Results of the 1970 Victorian state election (Legislative Council)
# Results of the 1970 Victorian state election (Legislative Council)

Victorian state election, 30 May 1970 Legislative Council

<< 1967–1973 >> :

| Enrolled voters | Enrolled voters | 1,827,595 | | | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Votes cast | Votes cast | 1,731,725 | | Turnout | 94.8 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 68,710 | | Informal | 4.0 | +0.3 |
| Summary of votes by party |||||||
| Party | Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats won | Seats held |
| | Labor | 698,213 | 42.0 | +5.1 | 4 | 9 |
| | Liberal | 625,739 | 37.6 | –0.9 | 10 | 20 |
| | Democratic Labor | 233,877 | 14.1 | –0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| | Country | 102,462 | 6.1 | –3.4 | 4 | 7 |
| | Independent | 2,724 | 0.2 | –0.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 1,663,015 | | | 18 | 36 |

This is a list of Legislative Council results for the Victorian 1970 state election. 18 of the 36 seats were contested.

## Results by province

### Ballarat

1970 Victorian state election: Ballarat Province :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Murray Byrne | 27,013 | 47.8 | +6.4 |
| | Labor | Jack Jones | 22,349 | 39.6 | +6.5 |
| | Democratic Labor | William Bruty | 7,106 | 12.6 | -2.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 56,468 | 97.7 | -0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,313 | 2.3 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,781 | 95.9 | -0.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Murray Byrne | 33,568 | 59.5 | -2.3 |
| | Labor | Jack Jones | 22,900 | 40.5 | +2.3 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -2.3 | |

### Bendigo

1970 Victorian state election: Bendigo Province :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Stewart Anderson | 27,702 | 47.0 | +3.9 |
| | Liberal | Jock Granter | 23,369 | 39.7 | +9.8 |
| | Democratic Labor | William Drechsler | 7,826 | 13.3 | +1.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 58,897 | 97.8 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,349 | 2.2 | -0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,246 | 95.3 | +0.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Jock Granter | 30,012 | 51.0 | +0.9 |
| | Labor | Stewart Anderson | 28,885 | 49.0 | -0.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.9 | |

### Boronia

1970 Victorian state election: Boronia Province :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Vernon Hauser | 61,198 | 43.7 | -7.2 |
| | Labor | Niall Brennan | 61,101 | 43.6 | +7.6 |
| | Democratic Labor | Edmund Burgi | 17,731 | 12.7 | -0.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 140,030 | 96.1 | -1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5,588 | 3.9 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 145,618 | 95.7 | +2.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Vernon Hauser | 76,158 | 54.4 | -8.3 |
| | Labor | Niall Brennan | 63,872 | 45.6 | +8.3 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -8.3 | |

### Doutta Galla

1970 Victorian state election: Doutta Galla Province :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Dolph Eddy | 60,974 | 54.7 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal | William Pearce | 33,348 | 29.9 | -4.6 |
| | Democratic Labor | Hubert Evans | 17,135 | 15.4 | -0.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 111,457 | 94.3 | -0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 6,786 | 5.7 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 118,243 | 93.7 | +0.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Dolph Eddy | | 56.2 | +4.8 |
| | Liberal | William Pearce | | 43.8 | -4.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +4.8 | |

* Two party preferred vote was estimated.

### East Yarra

1970 Victorian state election: East Yarra Province :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Rupert Hamer | 57,786 | 52.8 | -4.1 |
| | Labor | Stanley Bannan | 37,645 | 34.3 | +5.5 |
| | Democratic Labor | John Rogers | 14,083 | 12.9 | -1.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 109,514 | 96.9 | -0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,468 | 3.1 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 112,982 | 93.1 | -0.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Rupert Hamer | | 64.4 | -5.3 |
| | Labor | Stanley Bannan | | 35.6 | +5.3 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -5.3 | |

* Two party preferred vote was estimated.

### Gippsland

1970 Victorian state election: Gippsland Province :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Eric Kent | 25,992 | 33.1 | +3.9 |
| | Country | Arthur Hewson | 21,037 | 26.8 | -9.0 |
| | Liberal | Dick Long | 20,758 | 26.4 | +6.7 |
| | Democratic Labor | Gregory Answorth | 10,839 | 13.8 | -1.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 78,626 | 96.8 | -0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,595 | 3.2 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 81,221 | 94.7 | -0.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Eric Kent | 45,201 | 57.5 | +22.9 |
| | Liberal | Dick Long | 33,425 | 42.5 | +42.5 |
| | Labor gain from Country | Labor gain from Country | Swing | +22.9 | |

### Higinbotham

1970 Victorian state election: Higinbotham Province :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Murray Hamilton | 53,258 | 47.5 | -5.7 |
| | Labor | Anthony Balmer | 44,599 | 39.7 | +6.3 |
| | Democratic Labor | Frederick Skinner | 14,378 | 12.8 | -0.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 112,235 | 97.0 | -0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,479 | 3.0 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 115,714 | 94.5 | +0.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Murray Hamilton | 66,302 | 59.1 | -6.2 |
| | Labor | Anthony Balmer | 45,933 | 40.9 | +6.2 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -6.2 | |

### Melbourne

1970 Victorian state election: Melbourne Province :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Jack O'Connell | 48,201 | 50.6 | -3.6 |
| | Liberal | Norman Long | 29,617 | 31.1 | +2.2 |
| | Democratic Labor | Gordon Haberman | 17,462 | 18.3 | +5.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 95,280 | 93.4 | -0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 6,765 | 6.6 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 102,045 | 91.1 | +0.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jack O'Connell | | 52.3 | -5.3 |
| | Liberal | Norman Long | | 47.7 | +5.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -5.3 | |

* Two party preferred vote was estimated.

### Melbourne North

1970 Victorian state election: Melbourne North Province :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | John Walton | 55,060 | 54.4 | 0.0 |
| | Liberal | Jean Baldwin | 30,575 | 30.2 | -0.9 |
| | Democratic Labor | Henry Darroch | 15,608 | 15.4 | +0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 101,243 | 94.5 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5,849 | 5.5 | -0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 107,092 | 94.9 | -0.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | John Walton | | 55.9 | 0.0 |
| | Liberal | Jean Baldwin | | 44.1 | 0.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | 0.0 | |

* Two party preferred vote was estimated.

### Melbourne West

1970 Victorian state election: Melbourne West Province :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Bunna Walsh | 62,584 | 53.9 | -4.0 |
| | Liberal | William McDonald | 36,692 | 28.2 | +7.1 |
| | Democratic Labor | Kenneth Berrie | 20,865 | 18.0 | -3.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 120,141 | 93.8 | -0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 7,608 | 6.2 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 127,749 | 95.0 | +1.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Bunna Walsh | | 55.6 | -4.4 |
| | Liberal | William McDonald | | 44.4 | +4.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -4.4 | |

* Two party preferred vote was estimated.

### Monash

1970 Victorian state election: Monash Province :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Graham Nicol | 53,711 | 48.9 | -3.3 |
| | Labor | Donald Reeves | 38,220 | 34.8 | +2.5 |
| | Democratic Labor | William Hoyne | 15,137 | 13.8 | -1.6 |
| | Independent | Reginald Murphy | 2,724 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 109,792 | 96.5 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,661 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 114,453 | 92.1 | +0.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Graham Nicol | 69,938 | 63.7 | -1.6 |
| | Labor | Donald Reeves | 39,854 | 36.3 | +1.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -1.6 | |

### Northern

1970 Victorian state election: Northern Province :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country | Michael Clarke | 23,672 | 42.8 | -12.7 |
| | Liberal | Albert Baker | 12,585 | 22.8 | +4.7 |
| | Labor | Trevor Monti | 12,201 | 22.1 | +22.1 |
| | Democratic Labor | James Bourke | 6,865 | 12.4 | +1.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 55,323 | 96.0 | -0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,284 | 4.0 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,607 | 96.3 | -0.7 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Michael Clarke | 35,813 | 64.7 | |
| | Liberal | Albert Baker | 19,510 | 35.3 | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

### North Eastern

1970 Victorian state election: North Eastern Province :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country | Ivan Swinburne | 21,704 | 42.8 | -30.1 |
| | Labor | Colin Sutherland | 12,718 | 25.2 | +25.2 |
| | Liberal | George Ikinger | 10,421 | 20.7 | +6.2 |
| | Democratic Labor | Johannes Van Der Horst | 5,587 | 12.4 | -0.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 50,430 | 96.4 | -0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,863 | 3.6 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,293 | 95.1 | -0.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Ivan Swinburne | 34,544 | 68.5 | |
| | Liberal | George Ikinger | 15,886 | 31.5 | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

### North Western

1970 Victorian state election: North Western Province :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country | Bernie Dunn | 18,749 | 42.6 | -8.3 |
| | Labor | Pamela Fowler | 11,825 | 26.9 | +6.9 |
| | Liberal | Heather Mitchell | 7,812 | 17.8 | +0.8 |
| | Democratic Labor | Stanley Croughan | 5,600 | 12.7 | +0.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 43,986 | 96.5 | -0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,599 | 3.5 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,585 | 96.0 | +0.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Bernie Dunn | 30,101 | 68.4 | -2.9 |
| | Labor | Pamela Fowler | 13,885 | 31.6 | +2.9 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -2.9 | |

### South Eastern

1970 Victorian state election: South Eastern Province :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Ian Cathie | 64,291 | 46.8 | +9.3 |
| | Liberal | Roy Ward | 56,841 | 41.3 | -8.6 |
| | Democratic Labor | John Launder | 16,362 | 11.9 | -0.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 137,494 | 96.5 | -0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,970 | 3.5 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 142,464 | 94.9 | 0.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Roy Ward | 69,995 | 50.9 | -9.3 |
| | Labor | Ian Cathie | 67,499 | 49.1 | +9.3 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -9.3 | |

### South Western

1970 Victorian state election: South Western Province :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Stanley Nash | 35,619 | 40.2 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal | Glyn Jenkins | 34,396 | 38.9 | -2.3 |
| | Democratic Labor | William Bond | 12,746 | 14.4 | -0.2 |
| | Country | Bartus De Groot | 5,783 | 6.5 | -1.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 88,544 | 96.9 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,864 | 3.1 | -0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 91,408 | 95.6 | +0.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Glyn Jenkins | 48,524 | 54.8 | -5.2 |
| | Labor | Stanley Nash | 40,020 | 45.2 | +5.2 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -5.2 | |

### Templestowe

1970 Victorian state election: Templestowe Province :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Neville Telfer | 59,093 | 43.3 | +4.2 |
| | Liberal | Raymond Garrett | 56,987 | 41.7 | -5.1 |
| | Democratic Labor | Ernest Dobson | 20,466 | 14.9 | +0.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 136,546 | 96.9 | -0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,349 | 3.1 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 140,895 | 94.9 | +0.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Raymond Garrett | 75,708 | 55.4 | -3.9 |
| | Labor | Neville Telfer | 60,838 | 44.6 | +3.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -3.9 | |

### Western

1970 Victorian state election: Western Province :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Kenneth Gross | 19,372 | 34.0 | -3.1 |
| | Labor | Thomas Windsor | 18,039 | 31.6 | +4.8 |
| | Country | Linden Cameron | 11,517 | 20.2 | -2.2 |
| | Democratic Labor | Alan Beattie | 8,081 | 14.2 | +0.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 57,009 | 97.7 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,320 | 2.3 | -0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,329 | 96.8 | +0.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Kenneth Gross | 31,271 | 54.9 | -4.6 |
| | Labor | Thomas Windsor | 25,738 | 45.1 | +4.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -4.6 | |
