
Country Henry Broad 8,95548.7−21.6
Liberal gain from Country Swing N/A

Syndal

1973 Victorian state election: Syndal
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ray Wiltshire 20,02952.3+5.6
Labor Christopher Miller13,38635.0−3.5
Democratic Labor Daniel McCabe2,7247.2−7.6
Australia Kenneth Mylius2,1355.6+5.6
Total formal votes38,29297.9+0.1
Informal votes8012.1−0.1
Turnout 39,09394.4−1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ray Wiltshire 23,21760.6+2.2
Labor Christopher Miller15,07539.4−2.2
Liberal hold Swing +2.2

Warrnambool

1973 Victorian state election: Warrnambool
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ian Smith 8,79643.7+7.0
Labor Ken Sanders5,70228.4−0.2
Country Harold Stephenson3,03315.1+3.3
Democratic Labor Francis Hasell2,58312.8−6.2
Total formal votes20,11498.4+0.2
Informal votes3201.6−0.2
Turnout 20,43496.3−0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Smith 13,81568.7+9.9
Labor Ken Sanders6,29931.7−9.9
Liberal hold Swing +9.9

Williamstown

1973 Victorian state election: Williamstown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gordon Stirling 16,74459.8−4.0
Liberal John Coughlin9,09032.5+9.5
Democratic Labor Norman Way2,1467.7−5.5
Total formal votes27,98095.4−0.4
Informal votes1,3624.6+0.4
Turnout 29,34294.5−0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gordon Stirling 17,06661.0−4.8
Liberal John Coughlin10,91439.0+4.8
Labor hold Swing -4.8

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References

  1. ↑ Election held on 19 May 1973 Archived 17 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine , 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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