1970 Victorian state election

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

Legislative Council

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