1970 Australian Capital Territory election

none the federal by-election held in May 1970 Australian Capital Territory by-election 1970 Australian Capital Territory election Australian Capital Territory former parliamentary no First preference 1967 Australian Capital Territory election 1967 1974 Australian Capital Territory election 1974 All 8 seats on the Australian Capital Territory Advisory Council 12 September 1970 150x150px Gordon Walsh 8 July 1967 Australian Labor Party (Australian Capital Territory Branch) 14,918 30.32% 3 seats 3 3 AUS Alan Fitzgerald 24 August 1970 Australia australia 10,954 22.27% 22.27 Did not exist 1 1 150x150px Jim Leedman 1966 Liberal Party of Australia (Australian Capital Territory Division) 6,634 13.48% 2 seats 2 1 1 The 1970 Australian Capital Territory election was held on 12 September 1970 to elect all eight members of the Advisory Council, the main elected representative body of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).Three try for Council poll https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110336920 The Canberra Times 22 October 2024 10 12 August 1970Mr PEAD AGAIN LEADS COUNCIL https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110465784 The Canberra Times 24 December 2024 1 14 October 1970 The election was conducted by the Commonwealth Electoral Office, with 18 candidates and four political parties contesting.Davidson Gay More power issue of ACT council poll https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110339263 The Canberra Times 24 December 2024 3 25 August 1970PREFERENCE COUNTING FOR A.C.T. VOTING https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110461023 The Canberra Times 24 December 2024 7 16 September 1970 Four members of the previous council were re-elected, with Labor Party leader Gordon Walsh receiving the highest first preference vote of 25.68%.Election position unchanged https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110460699 The Canberra Times 24 December 2024 3 15 September 1970Four of last council back https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110461126 The Canberra Times 24 December 2024 13 17 September 1970 Alan Fitzgerald, who was elected in 1967 as part of the satirical True Whig Party, was re-elected with 21.9% of the vote as the leader of the Australia Party, ahead of Liberal leader Jim Leedman.Hansard of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly https://www.hansard.act.gov.au/hansard/7th-assembly/2011/PDF/20110407.pdf ACT Legislative Assembly 24 December 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20241026012940/https://www.hansard.act.gov.au/hansard/7th-assembly/2011/PDF/20110407.pdf 26 October 2024 7 April 2011 This was the final election for the Advisory Council, which was replaced by the Legislative Assembly (later known as the House of Assembly) in 1974.20pc GAIN BY LIBERALS https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/136988482 The Canberra Times 24 December 2024 1 30 September 1974 Results 1970 Australian Capital Territory electionLABOR SELECTS CANDIDATES FOR ADVISORY COUNCIL https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110334068 The Canberra Times 24 December 2024 1 27 July 1970ACT poll entry https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110336080 The Canberra Times 24 December 2024 3 7 August 1970Hines Barbara A happy community starts with a woman https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110339780 The Canberra Times 24 December 2024 21 27 August 1970Robinson A. Advisory Council https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110339881 The Canberra Times 24 December 2024 2 28 August 1970Land costs must be reduced: DLP man https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110458412 The Canberra Times 24 December 2024 7 1 September 1970Castellari Bert Protest for the ordinary man https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110458893 The Canberra Times 24 December 2024 15 3 September 1970Castellari Bert Second election bid by Christie https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110458979 The Canberra Times 24 December 2024 10 4 September 1970Castellari Bert Public apathetic, but candidates have the enthusiasm https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110459548 The Canberra Times 24 December 2024 10 8 September 1970AUGUSTIK (GUS) PETERSILKA https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110460091 The Canberra Times 24 December 2024 8 10 September 1970 5,466 labor act Gordon Walsh (elected) 12,633 25.68 australia Alan Fitzgerald (elected) 10,778 21.91 independent Jim Pead (elected) 6,315 12.83 liberal act Jim Leedman (elected) 6,264 12.73 independent Ian Black (elected) 3,139 6.38 independent Anne Dalgarno (elected) 2,824 5.74 dlp Terence Christie 1,991 4.04 labor act Noelle Gleeson 1,063 2.16 independent Bill Pye 976 1.98 labor act Fred McCauley (elected) 962 1.95 independent Augustin (Gus) Petersilka 685 1.39 independent Mary Moore 449 0.91 independent Mike Cavanough 302 0.61 labor act Ken Fry (elected) 260 0.52 liberal act Tony Pratten 235 0.47 liberal act Alan Harper 135 0.27 australia Bill Robinson 93 0.18 australia Derek Emerson-Elliott 83 0.16 49,187 91.16 4,769 8.84 53,956 labor act 14,918 30.32 independent 14,690 29.89 australia 10,954 22.27 liberal act 6,634 13.48 dlp 1,991 4.04 References Category:Elections in the Australian Capital Territory Australian Capital Territory election