1970 Victorian state election

1970 Victorian state election
All 73 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly; 37 seats needed for a majority; and 18 (of the 36) seats in the Victorian Legislative Council
	Results in each electorate.
Premier before election; Henry Bolte; Liberal	Elected Premier ; Henry Bolte; Liberal

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

Victorian state election, 30 May 1970^[1] Legislative Assembly << 1967–1973 >>
Enrolled voters		1,827,595
Votes cast		1,728,363		Turnout	94.57	+0.3
Informal votes		55,141		Informal	3.19	+0.03
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	693,105	41.42	+3.52	22	+6
	Liberal	614,094	36.70	-0.79	42	-2
	Democratic Labor	222,591	13.30	-0.99	0	±0
	Country	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
Total		1,673,222			73
Two-party-preferred
	Liberal	905,987	54.2	–4.2
	Labor	767,055	45.8	+4.2

Victorian state election, 30 May 1970^[2] Legislative Council << 1967–1973 >>
Enrolled voters		1,827,595
Votes cast		1,731,725		Turnout	94.8	+0.5
Informal votes		68,710		Informal	4.0	+0.3
Summary of votes by 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		1,663,015			18	36

Seat	Pre-1970				Swing	Post-1970
Seat	Party		Member	Margin	Swing	Margin	Member	Party
Dundas		Liberal	William McDonald	2.0	-5.6	3.6	Edward Lewis	Labor
Gippsland South		Country	Herbert Hyland	28.4	-34.7	6.3	James Taylor	Liberal
Gippsland West		Country	Leslie Cochrane	13.4	-16.0	2.6	Rob Maclellan	Liberal
Greensborough		Liberal	Monte Vale	3.3	-5.3	2.0	Bob Fell	Labor
Kara Kara		Country	Bill Phelan	12.6	-17.8	5.2	Esmond Curnow	Labor
Lowan		Country	Ray Buckley	2.7	-8.8	6.1	Jim McCabe	Liberal
Morwell		Liberal	Archie Tanner	1.3	-9.2	7.9	Derek Amos	Labor
Portland		Liberal	Don McKellar	3.6	-6.4	2.8	Bill Lewis	Labor

Members listed in italics did not recontest their seats.
In addition, Labor retained the seat of Dandenong, which was won at a by-election.

^ Election held on 30 May 1970, Australian Politics and Elections Database (University of Western Australia).
^ Carr, Adam. "Victoria Legislative Council Election 1970". Psephos Election Archive. Retrieved 29 September 2015.