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

LIBERAL SEATS ---
Marginal---
HeathertonNorman BillingLIB0.4%
PolwarthCec BurginLIB0.4% v CP
EssendonKenneth 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 safe---
Ballarat SouthBill StephenLIB6.1%
GlenhuntlyJoe RaffertyLIB6.1%
LowanJim McCabeLIB6.1% v CP
ScoresbyGeoff HayesLIB6.1%
Gippsland SouthJames TaylorLIB6.3% v CP
BellarineAurel 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%
Safe---
SandringhamMax 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%