Results of the Victorian state election, 1970 (Legislative Assembly A-J)

Victorian state election, 30 May 1970[1]
Legislative Assembly
<< 1967 — 1973 >>

Enrolled voters 1,827,595
Votes cast 1,728,363 Turnout 94.57 +0.3
Informal votes 55,141 Informal 3.19 +0.03
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 693,105 41.42 +3.52 22 +6
  Liberal 614,094 36.70 -0.79 42 -2
  Democratic Labor 222,591 13.30 -0.99 0 ±0
  Country 107,011 6.40 -2.25 8 -4
  Independent 28,758 1.72 +0.14 1 ±0
  Other 7,663 0.46 +0.37 0 ±0
Total 1,673,222     73  
Two-party-preferred
  Liberal 905,987 54.2 –4.2
  Labor 767,055 45.8 +4.2

This is a list of electoral district results for the Victorian 1970 election for electorates from A to J.

Results by electoral district

Albert Park

Victorian state election, 1970: Albert Park[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Val Doube 11,583 57.8 -2.1
Liberal Wallace Cameron 5,768 28.8 +5.9
Democratic Labor Monica McGeoch 2,692 13.4 -3.8
Total formal votes 20,043 95.4 +0.1
Informal votes 960 4.6 -0.1
Turnout 21,003 92.4 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Val Doube 11,987 59.8 -2.7
Liberal Wallace Cameron 8,056 40.2 +2.7
Labor hold Swing -2.7

Ballarat North

Victorian state election, 1970: Ballarat North
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Tom Evans 11,266 49.5 -0.6
Labor Kevin Flynn 7,971 35.0 +2.1
Democratic Labor Walter Brown 3,522 15.5 -0.6
Total formal votes 22,759 98.1 -0.0
Informal votes 447 1.9 +0.0
Turnout 23,206 96.1 -0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tom Evans 14,350 63.8 -0.7
Labor Kevin Flynn 8,229 36.2 +0.7
Liberal hold Swing -0.7

Ballarat South

Victorian state election, 1970: Ballarat South
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Bill Stephen 9,530 44.2 +0.7
Labor Tom Cullen 8,467 39.3 +0.1
Democratic Labor Francis Brown 3,563 16.5 -0.8
Total formal votes 21,560 97.6 +0.3
Informal votes 525 2.4 -0.3
Turnout 22,085 95.7 +0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Stephen 12,094 56.1 +0.3
Labor Tom Cullen 9,466 43.9 -0.3

Balwyn

Victorian state election, 1970: Balwyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Alex Taylor 13,528 54.5 -3.5
Labor Donald Phelan 7,972 32.1 +2.1
Democratic Labor John Hansen 3,310 13.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 25,326 98.0 0.0
Informal votes 516 2.0 0.0
Turnout 25,326 93.4 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alex Taylor 16,342 65.9 -2.3
Labor Donald Phelan 8,468 34.1 +2.3
Liberal hold Swing -2.3

Bellarine

Victorian state election, 1970: Bellarine
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Aurel Smith 10,682 46.5 -4.1
Labor Francis Brady 9,547 41.6 +4.5
Democratic Labor James Crockett 2,740 11.9 -0.4
Total formal votes 22,969 98.1 +0.2
Informal votes 439 1.9 -0.2
Turnout 23,408 95.6 +0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Aurel Smith 12,999 56.6 -3.5
Labor Francis Brady 9,466 43.4 +3.5
Liberal hold Swing -3.5

Benalla

Victorian state election, 1970: Benalla
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Tom Trewin 7,981 46.1 -6.0
Labor John Coutts 3,762 21.8 +2.9
Liberal Dulcie Brack 3,503 20.2 +3.0
Democratic Labor Christopher Cody 2,053 11.9 +0.1
Total formal votes 17,299 97.5 -0.1
Informal votes 438 2.5 +0.1
Turnout 17,737 95.9 -0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country Tom Trewin 13,043 75.4 -2.2
Labor John Coutts 4,256 24.6 +2.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Tom Trewin 9,399 54.3 -23.3
Liberal Dulcie Brack 7,900 45.7 +45.7
Country hold Swing -2.2

Benambra

Victorian state election, 1970: Benambra
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Tom Mitchell 8,233 47.3 -7.4
Labor Edwin Ure 4,365 25.1 +5.0
Liberal Robert Prior 1,849 10.6 -2.0
Democratic Labor Francis Keenan 1,803 10.4 -2.2
Independent John Hicks 1,164 6.7 +6.7
Total formal votes 17,414 96.3 -1.1
Informal votes 663 3.7 +1.1
Turnout 18,077 95.1 -0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country Tom Mitchell 12,334 70.8 -6.0
Labor Edwin Ure 5,080 29.2 +6.0
Country hold Swing -6.0

Bendigo

Victorian state election, 1970: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Kevin Curran 9,991 44.6 +4.3
Liberal Robert Trethewey 8,960 40.0 +7.9
Democratic Labor Paul Brennan 3,435 15.3 +0.5
Total formal votes 22,386 98.4 +0.6
Informal votes 360 1.6 -0.6
Turnout 22,746 95.9 +0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Robert Trethewey 11,740 52.4 +1.7
Labor Kevin Curran 10,646 47.6 -1.7
Liberal hold Swing +1.7

Bennettswood

Victorian state election, 1970: Bennettswood
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Ian McLaren 11,463 44.7 -3.7
Labor Cyril Kennedy 11,225 43.8 +4.9
Democratic Labor James Tighe 2,946 11.5 -1.2
Total formal votes 25,634 98.0 +0.3
Informal votes 530 2.0 -0.3
Turnout 26,164 95.3 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian McLaren 14,152 55.2 -4.9
Labor Cyril Kennedy 11,482 44.8 +4.9
Liberal hold Swing -4.9

Bentleigh

Victorian state election, 1970: Bentleigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Bob Suggett 10,689 43.4 +5.4
Labor Kenneth Williams 9,311 37.8 +4.3
Democratic Labor Peter Madden 2,655 10.8 +0.1
Independent Noel Allen 1,237 5.0 +5.0
Independent Mary Ovenden 719 2.9 +2.9
Total formal votes 24,611 96.7 -0.9
Informal votes 838 3.3 +0.9
Turnout 25,449 95.5 +0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bob Suggett 14,452 58.7 -3.5
Labor Kenneth Williams 10,159 41.3 +3.5
Liberal hold Swing -3.5

Box Hill

Victorian state election, 1970: Box Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal George Reid 15,356 45.6 -3.3
Labor Maurice Sevior 12,451 37.0 +4.7
Democratic Labor James Marmion 4,482 13.3 -2.3
Independent John Clarkson 1,365 4.1 +4.1
Total formal votes 32,792 97.5 -0.2
Informal votes 862 2.5 +0.2
Turnout 33,654 95.3 +0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal George Reid 20,521 61.0 -3.5
Labor Maurice Sevior 12,271 39.0 +3.5
Liberal hold Swing -3.5

Brighton

Victorian state election, 1970: Brighton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal John Rossiter 9,812 43.7 -16.3
Labor Peter Hansen 7,048 31.4 +4.6
Independent Malcolm Wallace-Mitchell 3,562 15.8 +15.8
Democratic Labor Keith Linard 2,053 9.1 -4.0
Total formal votes 22,475 97.8 +0.3
Informal votes 516 2.2 -0.3
Turnout 22,991 93.0 -0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Rossiter 14,742 65.6 -5.6
Labor Peter Hansen 7,733 34.4 +5.6
Liberal hold Swing -5.6

Broadmeadows

Victorian state election, 1970: Broadmeadows
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Wilton 18,270 58.0 +2.9
Liberal Howard Thain 6,884 21.9 -4.5
Democratic Labor Francis Dowling 6,332 20.1 +1.6
Total formal votes 31,486 94.8 -1.1
Informal votes 1,742 5.2 +1.1
Turnout 33,228 95.6 +2.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Wilton 19,220 61.0 +3.1
Liberal Howard Thain 12,266 39.0 -3.1
Labor hold Swing +3.1

Brunswick East

Victorian state election, 1970: Brunswick East
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor David Bornstein 12,384 60.5 +5.0
Liberal James Guest 5,151 25.1 +1.4
Democratic Labor Anthony Staunton 2,949 14.4 +0.3
Total formal votes 20,484 93.3 +1.0
Informal votes 1,463 6.7 -1.0
Turnout 21,947 92.4 -0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David Bornstein 12,826 62.6 +1.6
Liberal James Guest 7,658 37.4 -1.6
Labor hold Swing +1.6

Brunswick West

Victorian state election, 1970: Brunswick West
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Campbell Turnbull 10,737 51.2 +1.6
Liberal Walter Dale 7,099 33.8 +2.6
Democratic Labor John Flint 3,153 15.0 -4.2
Total formal votes 20,989 95.8 0.0
Informal votes 912 4.2 0.0
Turnout 21,901 95.0 +0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Campbell Turnbull 11,209 53.4 +2.2
Liberal Walter Dale 9,780 46.6 -2.2
Labor hold Swing +2.2

Camberwell

Victorian state election, 1970: Camberwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Vernon Wilcox 12,159 54.1 -5.6
Labor Allan McDonald 7,392 32.9 +6.7
Democratic Labor Joseph Stanley 2,901 12.9 -1.2
Total formal votes 22,452 97.8 +0.2
Informal votes 496 2.2 -0.2
Turnout 22,948 92.8 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Vernon Wilcox 14,625 65.1 -6.6
Labor Allan McDonald 7,827 34.9 +6.6
Liberal hold Swing -6.6

Caulfield

Victorian state election, 1970: Caulfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Edgar Tanner 11,334 48.4 -2.5
Labor George Papadopoulos 7,394 31.6 -2.3
Democratic Labor Peter Grant 2,872 12.3 -2.9
Independent Evelyn Janover 1,827 7.8 +7.8
Total formal votes 23,427 95.9 -0.5
Informal votes 1,006 4.1 +0.5
Turnout 24,433 91.5 -0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Edgar Tanner 14,738 62.9 -0.9
Labor George Papadopoulos 8,689 37.1 +0.9
Liberal hold Swing -0.9

Coburg

Victorian state election, 1970: Coburg
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Frank Cox 8,236 38.8 -1.0
Independent Jack Mutton 5,728 27.3 +6.4
Liberal Joan Mathieson 4,627 21.8 -2.8
Democratic Labor Peter McCabe 2,616 12.3 -2.5
Total formal votes 21,207 95.8 +0.1
Informal votes 931 4.2 -0.1
Turnout 22,138 95.1 -0.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Jack Mutton 12,480 58.8 +0.4
Labor Frank Cox 8,727 41.2 -0.4
Independent hold Swing +0.4

Dandenong

Victorian state election, 1970: Dandenong
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Alan Lind 15,627 51.4 +8.4
Liberal Wallace Werrett 10,706 35.2 -6.4
Democratic Labor Kevin Leydon 4,102 13.5 -1.8
Total formal votes 30,435 96.9 0.0
Informal votes 983 3.1 0.0
Turnout 31,418 95.8 +0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Alan Lind 16,242 53.4 +6.6
Liberal Wallace Werrett 14,193 46.6 -6.6
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +6.6

Deer Park

Victorian state election, 1970: Deer Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jack Ginifer 18,115 54.7 +1.5
Liberal Douglas Reinehr 8,800 26.6 +0.1
Democratic Labor John Cate 6,219 18.7 -0.1
Total formal votes 33,134 93.4 -1.1
Informal votes 2,355 6.6 +1.1
Turnout 35,489 95.7 +1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Ginifer 19,048 57.5 +0.7
Liberal Douglas Reinehr 14,086 42.5 -0.7
Labor hold Swing +0.7

Dromana

Victorian state election, 1970: Dromana
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Roberts Dunstan 11,520 54.5 -0.8
Labor Neil McIntosh 7,239 34.3 +4.7
Democratic Labor Josephus Gobel 2,369 11.2 +1.7
Total formal votes 21,128 97.8 -0.1
Informal votes 484 2.2 +0.1
Turnout 21,612 93.9 -0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Roberts Dunstan 13,534 64.1 -4.3
Labor Neil McIntosh 7,594 35.9 +4.3
Liberal hold Swing -4.3

Dundas

Victorian state election, 1970: Dundas
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Edward Lewis 5,884 34.2 -0.5
Liberal William McDonald 5,145 29.9 -3.0
Country Alexander McLennan 3,530 20.5 -2.0
Democratic Labor James Eveston 1,424 8.3 -1.7
Def. of Govt Schools Alma Crouch 1,045 6.1 +6.1
Independent John Moodie 159 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 17,187 96.4 -1.8
Informal votes 641 3.6 +1.8
Turnout 17,828 96.7 +0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Edward Lewis 9,211 53.6 +5.6
Liberal William McDonald 7,976 46.4 -5.6
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +5.6

Essendon

Victorian state election, 1970: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ronald Kennelly 11,137 45.7 +4.5
Liberal Kenneth Wheeler 9,125 37.4 -2.1
Democratic Labor Kevin Digby 4,103 16.8 -1.7
Total formal votes 24,365 96.8 -1.4
Informal votes 815 3.2 +1.4
Turnout 25,180 95.4 -1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kenneth Wheeler 12,342 50.7 -4.7
Labor Ronald Kennelly 12,023 49.3 +4.7
Liberal hold Swing -4.7

Evelyn

Victorian state election, 1970: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Russell Stokes 8,711 44.6 +2.9
Labor Raymond Donkin 8,414 43.1 +9.4
Democratic Labor Alfred Gerrard 1,643 8.4 -0.7
Independent Maurice Smith 766 3.9 +3.9
Total formal votes 19,534 97.4 +0.7
Informal votes 528 2.6 -0.7
Turnout 20,062 94.6 +0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Russell Stokes 10,526 53.9 -6.9
Labor Raymond Donkin 9,008 46.1 +6.9
Liberal hold Swing -6.9

Footscray

Victorian state election, 1970: Footscray
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Robert Fordham 13,517 61.4 -2.8
Liberal Claus Brumm 5,782 26.3 +8.7
Democratic Labor Robin Thomas 2,706 12.3 -5.9
Total formal votes 22,005 94.7 -0.5
Informal votes 1,231 5.3 +0.5
Turnout 23,236 95.0 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robert Fordham 13,923 63.3 -4.6
Liberal Claus Brumm 8,082 36.7 +4.6
Labor hold Swing -4.6

Frankston

Victorian state election, 1970: Frankston
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Edward Meagher 16,191 48.0 -2.1
Labor Mervyn Vogt 13,198 39.1 +0.6
Democratic Labor John Glynn 4,367 12.9 +1.4
Total formal votes 33,756 97.6 +0.2
Informal votes 845 2.4 -0.2
Turnout 34,601 94.0 -0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Edward Meagher 20,096 59.5 -0.3
Labor Mervyn Vogt 13,660 40.5 +0.3
Liberal hold Swing -0.3

Geelong

Victorian state election, 1970: Geelong
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Hayden Birrell 9,823 45.8 -2.5
Labor John Woolfe 8,741 40.8 +2.4
Democratic Labor John Timberlake 2,884 13.4 +0.1
Total formal votes 21,448 97.9 +0.2
Informal votes 468 2.1 -0.2
Turnout 21,916 95.1 +1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Hayden Birrell 12,439 58.0 -1.6
Labor John Woolfe 9,009 42.0 +1.6
Liberal hold Swing -1.6

Geelong North

Victorian state election, 1970: Geelong North
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Neil Trezise 13,939 59.7 +0.6
Liberal Graeme Hawkins 6,678 28.6 +0.4
Democratic Labor James Jordan 2,725 11.7 -1.0
Total formal votes 22,703 97.3 +0.2
Informal votes 639 2.7 -0.2
Turnout 23,342 95.1 +0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Neil Trezise 14,348 61.5 +0.5
Liberal Graeme Hawkins 8,994 38.5 -0.5
Labor hold Swing +0.5

Gippsland East

Victorian state election, 1970: Gippsland East
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Bruce Evans 6,570 36.9 -13.2
Labor Philip Grech 4,628 26.0 +4.5
Liberal Keith Mason 4,367 24.5 +9.4
Democratic Labor Frank Burns 2,226 12.5 -0.7
Total formal votes 17,791 97.3 -0.3
Informal votes 498 2.7 +0.3
Turnout 18,289 94.4 +0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country Bruce Evans 12,601 70.8 -4.2
Labor Philip Grech 5,190 29.2 +4.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Bruce Evans 11,579 65.1 -9.9
Liberal Keith Mason 6,212 34.9 +9.9
Country hold Swing -9.9

Gippsland South

Victorian state election, 1970: Gippsland South
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country John Vinall 6,886 37.7 -19.6
Liberal James Taylor 4,944 27.1 +14.8
Labor Thomas Matthews 4,160 22.8 +4.7
Democratic Labor John Condon 2,252 12.4 +1.3
Total formal votes 18,242 97.7 +1.1
Informal votes 437 2.3 -1.1
Turnout 18,679 94.5 +1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal James Taylor 12,904 70.7 -7.7
Labor Thomas Matthews 5,338 29.3 +7.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal James Taylor 10,273 56.3 +56.3
Country John Vinall 7,969 43.7 -34.7
Liberal gain from Country Swing N/A

Gippsland West

Victorian state election, 1970: Gippsland West
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Rob Maclellan 6,066 34.8 +8.4
Labor James Hudson 5,162 29.7 +3.9
Country Robert Anderson 4,195 24.1 -10.8
Democratic Labor Michael Houlihan 1,982 11.4 -0.5
Total formal votes 17,405 97.7 +0.5
Informal votes 407 2.3 -0.5
Turnout 17,812 95.4 -0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rob Maclellan 9,161 52.6 +16.0
Labor James Hudson 8,244 47.4 +47.4
Liberal gain from Country Swing N/A

Gisborne

Victorian state election, 1970: Gisborne
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Julian Doyle 10,473 47.2 +5.0
Labor Robert Harrison 8,457 38.1 +8.6
Democratic Labor Raymond Studham 2,885 13.0 -3.4
Independent Roy Hartley 389 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 22,204 97.1 +2.2
Informal votes 658 2.9 -2.2
Turnout 22,862 94.6 +1.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Julian Doyle 13,282 59.8 -5.4
Labor Robert Harrison 8,922 40.2 +5.4
Liberal hold Swing -5.4

Glen Iris

Victorian state election, 1970: Glen Iris
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Jim MacDonald 12,261 53.6 -2.4
Labor Douglas Gammon 7,942 34.7 +5.3
Democratic Labor John Preece 2,657 11.6 -3.0
Total formal votes 22,860 97.9 +0.3
Informal votes 479 2.1 -0.3
Turnout 23,339 93.4 -0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim MacDonald 14,519 63.5 -5.0
Labor Douglas Gammon 8,341 36.5 +5.0
Liberal hold Swing -5.0

Glenhuntly

Victorian state election, 1970: Glenhuntly
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Joe Rafferty 11,342 45.4 -1.9
Labor Anthony Miller 9,894 39.6 +1.2
Democratic Labor Raymond Murphy 3,770 15.1 +0.8
Total formal votes 25,006 96.5 -0.7
Informal votes 897 3.5 +0.7
Turnout 25,903 93.2 -0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Joe Rafferty 14,033 56.1 -4.0
Labor Anthony Miller 10,973 43.9 +4.0
Liberal hold Swing -4.0

Greensborough

Victorian state election, 1970: Greensborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bob Fell 15,026 44.3 +1.5
Liberal Monte Vale 12,087 35.7 -4.5
Democratic Labor Raymond Morrissey 4,132 12.2 -4.8
Def. of Govt Schools Dorothy Frost 2,661 7.9 +7.9
Total formal votes 33,906 97.8 +0.1
Informal votes 748 2.2 -0.1
Turnout 34,654 95.4 +1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Fell 17,642 52.0 +5.3
Liberal Monte Vale 16,264 48.0 -5.3
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +5.3

Hampden

Victorian state election, 1970: Hampden
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Henry Bolte 7,292 42.9 -1.7
Labor Vincent Ayres 5,288 31.1 +6.3
Country Gilbert Anderson 2,746 16.2 -0.8
Democratic Labor Francis O'Brien 1,668 9.8 +0.2
Total formal votes 16,994 98.3 +1.2
Informal votes 295 1.7 -1.2
Turnout 17,289 96.1 -0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Henry Bolte 11,181 65.8 -6.0
Labor Vincent Ayres 5,813 34.2 +6.0
Liberal hold Swing -6.0

Hawthorn

Victorian state election, 1970: Hawthorn
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Walter Jona 10,285 46.0 -1.7
Labor David Andrews 9,313 41.7 +6.2
Democratic Labor Bernard Gaynor 2,749 12.3 -4.5
Total formal votes 22,347 96.8 0.0
Informal votes 734 3.2 0.0
Turnout 23,081 92.4 +0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Walter Jona 12,652 56.6 -3.0
Labor David Andrews 9,695 43.4 +3.0
Liberal hold Swing -3.0

Heatherton

Victorian state election, 1970: Heatherton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Kenneth Bathie 13,422 44.9 +2.2
Liberal Norman Billing 11,298 37.8 -4.6
Democratic Labor Joseph O'Neill 3,786 12.7 -2.2
Independent Herman Crowther 1,408 4.7 +4.7
Total formal votes 29,914 96.3 -0.5
Informal votes 1,142 3.7 +0.5
Turnout 31,056 95.2 +0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Norman Billing 15,069 50.4 -3.4
Labor Kenneth Bathie 14,845 49.6 +3.4
Liberal hold Swing -3.4

Ivanhoe

Victorian state election, 1970: Ivanhoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Thomas Rich 10,718 44.0 +3.9
Liberal Vernon Christie 10,211 41.9 -1.2
Democratic Labor Michael Lucy 3,444 14.1 0.0
Total formal votes 24,373 97.4 -0.1
Informal votes 658 2.6 +0.1
Turnout 25,031 93.9 -0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Vernon Christie 13,312 54.6 -2.6
Labor Thomas Rich 11,061 45.4 +2.6
Liberal hold Swing -2.6

See also

References

  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.
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