Results of the Victorian state election, 1973 (Legislative Council)

Victorian state election, 19 May 1973[1]
Legislative Council
<< 1970 — 1976 >>

Enrolled voters 2,088,984
Votes cast 1,953,462 Turnout 93.5 –1.3
Informal votes 74,354 Informal 3.8 –0.2
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats
won		 Seats
held
  Liberal 810,807 43.1 +5.5 11 21
  Labor 766,181 40.8 –1.8 4 9
  Democratic Labor 163,008 8.7 –5.4 0 0
  Country 120,604 6.4 +0.3 3 6
  Australia Party 18,508 1.0 +1.0 0 0
Total 1,879,108     18 36

This is a list of Legislative Council results for the Victorian 1973 state election. 18 of the 36 seats were contested.

Results by Province

Ballarat

Victorian state election, 1973: Ballarat Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Vance Dickie 27,500 44.8 -3.0
Labor Ronald Corbett 24,259 39.5 -0.1
Democratic Labor William Griffin 5,317 8.6 -4.0
Country Patrick Hope 4,318 7.0 +7.0
Total formal votes 61,394 97.1 -0.6
Informal votes 1,862 2.9 +0.6
Turnout 63,256 95.0 -0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Vance Dickie 35,871 58.4 -1.1
Labor Ronald Corbett 25,523 41.6 +1.1
Liberal hold Swing -1.1

Bendigo

Victorian state election, 1973: Bendigo Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Stewart Anderson 29,789 45.5 -1.5
Liberal Fred Grimwade 29,725 45.4 +5.7
Democratic Labor William Drechsler 5,905 9.0 -4.3
Total formal votes 65,419 97.5 -0.3
Informal votes 1,656 2.5 +0.3
Turnout 67,075 95.3 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Fred Grimwade 34,707 53.0 +2.0
Labor Stewart Anderson 30,712 47.0 -2.0
Liberal hold Swing +2.0

Boronia

Victorian state election, 1973: Boronia Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Peter Block 93,740 52.8 +9.1
Labor Niall Brennan 72,120 40.6 -3.0
Democratic Labor Cornelius Gleeson 11,612 6.5 -6.2
Total formal votes 177,472 97.0 +0.9
Informal votes 5,439 3.0 -0.9
Turnout 182,911 93.7 -2.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Block 58.7 +4.3
Labor Niall Brennan 41.3 -4.3
Liberal hold Swing +4.3

Doutta Galla

Victorian state election, 1973: Doutta Galla Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Tripovich 67,210 51.9 -2.8
Liberal Frank Mott 43,441 33.5 +3.6
Democratic Labor Hubert Evans 18,850 14.6 -0.8
Total formal votes 129,501 94.1 -0.2
Informal votes 8,132 5.9 +0.2
Turnout 137,633 93.7 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Tripovich 53.3 -2.9
Liberal Frank Mott 46.7 +2.9
Labor hold Swing -2.9

East Yarra

Victorian state election, 1973: East Yarra Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Bill Campbell 68,336 58.5 +5.7
Labor Rosslyn Ives 31,799 27.2 -7.1
Democratic Labor Helen Hart 8,837 7.6 -5.3
Australia Party Harold Jeffrey 7,765 6.7 +6.7
Total formal votes 116,737 97.2 +0.3
Informal votes 3,399 2.8 -0.3
Turnout 120,136 91.8 -1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Campbell 68.0 +3.4
Labor Rosslyn Ives 32.0 -3.4
Liberal hold Swing +3.4

Gippsland

Victorian state election, 1973: Gippsland Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Thomas Matthews 29,543 34.5 +1.4
Liberal Dick Long 25,392 29.6 +3.2
Country Bob May 22,663 26.4 -0.4
Democratic Labor Gregory Answorth 8,114 9.5 -4.3
Total formal votes 85,712 97.0 +0.2
Informal votes 2,630 3.0 -0.2
Turnout 88,342 94.3 -0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Dick Long 51,813 60.4 +17.9
Labor Thomas Matthews 33,899 39.6 -17.9
Liberal gain from Country Swing N/A

Higinbotham

Victorian state election, 1973: Higinbotham Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal William Fry 68,273 55.6 +8.1
Labor Henry Woodley 44,792 36.5 -3.2
Democratic Labor Frederick Skinner 9,631 7.9 -4.9
Total formal votes 122,696 97.2 +0.2
Informal votes 3,524 2.8 -0.2
Turnout 126,220 93.6 -0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal William Fry 62.7 +3.6
Labor Henry Woodley 37.3 -3.6
Liberal hold Swing +3.6

Melbourne

Victorian state election, 1973: Melbourne Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Doug Elliot 54,457 55.8 +5.2
Liberal John Walsh 34,878 35.7 +4.6
Democratic Labor Gordon Haberman 8,299 8.5 -9.8
Total formal votes 97.634 93.9 +0.5
Informal votes 6,286 6.1 -0.5
Turnout 103,920 88.8 -2.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Doug Elliot 57.2 +4.9
Liberal John Walsh 42.8 -4.9
Labor hold Swing +4.9

Melbourne North

Victorian state election, 1973: Melbourne North Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Galbally 58,954 55.3 +0.9
Liberal Richard Alston 35,617 33.4 +3.2
Democratic Labor Christina Staunton 12,029 11.3 -4.1
Total formal votes 106,600 94.1 -0.4
Informal votes 6,639 5.9 +0.4
Turnout 113,239 94.1 -0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Galbally 56.6 +0.7
Liberal Richard Alston 43.4 -0.7
Labor hold Swing +0.7

Melbourne West

Victorian state election, 1973: Melbourne West Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Alexander Knight 74,939 54.7 +0.8
Liberal Neville Hudson 49,189 35.9 +7.7
Democratic Labor Robin Thomas 12,874 9.4 -8.6
Total formal votes 137,002 93.9 -0.6
Informal votes 8,960 6.1 +0.6
Turnout 145,962 93.9 -1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Alexander Knight 55.6 0.0
Liberal Neville Hudson 44.4 0.0
Labor hold Swing 0.0

Monash

Victorian state election, 1973: Monash Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Charles Hider 67,463 56.7 +7.8
Labor Jean McLean 42,857 36.0 +1.2
Democratic Labor William Hoyne 8,679 7.3 -6.5
Total formal votes 118,999 96.6 +0.1
Informal votes 4,203 3.4 -0.1
Turnout 123,202 92.0 -0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Charles Hider 63.3 -0.4
Labor Jean McLean 36.7 +0.4
Liberal hold Swing -0.4

Northern

Victorian state election, 1973: Northern Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Stuart McDonald 28,726 47.7 +4.9
Liberal Albert Baker 13,546 22.5 -0.3
Labor John White 12,967 21.5 -0.6
Democratic Labor John Ryan 5,012 8.3 -4.1
Total formal votes 60,251 96.6 +0.6
Informal votes 2,095 3.4 -0.6
Turnout 62,346 95.0 -1.3
After distribution of preferences
Country Stuart McDonald 32,460 53.9
Liberal Albert Baker 14,115 23.4
Labor John White 13,676 22.7
Country hold Swing N/A

North Eastern

Victorian state election, 1973: North Eastern Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Keith Bradbury 26,331 47.7 +4.9
Labor Edwin Ure 14,469 26.2 +1.0
Liberal George Ikinger 9,929 18.0 -2.7
Democratic Labor Maurice Smith 4,444 8.0 -4.4
Total formal votes 55,173 97.0 +0.6
Informal votes 1,710 3.0 -0.6
Turnout 56,883 94.2 -0.9
After distribution of preferences
Country Keith Bradbury 29,718 53.9
Labor Edwin Ure 14,932 27.1
Liberal George Ikinger 10,523 19.1
Country hold Swing N/A

North Western

Victorian state election, 1973: North Western Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Ken Wright 18,440 40.1 -2.5
Labor Margaret Davies 11,787 25.6 -1.3
Liberal Heather Mitchell 11,303 24.6 +6.8
Democratic Labor Stanley Croughan 4,470 9.7 -3.0
Total formal votes 46,000 96.8 +0.3
Informal votes 1,521 3.2 -0.3
Turnout 47,521 95.1 -0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country Ken Wright 31,060 67.5 -0.9
Labor Margaret Davies 14,940 32.5 +0.9
Country hold Swing -0.9

South Eastern

Victorian state election, 1973: South Eastern Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Alan Hunt 85,285 49.9 +8.6
Labor David Bottomley 74,070 43.3 -3.5
Democratic Labor John Dougherty 11,625 6.8 -5.1
Total formal votes 170,980 96.7 +0.2
Informal votes 5,813 3.3 -0.2
Turnout 176,793 93.7 -1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Hunt 93,819 54.9 +4.0
Labor David Bottomley 77,161 45.1 -4.0
Liberal hold Swing +4.0

South Western

Victorian state election, 1973: South Western Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Stan Gleeson 45,418 45.0 +6.1
Labor Stanley Nash 40,179 39.8 -0.4
Democratic Labor James Crockett 7,994 7.9 -6.5
Country Gilbert Anderson 7,401 7.3 +0.8
Total formal votes 100,992 96.5 -0.4
Informal votes 3,681 3.5 +0.4
Turnout 104,673 94.3 -1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Stan Gleeson 58,678 58.1 +3.3
Labor Stanley Nash 42,314 41.9 -3.3
Liberal hold Swing +3.3

Templestowe

Victorian state election, 1973: Templestowe Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Vasey Houghton 78,711 47.6 +5.9
Labor Frederick Davis 62,586 37.8 -5.5
Democratic Labor Christopher Curtis 13,418 8.1 -6.8
Australia Party Geoffrey Loftus-Hills 10,743 6.5 +6.5
Total formal votes 165,458 96.8 -0.1
Informal votes 5,408 3.2 +0.1
Turnout 170,866 93.6 -1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Vasey Houghton 58.4 +3.0
Labor Frederick Davis 41.6 -3.0
Liberal hold Swing +3.0

Western

Victorian state election, 1973: Western Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Digby Crozier 23,061 37.8 +3.8
Labor Donald Grossman 19,404 31.8 +0.2
Country Clive Mitchell 12,725 20.8 +0.6
Democratic Labor Alan Beattie 5,898 9.7 -4.5
Total formal votes 61,088 97.8 +0.1
Informal votes 1,396 2.2 -0.1
Turnout 62,484 95.9 -0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Digby Crozier 38,562 63.1 +8.2
Labor Donald Grossman 22,526 36.9 -8.2
Liberal gain from Country Swing N/A

See also

References

  1. ↑ Carr, Adam. "Victoria Legislative Council Election 1973". Psephos Election Archive. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
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