Results of the South Australian state election, 1970 (House of Assembly)

South Australian state election, 30 May 1970[1]
House of Assembly
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Enrolled voters 635,533
Votes cast 603,952 Turnout 95.03% +0.55%
Informal votes 12,421 Informal 2.06% –0.25%
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 305,478 51.64% –0.33% 27 + 8
  Liberal and Country 258,856 43.76% –0.06% 20 + 1
  Nationals SA 11,227 1.90% * 0 ± 0
  Independent 8,842 1.50% +0.47% 0 – 1
  Democratic Labor 4,211 0.71% –0.93% 0 ± 0
  Social Credit 2,401 0.41% –0.44% 0 ± 0
  Communist 743 0.13% –0.16% 0 ± 0
Total 591,531     47  
Two-party-preferred
  Labor 53.30% +0.10%
  Liberal and Country 46.70% –0.10%

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1970 South Australian state election.

Results by electoral district

Adelaide

South Australian state election, 1970: Adelaide[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Sam Lawn 9,590 62.9
Liberal and Country Raymond Kidney 4,917 32.2
Communist Elliott Johnston 743 4.9
Total formal votes 15,250 97.0
Informal votes 463 3.0
Turnout 15,713 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Sam Lawn 10,259 67.3
Liberal and Country Raymond Kidney 4,991 32.7
Labor hold Swing

Albert Park

South Australian state election, 1970: Albert Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Charles Harrison 10,112 68.0
Liberal and Country Valentine Dignum 4,754 32.0
Total formal votes 14,866 97.1
Informal votes 442 2.9
Turnout 15,308 95.4
Labor hold Swing

Alexandra

South Australian state election, 1970: Alexandra
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal and Country David Brookman 5,830 60.0
Labor Kenneth Jared 2,520 25.9
Independent Lester James 1,373 14.1
Total formal votes 9,723 98.8
Informal votes 116 1.2
Turnout 9,839 97.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country David Brookman 6,903 71.0
Labor Kenneth Jared 2,820 29.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Ascot Park

South Australian state election, 1970: Ascot Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Geoff Virgo 9,455 63.2
Liberal and Country Maurice Senior 5,514 36.8
Total formal votes 14,969 98.4
Informal votes 244 1.6
Turnout 15,213 96.0
Labor hold Swing

Bragg

South Australian state election, 1970: Bragg
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal and Country David Tonkin 9,476 66.9
Labor Andrew Mack 4,691 33.1
Total formal votes 14,167 98.3
Informal votes 244 1.7
Turnout 14,411 93.6
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Brighton

South Australian state election, 1970: Brighton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Hugh Hudson 8,471 53.9
Liberal and Country Kenneth Griffin 6,679 42.5
Democratic Labor Ted Farrell 557 3.6
Total formal votes 15,707 98.8
Informal votes 186 1.2
Turnout 15,893 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Hugh Hudson 8,555 54.5
Liberal and Country Kenneth Griffin 7,152 45.5
Labor hold Swing

Chaffey

South Australian state election, 1970: Chaffey
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Reg Curren 4,296 44.3
Liberal and Country Peter Arnold 3,891 40.1
Nationals SA Geoffrey Blight 1,353 14.0
Independent Patrick Barry 154 1.6
Total formal votes 9,694 98.3
Informal votes 167 1.7
Turnout 9,861 96.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Reg Curren 4,870 50.2
Liberal and Country Peter Arnold 4,824 49.8
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing

Coles

South Australian state election, 1970: Coles
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Len King 8,802 54.5
Liberal and Country Graeme Sargent 6,898 42.7
Democratic Labor Gordon Kimpton 450 2.8
Total formal votes 16,150 98.1
Informal votes 313 1.9
Turnout 16,463 97.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Len King 8,869 54.9
Liberal and Country Graeme Sargent 7,281 45.1
Labor hold Swing

Davenport

South Australian state election, 1970: Davenport
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal and Country Joyce Steele 10,298 68.0
Labor Anne Levy 4,835 32.0
Total formal votes 15,133 98.2
Informal votes 270 1.8
Turnout 15,403 95.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Elizabeth

South Australian state election, 1970: Elizabeth
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Clark 8,584 63.7
Liberal and Country Brian Marsden 4,160 30.9
Social Credit Thomas Keyes 736 5.5
Total formal votes 13,480 97.8
Informal votes 300 2.2
Turnout 13,780 91.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Clark 8,952 66.4
Liberal and Country Brian Marsden 4,528 33.6
Labor hold Swing

Eyre

South Australian state election, 1970: Eyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal and Country Graham Gunn 4,510 56.1
Labor Peter Kennedy 2,669 33.2
Nationals SA Darrell Gillings 864 10.7
Total formal votes 8,043 97.6
Informal votes 193 2.3
Turnout 8,236 92.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Graham Gunn 5,288 65.7
Labor Peter Kennedy 2,755 34.3
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Fisher

South Australian state election, 1970: Fisher
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal and Country Stan Evans 8,598 58.6
Labor Murty Conlon 5,128 35.0
Independent Valerie Lillington 942 6.4
Total formal votes 14,668 98.8
Informal votes 178 1.2
Turnout 14,846 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Stan Evans 9,069 61.8
Labor Murty Conlon 5,599 38.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Flinders

South Australian state election, 1970: Flinders
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal and Country John Carnie 5,726 59.9
Labor Neville Cowan 3,248 34.0
Democratic Labor Douglas Barnes 586 6.1
Total formal votes 9,560 98.4
Informal votes 154 1.6
Turnout 9,714 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country John Carnie 6,224 65.1
Labor Neville Cowan 3,336 34.9
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Florey

South Australian state election, 1970: Florey
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Charles Wells 10,683 68.2
Liberal and Country Anthony Deane-Shaw 4,991 31.8
Total formal votes 15,674 97.6
Informal votes 388 2.4
Turnout 16,062 95.7
Labor hold Swing

Frome

South Australian state election, 1970: Frome
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal and Country Ernest Allen 3,881 50.8
Labor Gerard Casanova 3,451 45.2
Democratic Labor John McMahon 302 4.0
Total formal votes 7,634 98.2
Informal votes 136 1.8
Turnout 7,770 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Ernest Allen 4,138 54.2
Labor Gerard Casanova 3,496 45.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Gilles

South Australian state election, 1970: Gilles
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jack Slater 8,186 55.4
Liberal and Country Donald Glazbrook 6,598 44.6
Total formal votes 14,784 98.2
Informal votes 264 1.8
Turnout 15,048 95.6
Labor hold Swing

Glenelg

South Australian state election, 1970: Glenelg
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal and Country John Mathwin 8,329 53.7
Labor Alan Sexton 6,670 43.0
Democratic Labor Mark Posa 504 3.3
Total formal votes 15,503 98.7
Informal votes 197 1.3
Turnout 15,700 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country John Mathwin 8,767 56.5
Labor Alan Sexton 6,746 43.5
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Gouger

South Australian state election, 1970: Gouger
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal and Country Steele Hall 4,758 51.6
Labor Lloyd Hughes 3,736 40.5
Nationals SA Ronald Crosby 731 7.9
Total formal votes 9,225 98.9
Informal votes 102 1.1
Turnout 9,327 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Steele Hall 5,416 58.7
Labor Lloyd Hughes 3,809 41.3
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Goyder

South Australian state election, 1970: Goyder
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal and Country James Ferguson 5,615 61.4
Labor Robert Honner 2,685 29.3
Nationals SA Francis McIntyre 851 9.3
Total formal votes 9,151 98.8
Informal votes 110 1.2
Turnout 9,261 96.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country James Ferguson 6,381 69.7
Labor Robert Honner 2,770 30.3
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Hanson

South Australian state election, 1970: Hanson
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal and Country Heini Becker 7,925 50.4
Labor Brian Smith 7,790 49.6
Total formal votes 15,715 98.3
Informal votes 264 1.7
Turnout 15,979 94.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Henley Beach

South Australian state election, 1970: Henley Beach
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Glen Broomhill 8,918 57.9
Liberal and Country Alwyn Whiteford 6,483 42.1
Total formal votes 15,401 98.1
Informal votes 298 1.9
Turnout 15,699 95.4
Labor hold Swing

Heysen

South Australian state election, 1970: Heysen
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal and Country William McAnaney 6,589 67.6
Labor Charles Greeneklee 3,165 32.4
Total formal votes 9,754 97.7
Informal votes 226 2.3
Turnout 9,980 95.5
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Kavel

South Australian state election, 1970: Kavel
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal and Country Roger Goldsworthy 5,513 65.4
Nationals SA Elmore Schulz 2,922 34.6
Total formal votes 8,435 91.2
Informal votes 810 8.8
Turnout 9,245 96.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Light

South Australian state election, 1970: Light
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal and Country Bruce Eastick 4,963 53.4
Labor Brian Chatterton 4,101 44.1
Independent Eric Gerlach 227 2.4
Total formal votes 9,291 98.5
Informal votes 137 1.5
Turnout 9,428 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Bruce Eastick 5,077 54.6
Labor Brian Chatterton 4,214 45.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Mallee

South Australian state election, 1970: Mallee
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal and Country Bill Nankivell 5,382 58.1
Labor Roland Telfer 2,225 24.0
Nationals SA John Petch 1,654 17.9
Total formal votes 9,261 98.7
Informal votes 123 1.3
Turnout 9,384 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Bill Nankivell 6,871 74.2
Labor Roland Telfer 2,390 25.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Mawson

South Australian state election, 1970: Mawson
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Don Hopgood 8,653 56.3
Liberal and Country Leslie Scott 6,719 43.7
Total formal votes 15,372 97.8
Informal votes 344 2.2
Turnout 15,716 94.9
Labor hold Swing

Millicent

South Australian state election, 1970: Millicent
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Des Corcoran 5,016 54.0
Liberal and Country Brian O'Connor 4,273 46.0
Total formal votes 9,289 98.5
Informal votes 139 1.5
Turnout 9,428 97.8
Labor hold Swing

Mitcham

South Australian state election, 1970: Mitcham
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal and Country Robin Millhouse 9,584 65.0
Labor Ronald Lock 5,157 35.0
Total formal votes 14,741 98.4
Informal votes 245 1.6
Turnout 14,986 94.3
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Mitchell

South Australian state election, 1970: Mitchell
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ron Payne 8,785 59.3
Liberal and Country Stephen Baker 6,020 40.7
Total formal votes 14,805 98.3
Informal votes 251 1.7
Turnout 15,056 95.5
Labor hold Swing

Mount Gambier

South Australian state election, 1970: Mount Gambier
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Allan Burdon 5,253 54.8
Liberal and Country David Rogers 2,210 23.1
Independent Graeme Gilbertson 2,117 22.1
Total formal votes 9,580 98.4
Informal votes 157 1.6
Turnout 9,737 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Allan Burdon 5,782 60.4
Liberal and Country David Rogers 3,798 39.6
Labor hold Swing

Murray

South Australian state election, 1970: Murray
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal and Country Ivon Wardle 4,916 50.1
Labor Gabe Bywaters 4,601 46.9
Democratic Labor Terence Critchley 174 1.8
Independent Clarence Tucker 119 1.2
Total formal votes 9,810 98.6
Informal votes 143 1.4
Turnout 9,953 96.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Ivon Wardle 5,124 52.2
Labor Gabe Bywaters 4,686 47.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Norwood

South Australian state election, 1970: Norwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Don Dunstan 8,353 55.6
Liberal and Country Keith Bowman 5,804 38.6
Democratic Labor Kevin Bourne-McRae 546 3.6
Independent William Hann 327 2.1
Total formal votes 15,030 97.9
Informal votes 325 2.1
Turnout 15,355 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Don Dunstan 8,598 57.2
Liberal and Country Keith Bowman 6,432 42.8
Labor hold Swing

Peake

South Australian state election, 1970: Peake
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Don Simmons 8,644 59.3
Liberal and Country Richard Leeton 5,925 40.7
Total formal votes 14,569 97.6
Informal votes 353 2.4
Turnout 14,922 95.6
Labor hold Swing

Pirie

South Australian state election, 1970: Pirie
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Dave McKee 7,008 74.6
Liberal and Country John Bailey 2,393 25.4
Total formal votes 9,401 97.9
Informal votes 198 2.1
Turnout 9,599 96.3
Labor hold Swing

Playford

South Australian state election, 1970: Playford
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Terry McRae 8,358 57.1
Liberal and Country Lloyd Duffield 5,207 35.6
Social Credit Frank Lawrence 1,078 7.4
Total formal votes 14,643 98.1
Informal votes 282 1.9
Turnout 14,925 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Terry McRae 8,897 60.8
Liberal and Country Lloyd Duffield 5,746 39.2
Labor hold Swing

Price

South Australian state election, 1970: Price
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Ryan 10,330 68.8
Liberal and Country John Dyer 4,692 31.2
Total formal votes 15,022 96.7
Informal votes 518 3.3
Turnout 15,540 95.1
Labor hold Swing

Rocky River

South Australian state election, 1970: Rocky River
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal and Country Howard Venning 5,205 56.3
Labor Nathan Smith 2,602 28.1
Nationals SA Jack Groves 1,446 15.6
Total formal votes 9,253 98.7
Informal votes 120 1.3
Turnout 9,373 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Howard Venning 6,506 70.3
Labor Nathan Smith 2,747 29.7
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Ross Smith

South Australian state election, 1970: Ross Smith
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Joe Jennings 9,668 68.1
Liberal and Country Frank Forwood 3,617 25.5
Independent Roy Amer 903 6.4
Total formal votes 14,188 97.6
Informal votes 350 2.4
Turnout 14,538 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joe Jennings 10,119 71.3
Liberal and Country Frank Forwood 4,069 28.7
Labor hold Swing

Salisbury

South Australian state election, 1970: Salisbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Reg Groth 8,742 67.0
Liberal and Country Colin De Vos 3,711 28.5
Social Credit Philip Hobbs 587 4.5
Total formal votes 13,040 97.6
Informal votes 319 2.4
Turnout 13,359 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Reg Groth 9,135 69.3
Liberal and Country Colin De Vos 3,905 30.7
Labor hold Swing

Semaphore

South Australian state election, 1970: Semaphore
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Reg Hurst 11,428 74.6
Liberal and Country Reginald Appelkamp 3,884 25.4
Total formal votes 15,312 97.5
Informal votes 389 2.5
Turnout 15,701 94.6
Labor hold Swing

Spence

South Australian state election, 1970: Spence
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ernie Crimes 11,116 75.7
Liberal and Country Frank Rieck 3,569 24.3
Total formal votes 14,685 97.2
Informal votes 424 2.8
Turnout 15,109 95.3
Labor hold Swing

Stuart

South Australian state election, 1970: Stuart
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Gavin Keneally 7,080 76.0
Liberal and Country Richard Mould 2,238 24.0
Total formal votes 9,318 97.1
Informal votes 279 2.9
Turnout 9,597 92.7
Labor hold Swing

Tea Tree Gully

South Australian state election, 1970: Tea Tree Gully
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Molly Byrne 9,291 59.4
Liberal and Country William Brassington 6,348 40.6
Total formal votes 15,639 98.1
Informal votes 302 1.9
Turnout 15,941 95.5
Labor hold Swing

Torrens

South Australian state election, 1970: Torrens
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal and Country John Coumbe 7,823 53.9
Labor Mark Harrison 6,233 42.9
Democratic Labor Gary Lockwood 464 3.2
Total formal votes 14,520 98.0
Informal votes 292 2.0
Turnout 14,812 92.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country John Coumbe 8,218 56.6
Labor Mark Harrison 6,302 43.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Unley

South Australian state election, 1970: Unley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Gil Langley 7,916 54.9
Liberal and Country Kevin Borick 6,025 41.8
Democratic Labor George Basisovs 474 3.3
Total formal votes 14,415 97.8
Informal votes 321 2.2
Turnout 14,736 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gil Langley 7,986 55.4
Liberal and Country Kevin Borick 6,429 44.6
Labor hold Swing

Victoria

South Australian state election, 1970: Victoria
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal and Country Allan Rodda 5,383 58.4
Labor Eileen Bennett 2,435 26.4
Nationals SA Leonard Roberts 1,406 15.2
Total formal votes 9,224 98.7
Informal votes 121 1.3
Turnout 9,345 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Allan Rodda 6,648 72.1
Labor Eileen Bennett 2,576 27.9
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Whyalla

South Australian state election, 1970: Whyalla
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Max Brown 4,798 56.9
Independent Charles Ryan 2,144 25.4
Liberal and Country Lesley Nicolson 1,032 12.2
Independent Hugh James 463 5.5
Total formal votes 8,437 97.4
Informal votes 224 2.6
Turnout 8,661 93.3
Labor hold Swing

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Details of SA 1970 Election". Australian Politics and Elections Database.
  2. ↑ "History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
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