1970 Victorian state election

Australian state election April 2022 1970 Victorian state election Victoria parliamentary no 1967 Victorian state election 1967 1973 Victorian state election 1973 All 73 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assemblyand 18 (of the 36) seats in the Victorian Legislative Council37 seats needed for a majority yes 1970 5 30 131px Sir Henry Bolte 3 June 1953 Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division) Hampden 614,094 36.70% 0.79 44 42 2 Clyde Holding 1974 (cropped).jpg 145 130 168 15 5 center Clyde Holding 15 May 1967 Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch) Richmond 693,105 41.42% 3.52 16 22 6 George_Moss.jpg 130 130 167 0 0 center George Moss 8 July 1964 Country Party (Victoria) Murray Valley 107,011 6.40% 2.25 12 8 4 TPP TPP swing 54.15% 4.21 45.85% 4.21 1970 Victorian state election.svg 400px Results in each electorate. Premier Henry Bolte Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division) Henry Bolte Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division) The 1970 Victorian state election, held on Saturday, 30 May 1970, was for the 45th Parliament of Victoria. It was held in the Australian state of Victoria to elect the 73 members of the state's Legislative Assembly and 18 members of the 36-member Legislative Council. The incumbent Liberal government led by Henry Bolte was returned for a sixth term with a slightly reduced majority. Results Legislative Assembly Results of the 1970 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) Victorian state election, 30 May 1970Election held on 30 May 1970, Australian Politics and Elections Database (University of Western Australia). Legislative Assembly Victorian state election 1967 1973 1,827,595 1,728,363 94.57 +0.3 55,141 3.19 +0.03 Labor VIC 693,105 41.42 +3.52 22 +6 yes Liberal VIC 614,094 36.70 -0.79 42 -2 dlp 222,591 13.30 -0.99 0 ±0 Country VIC 107,011 6.40 -2.25 8 -4 Independent 28,758 1.72 +0.14 1 ±0 Defence of Government Schools 7,663 0.46 +0.46 0 ±0 1,673,222 73 Liberal VIC 905,987 54.2 –4.2 Labor VIC 767,055 45.8 +4.2 |} Legislative Council Results of the 1970 Victorian state election (Legislative Council) Victorian state election, 30 May 1970Carr Adam Victoria Legislative Council Election 1970 http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/1970council.txt Psephos Election Archive 29 September 2015 Legislative Council Victorian state election 1967 1973 yes 1,827,595 1,731,725 94.8 +0.5 68,710 4.0 +0.3 Labor VIC 698,213 42.0 +5.1 4 9 Liberal VIC 625,739 37.6 –0.9 10 20 dlp 233,877 14.1 –0.2 0 0 Country VIC 102,462 6.1 –3.4 4 7 Independent 2,724 0.2 –0.6 0 0 1,663,015 18 36 |} Seats changing hands Seat Pre-1970 Swing Post-1970 Party Member Margin Margin Member PartyDundas LiberalWilliam McDonald 2.0 -5.6 3.6Edward LewisLabor Gippsland South CountryHerbert Hyland 28.4 -34.7 6.3James TaylorLiberal Gippsland West CountryLeslie Cochrane 13.4 -16.0 2.6Rob MaclellanLiberal Greensborough LiberalMonte Vale 3.3 -5.3 2.0Bob FellLabor Kara Kara CountryBill Phelan 12.6 -17.8 5.2Esmond CurnowLabor Lowan CountryRay Buckley 2.7 -8.8 6.1Jim McCabeLiberal Morwell LiberalArchie Tanner 1.3 -9.2 7.9Derek AmosLabor Portland LiberalDon McKellar 3.6 -6.4 2.8Bill LewisLabor  Members listed in italics did not recontest their seats. In addition, Labor retained the seat of Dandenong, which was won at a by-election. Post-election pendulum Liberal seats (42)MarginalHeathertonNorman BillingLIB0.4%PolwarthCec BurginLIB0.4% v CPEssendonKenneth WheelerLIB0.7%NarracanJim BalfourLIB0.8%MitchamDorothy GobleLIB2.3%BendigoRobert TretheweyLIB2.4%Gippsland WestRob MaclellanLIB2.6%EvelynRussell StokesLIB3.9%IvanhoeVernon ChristieLIB4.6%PrahranSam LoxtonLIB5.0%BennettswoodIan McLarenLIB5.2%MentoneBill TempletonLIB5.2%St KildaBrian DixonLIB5.9%Fairly safeBallarat SouthBill StephenLIB6.1%GlenhuntlyJoe RaffertyLIB6.1%LowanJim McCabeLIB6.1% v CPScoresbyGeoff HayesLIB6.1%Gippsland SouthJames TaylorLIB6.3% v CPBellarineAurel SmithLIB6.6%HawthornWalter JonaLIB6.6%MonbulkBill BorthwickLIB6.7%RingwoodJim MansonLIB6.8%MoorabbinLlew ReeseLIB7.3%GeelongHayden BirrellLIB8.0%SyndalRay WiltshireLIB8.4%OakleighAlan ScanlanLIB8.6%BentleighBob SuggettLIB8.7%WarrnamboolIan SmithLIB8.8%KewArthur RylahLIB9.4%FrankstonEdward MeagherLIB9.5%GisborneJulian DoyleLIB9.8%SafeSandringhamMax CrellinLIB10.1%Box HillGeorge ReidLIB11.0%CaulfieldEdgar TannerLIB12.9%Glen IrisJim MacDonaldLIB13.5%Ballarat NorthTom EvansLIB13.8%DromanaRoberts DunstanLIB14.1%CamberwellVernon WilcoxLIB15.1%BrightonJohn RossiterLIB15.6%HampdenHenry BolteLIB15.8%BalwynAlex TaylorLIB15.9%MalvernLindsay ThompsonLIB19.2% Labor seats (22)Marginal GreensboroughBob FellALP2.0% MidlandsLes ShiltonALP2.8% PortlandBill LewisALP2.8% Brunswick WestCampbell TurnbullALP3.4% DandenongAlan LindALP3.4% DundasEdward LewisALP3.6% Moonee PondsTom EdmundsALP4.8% Kara KaraEsmond CurnowALP5.2%Fairly safe PrestonCarl KirkwoodALP7.1% Deer ParkJack GiniferALP7.5% MorwellDerek AmosALP7.9% ReservoirJim SimmondsALP8.0% Albert ParkVal DoubeALP9.8%Safe BroadmeadowsJohn WiltonALP11.0% NorthcoteFrank WilkesALP11.0% Geelong NorthNeil TreziseALP11.5% Brunswick EastDavid BornsteinALP12.6% MelbourneArthur ClareyALP12.6% FootscrayRobert FordhamALP13.3% SunshineDenis LovegroveALP13.3% WilliamstownLarry FloydALP15.8% RichmondClyde HoldingALP18.3%Country seats (8)SheppartonPeter Ross-EdwardsCP1.0% v INDBenallaTom TrewinCP4.3% v LIBMilduraMilton WhitingCP5.6%Murray ValleyGeorge MossCP11.8% v LIBGippsland EastBruce EvansCP15.1% v LIBSwan HillHenry BroadCP15.6% v LIBBenambraTom MitchellCP20.8%RodneyRussell McDonaldCP26.2%Crossbench seats (1)CoburgJack MuttonIND8.8 v ALP See also Candidates of the 1970 Victorian state election References Category:1970 elections in Australia Category:Elections in Victoria (state) Category:1970s in Victoria (state) Category:May 1970 in Australia