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Results of the 1973 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly)

Victorian state election, 19 May 1973[1]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters 2,088,984
Votes cast 1,954,005 Turnout 93.54 -1.03
Informal votes 56,691 Informal 2.90 -0.29
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Liberal 803,382 42.34 +5.64 46 +4
  Labor 789,561 41.61 +0.19 18 -4
  Democratic Labor 147,890 7.79 -5.51 0 ±0
  Country 144,818 5.96 -0.44 8 ±0
  Independent 10,349 0.55 -1.17 1 ±0
  Other 33,103 1.74 +1.29 0 ±0
Total 1,897,314     73  
Two-party-preferred
  Liberal 1,048,100 55.2 +1.0
  Labor 849,214 44.8 –1.0

This is a list of electoral district results for the Victorian 1973 election.

Results by electoral district

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Albert Park

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1973 Victorian state election: Albert Park[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Val Doube 12,920 65.2 +7.4
Liberal Norman Walker 5,290 26.7 -2.1
Democratic Labor Monica McGeoch 1,620 8.2 -5.2
Total formal votes 19,830 96.0 +0.6
Informal votes 827 4.0 −0.6
Turnout 20,657 91.2 −1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Val Doube 13,163 66.4 +6.6
Liberal Norman Walker 6,667 33.6 -6.6
Labor hold Swing +6.6

Ballarat North

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1973 Victorian state election: Ballarat North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tom Evans 13,631 53.8 +4.3
Labor Jim Caddy 9,513 37.6 +2.6
Democratic Labor Moya Schaefer 2,171 8.6 -6.9
Total formal votes 25,315 98.1 0.0
Informal votes 495 1.9 0.0
Turnout 25,810 95.1 −1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tom Evans 15,477 61.1 -2.7
Labor Jim Caddy 9,838 38.9 +2.7
Liberal hold Swing -2.7

Ballarat South

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1973 Victorian state election: Ballarat South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Stephen 10,197 43.1 -1.1
Labor Frank Sheehan 9,730 41.1 +1.9
Democratic Labor John Parkin 2,117 8.9 -7.6
Country Graeme Orr 1,613 6.8 +6.8
Total formal votes 23,657 97.3 −0.3
Informal votes 654 2.7 +0.3
Turnout 24,311 94.5 −1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Stephen 13,010 55.0 -1.1
Labor Frank Sheehan 9,730 45.0 +1.1
Liberal hold Swing -1.1

Balwyn

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1973 Victorian state election: Balwyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Ramsay 17,009 62.9 +8.4
Labor Joan Coxsedge 8,290 30.7 -1.4
Democratic Labor James Marmion 1,729 6.4 -6.9
Total formal votes 27,028 98.3 +0.3
Informal votes 461 1.7 −0.3
Turnout 27,489 92.2 −1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Ramsay 18,478 68.4 +2.5
Labor Joan Coxsedge 8,550 31.6 -2.5
Liberal hold Swing +2.5

Bellarine

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1973 Victorian state election: Bellarine
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Aurel Smith 15,095 50.9 +4.4
Labor Royston Lawson 12,231 41.3 -0.3
Democratic Labor Ray Evans 2,323 7.8 -4.1
Total formal votes 29,649 98.1 0.0
Informal votes 586 1.9 0.0
Turnout 30,235 94.4 −1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Aurel Smith 17,070 57.6 +1.0
Labor Royston Lawson 12,579 42.4 -1.0
Liberal hold Swing +1.0

Benalla

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1973 Victorian state election: Benalla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Tom Trewin 8,990 48.8 +2.7
Labor James Scott 4,236 23.0 +1.2
Liberal Vernon Dawson 3,209 17.4 -2.8
Democratic Labor Christopher Cody 1,971 10.7 -1.2
Total formal votes 18,406 97.6 +0.1
Informal votes 449 2.4 −0.1
Turnout 18,855 94.8 −1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country Tom Trewin 13,705 74.5 -0.9
Labor James Scott 4,701 25.5 +0.9
Country hold Swing -0.9

Benambra

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1973 Victorian state election: Benambra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Tom Mitchell 9,462 49.4 +2.1
Labor Ian Thomas 5,525 28.8 +3.7
Liberal Henry Petty 2,748 14.3 +3.7
Democratic Labor James Osmotherly 1,435 7.5 -2.8
Total formal votes 19,170 97.3 +1.0
Informal votes 528 2.7 −1.0
Turnout 19,698 94.4 −0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country Tom Mitchell 13,305 69.4 -1.4
Labor Ian Thomas 5,865 30.6 +1.4
Country hold Swing -1.4

Bendigo

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1973 Victorian state election: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Boyle 10,926 43.7 -0.9
Liberal Daryl McClure 9,557 38.2 -1.8
Country Peter Pritchard 2,512 10.0 +10.0
Democratic Labor Raymond Peterson 2,037 8.1 -7.2
Total formal votes 25,032 98.3 −0.1
Informal votes 442 1.7 +0.1
Turnout 25,474 96.2 +0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Daryl McClure 13,743 54.9 +2.5
Labor David Boyle 11,289 45.1 -2.5
Liberal hold Swing +2.5

Bennettswood

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1973 Victorian state election: Bennettswood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ian McLaren 14,756 51.6 +6.9
Labor Cyril Kennedy 11,964 41.8 -2.0
Democratic Labor James Tighe 1,900 6.6 -4.9
Total formal votes 28,620 98.1 +0.1
Informal votes 538 1.9 −0.1
Turnout 29,158 94.7 −0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian McLaren 16,371 57.2 +2.0
Labor Cyril Kennedy 12,249 42.8 -2.0
Liberal hold Swing +2.0

Bentleigh

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1973 Victorian state election: Bentleigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bob Suggett 13,944 52.4 +9.0
Labor Alexander McDonald 10,454 39.3 +1.5
Democratic Labor Peter Madden 2,226 8.4 -2.4
Total formal votes 26,624 98.0 +1.3
Informal votes 529 2.0 −1.3
Turnout 27,153 94.7 −0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bob Suggett 15,830 59.5 +0.8
Labor Alexander McDonald 10,794 40.5 -0.8
Liberal hold Swing +0.8

Box Hill

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1973 Victorian state election: Box Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Morris Williams 22,201 52.2 +8.5
Labor Keith Remington 14,667 34.5 -2.5
Democratic Labor James Brosnan 3,180 7.5 -5.8
Australia John Franceschini 2,459 5.8 +5.8
Total formal votes 42,507 97.9 +0.4
Informal votes 907 2.1 −0.4
Turnout 43,414 94.1 −1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Morris Williams 25,886 60.9 -0.1
Labor Keith Remington 16,619 39.1 +0.1
Liberal hold Swing -0.1

Brighton

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1973 Victorian state election: Brighton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Rossiter 13,807 58.5 +14.8
Labor Peter Hansen 6,372 27.0 -4.4
Australia Frederick Funnell 2,150 9.1 +9.1
Democratic Labor Peter Lawlor 1,285 5.4 -3.7
Total formal votes 23,614 98.0 +0.2
Informal votes 471 2.0 −0.2
Turnout 24,085 93.1 +0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Rossiter 15,975 67.7 +2.1
Labor Peter Hansen 7,639 32.3 -2.1
Liberal hold Swing +2.1

Broadmeadows

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1973 Victorian state election: Broadmeadows
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Wilton 25,142 58.8 +0.8
Liberal Claus Salger 12,004 28.1 +6.2
Democratic Labor Francis Dowling 5,638 13.2 -6.9
Total formal votes 42,784 94.9 +0.1
Informal votes 2,316 5.1 −0.1
Turnout 45,100 94.7 −0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Wilton 25,988 60.7 -0.3
Liberal Claus Salger 16,796 39.3 +0.3
Labor hold Swing -0.3

Brunswick East

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1973 Victorian state election: Brunswick East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Bornstein 11,878 59.1 -1.4
Liberal William Marriott 5,200 25.9 +0.8
Democratic Labor Anthony Staunton 1,647 8.2 -6.2
Australia Jonathon Sutton 980 4.9 +4.9
Communist George Zangalis 398 2.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 20,103 91.5 −1.8
Informal votes 1,874 8.5 +1.8
Turnout 21,977 91.1 −1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David Bornstein 13,072 65.0 +2.4
Liberal William Marriott 7,031 35.0 -2.4
Labor hold Swing +2.4

Brunswick West

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1973 Victorian state election: Brunswick West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Roper 11,387 51.9 +0.7
Liberal Salvatore Gandolfo 7,705 35.1 +1.3
Democratic Labor John Flint 2,831 12.9 -2.1
Total formal votes 21,923 96.1 +0.3
Informal votes 887 3.9 −0.3
Turnout 22,810 95.0 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Roper 11,812 53.9 +0.5
Liberal Salvatore Gandolfo 10,111 46.1 -0.5
Labor hold Swing +0.5

Camberwell

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1973 Victorian state election: Camberwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Vernon Wilcox 14,678 61.9 +7.8
Labor Colin MacLeod 7,190 30.3 -2.6
Democratic Labor Joseph Stanley 1,829 7.7 -5.2
Total formal votes 23,697 98.2 +0.4
Informal votes 421 1.8 −0.4
Turnout 24,118 93.2 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Vernon Wilcox 16,233 68.5 +3.4
Labor Colin MacLeod 7,464 31.5 -3.4
Liberal hold Swing +3.4

Caulfield

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1973 Victorian state election: Caulfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sir Edgar Tanner 14,236 55.1 +6.7
Labor John Graham 10,096 39.1 +7.5
Democratic Labor Peter Grant 1,504 5.8 -6.5
Total formal votes 25,836 96.8 +0.9
Informal votes 843 3.2 −0.9
Turnout 26,679 90.9 −0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Sir Edgar Tanner 15,515 60.0 -2.9
Labor John Graham 10,321 40.0 +2.9
Liberal hold Swing -2.9

Coburg

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1973 Victorian state election: Coburg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Cox 8,581 39.8 +1.0
Independent Jack Mutton 6,156 28.5 +1.2
Liberal Louis Mingaars 5,046 23.4 +1.6
Democratic Labor Timothy Gerrard 1,806 8.4 -3.9
Total formal votes 21,589 95.7 −0.1
Informal votes 967 4.3 +0.1
Turnout 22,556 95.6 +0.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Jack Mutton 12,505 57.9 -1.0
Labor Frank Cox 9,084 42.1 +1.0
Independent hold Swing -1.0

Dandenong

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1973 Victorian state election: Dandenong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alan Lind 20,241 51.0 -0.4
Liberal Ivan Warner 16,331 41.1 +5.9
Democratic Labor Kevin Leydon 3,141 7.9 -5.6
Total formal votes 39,713 96.6 −0.3
Informal votes 1,386 3.4 +0.3
Turnout 41,099 95.0 −0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Alan Lind 20,712 52.2 -1.2
Liberal Ivan Warner 19,001 47.8 +1.2
Labor hold Swing -1.2

Deer Park

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1973 Victorian state election: Deer Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Ginifer 25,857 59.8 +5.1
Liberal Alan McGillivray 13,070 30.2 +3.6
Democratic Labor Alfred Wisniewski 4,284 9.9 -8.8
Total formal votes 43,211 93.5 −0.1
Informal votes 2,997 6.5 +0.1
Turnout 46,208 94.4 −1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Ginifer 26,499 61.3 +3.8
Liberal Alan McGillivray 16,712 38.7 -3.8
Labor hold Swing +3.8

Dromana

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1973 Victorian state election: Dromana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Roberts Dunstan 14,666 54.8 +0.3
Labor Jim Snow 10,144 37.9 +3.6
Democratic Labor Elizabeth Barton 1,943 7.3 -3.9
Total formal votes 26,753 97.9 +0.1
Informal votes 583 2.1 −0.1
Turnout 27,336 92.4 −1.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Roberts Dunstan 16,318 61.0 -3.9
Labor Jim Snow 10,435 39.0 +3.9
Liberal hold Swing -3.9

Dundas

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1973 Victorian state election: Dundas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edward Lewis 7,478 41.3 +7.1
Liberal Bruce Chamberlain 6,780 37.4 +7.5
Country Alexander McLennan 2,867 15.8 -4.7
Democratic Labor Patrick Healy 1,008 5.6 -2.7
Total formal votes 18,113 98.0 +1.6
Informal votes 374 2.0 −1.6
Turnout 18,487 96.1 −0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bruce Chamberlain 9,699 53.6 +7.4
Labor Edward Lewis 8,414 46.4 -7.4
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +7.4

Essendon

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1973 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ronald Kennelly 11,514 42.7 -3.0
Liberal Kenneth Wheeler 11,232 41.6 +4.2
Democratic Labor John Moloney 2,483 9.2 -7.6
Australia Stanley Bell 1,205 4.5 +4.5
Defence of Government Schools Lancelot Hutchinson 555 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 26,989 96.0 −0.8
Informal votes 1,113 4.0 +0.8
Turnout 28,102 95.1 −0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kenneth Wheeler 14,377 53.3 +2.6
Labor Ronald Kennelly 12,612 46.7 -2.6
Liberal hold Swing +2.6

Evelyn

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1973 Victorian state election: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Plowman 11,762 50.1 +5.5
Labor Raymond Donkin 9,651 41.1 -2.0
Democratic Labor Francis Feltham 1,330 5.7 -2.7
Australia Dennis Lacey 718 3.1 +3.1
Total formal votes 23,461 97.6 +0.2
Informal votes 568 2.4 −0.2
Turnout 24,029 92.9 −1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Plowman 13,251 56.5 +2.6
Labor Raymond Donkin 10,210 43.5 -2.6
Liberal hold Swing +2.6

Footscray

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1973 Victorian state election: Footscray
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Fordham 13,736 62.1 +0.7
Liberal Edmond Murphy 5,790 26.2 -0.2
Democratic Labor Bert Bailey 2,578 11.7 -0.6
Total formal votes 22,104 94.5 −0.2
Informal votes 1,276 5.5 +0.2
Turnout 23,380 94.3 −0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robert Fordham 14,123 63.9 +0.6
Liberal Edmond Murphy 7,981 36.1 -0.6
Labor hold Swing +0.6

Frankston

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1973 Victorian state election: Frankston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Edward Meagher 22,182 50.5 +2.5
Labor Donald Mercer 16,854 38.4 -0.7
Australia David Heath 2,479 5.6 +5.6
Democratic Labor John Glynn 2,392 5.5 -7.4
Total formal votes 43,907 97.9 +0.3
Informal votes 921 2.1 −0.3
Turnout 44,828 93.0 −1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Edward Meagher 25,454 58.0 -1.5
Labor Donald Mercer 18,453 42.0 +1.5
Liberal hold Swing -1.5

Geelong

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1973 Victorian state election: Geelong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Hayden Birrell 11,481 49.1 +3.3
Labor John O'Brien 9,211 39.4 -1.4
Democratic Labor John Timberlake 1,882 8.1 -5.4
Australia Guenter Sahr 790 3.4 +3.4
Total formal votes 23,364 97.8 −0.1
Informal votes 531 2.2 +0.1
Turnout 23,895 93.2 −1.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Hayden Birrell 13,619 58.3 +0.3
Labor John O'Brien 9,745 41.7 -0.3
Liberal hold Swing +0.3

Geelong North

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1973 Victorian state election: Geelong North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Neil Trezise 15,489 59.4 -0.3
Liberal David Roffey 8,335 31.9 +3.3
Democratic Labor James Jordan 2,261 8.7 -3.0
Total formal votes 26,085 96.7 −0.6
Informal votes 877 3.3 +0.6
Turnout 26,962 93.9 −1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Neil Trezise 15,828 60.7 -0.8
Liberal David Roffey 10,257 39.3 +0.8
Labor hold Swing -0.8

Gippsland East

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1973 Victorian state election: Gippsland East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Bruce Evans 7,821 40.5 +3.6
Labor Geoffrey Cox 6,002 31.1 +5.1
Liberal John Sheehan 4,285 22.2 -2.3
Democratic Labor Robert McMahon 1,201 6.2 -6.3
Total formal votes 19,309 97.8 +0.5
Informal votes 442 2.2 −0.5
Turnout 19,751 93.9 −0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country Bruce Evans 12,994 67.3 -3.5
Labor Geoffrey Cox 6,315 32.7 +3.5
Country hold Swing -3.5

Gippsland South

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1973 Victorian state election: Gippsland South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Taylor 8,377 41.4 +14.3
Country Neil McInnes 5,962 29.4 -8.3
Labor Russel Wilson 4,380 21.6 -1.2
Democratic Labor John Condon 1,527 7.5 -4.9
Total formal votes 20,246 97.9 +0.2
Informal votes 429 2.1 −0.2
Turnout 20,675 93.5 −1.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Neil McInnes 10,129 50.03 +6.4
Liberal James Taylor 10,117 49.97 -6.4
Country gain from Liberal Swing +6.4

Gippsland West

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1973 Victorian state election: Gippsland West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rob Maclellan 8,780 45.6 +10.8
Labor Miles Cahill 5,812 30.2 +0.5
Country William Belfrage 2,114 11.0 -13.1
Democratic Labor Noel Gleeson 1,285 6.7 -4.7
Country Hugh Hendry 1,254 6.5 +6.5
Total formal votes 19,245 97.5 −0.2
Informal votes 485 2.5 +0.2
Turnout 19,730 94.5 −0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rob Maclellan 13,052 67.8 +15.2
Labor Miles Cahill 6,193 32.2 -15.2
Liberal hold Swing +15.2

Gisborne

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1973 Victorian state election: Gisborne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Athol Guy 14,810 47.2 0.0
Labor Ernest Jamieson 12,579 40.1 +2.0
Democratic Labor Maurice Flynn 2,736 8.7 -4.3
Country Peter Holzgrefe 1,258 4.0 +4.0
Total formal votes 31,383 97.7 +0.6
Informal votes 736 2.3 −0.6
Turnout 32,119 92.7 −1.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Athol Guy 18,243 58.1 -1.7
Labor Ernest Jamieson 13,140 41.9 +1.7
Liberal hold Swing -1.7

Glenhuntly

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1973 Victorian state election: Glenhuntly
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Joe Rafferty 12,944 48.8 +3.4
Labor Kathleen Foster 10,237 38.6 -1.0
Democratic Labor Terence Farrell 2,232 8.4 -6.7
Australia Richard Franklin 1,131 4.3 +4.3
Total formal votes 26,544 97.1 +0.6
Informal votes 793 2.9 −0.6
Turnout 27,337 92.9 −0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Joe Rafferty 14,813 55.8 -0.3
Labor Kathleen Foster 11,731 44.2 +0.3
Liberal hold Swing -0.3

Glen Iris

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1973 Victorian state election: Glen Iris
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim MacDonald 13,690 56.5 +2.9
Labor Douglas Gammon 7,064 29.2 -5.5
Democratic Labor Edward Cleary 1,749 7.2 -4.4
Australia Jack Hammond 1,731 7.1 +7.1
Total formal votes 24,234 98.3 +0.4
Informal votes 425 1.7 −0.4
Turnout 24,659 92.9 −0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim MacDonald 15,869 65.5 +2.0
Labor Douglas Gammon 8,365 34.5 -2.0
Liberal hold Swing +2.0

Greensborough

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1973 Victorian state election: Greensborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Fell 19,155 43.8 -0.5
Liberal Monte Vale 18,524 42.4 +6.8
Democratic Labor Ernest Dobson 2,886 6.6 -5.6
Australia Flora Miller 2,546 5.8 +5.8
Independent David Close 590 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 43,701 97.7 −0.1
Informal votes 1,018 2.3 +0.1
Turnout 44,719 94.2 −1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Monte Vale 21,853 50.01 +2.0
Labor Bob Fell 21,848 49.99 -2.0
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +2.0
  • This result was declared void and a by-election was held on 13 October 1973, in which Monte Vale retained this seat for the Liberal party.

Hampden

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1973 Victorian state election: Hampden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tom Austin 7,948 44.4 +1.5
Labor Raymond Blizzard 6,309 35.3 +4.2
Country Alan Plant 2,491 13.9 -2.3
Democratic Labor Francis O'Brien 1,132 6.3 -3.5
Total formal votes 17,880 98.9 +0.6
Informal votes 196 1.1 −0.6
Turnout 18,076 95.7 −0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tom Austin 11,086 62.0 -3.8
Labor Raymond Blizzard 6,794 38.0 +3.8
Liberal hold Swing -3.8

Hawthorn

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1973 Victorian state election: Hawthorn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Walter Jona 12,190 51.0 +5.0
Labor Evan Walker 8,800 36.8 -4.9
Democratic Labor Bernard Gaynor 1,785 7.5 -4.8
Australia John Worcester 1,136 4.8 +4.8
Total formal votes 23,911 97.1 +0.3
Informal votes 703 2.9 −0.3
Turnout 24,614 89.6 −2.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Walter Jona 14,162 59.2 +2.6
Labor Evan Walker 9,749 40.8 -2.6
Liberal hold Swing +2.6

Heatherton

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1973 Victorian state election: Heatherton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Norman Billing 18,288 48.7 +10.9
Labor John Wilson 16,805 44.8 -0.1
Democratic Labor Brian Sherman 2,450 6.5 -6.2
Total formal votes 37,543 96.9 +0.6
Informal votes 1,181 3.1 −0.6
Turnout 38,724 94.2 −1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Norman Billing 20,409 54.4 +4.0
Labor John Wilson 17,134 45.6 -4.0
Liberal hold Swing +4.0

Ivanhoe

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1973 Victorian state election: Ivanhoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Daley 11,401 43.6 -0.4
Liberal Bruce Skeggs 11,095 42.4 +0.5
Democratic Labor Kevin Barry 2,127 8.1 -6.0
Australia Patricia Robinson 1,518 5.8 +5.8
Total formal votes 26,141 97.0 −0.4
Informal votes 799 3.0 +0.4
Turnout 26,940 93.6 −0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bruce Skeggs 13,158 50.3 -4.3
Labor John Daley 12,983 49.7 +4.3
Liberal hold Swing -4.3

Kara Kara

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1973 Victorian state election: Kara Kara[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Esmond Curnow 7,330 44.0 +9.7
Liberal John Radford 4,691 28.1 +1.0
Country Roderick Boyd 3,739 22.4 -7.0
Democratic Labor Robert O'Connor 917 5.5 -3.8
Total formal votes 16,677 98.3 0.0
Informal votes 287 1.7 0.0
Turnout 16,964 96.1 −0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Esmond Curnow 8,662 51.9 -3.3
Liberal John Radford 8,015 48.1 +3.3
Labor hold Swing -3.3

Kew

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1973 Victorian state election: Kew
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rupert Hamer 16,018 64.7 +23.0
Labor James Hilson 6,603 26.7 +0.9
Democratic Labor Francis Duffy 2,148 8.7 -5.1
Total formal votes 24,769 98.0 +1.2
Informal votes 494 2.0 −1.2
Turnout 25,263 90.3 −2.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rupert Hamer 17,844 72.0 +12.6
Labor James Hilson 6,925 28.0 -12.6
Liberal hold Swing +12.6

Lowan

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1973 Victorian state election: Lowan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim McCabe 8,220 44.9 +11.0
Labor Arthur Rowe 4,471 24.5 -2.1
Country Graeme Smith 3,966 21.7 -10.8
Democratic Labor Kevin Dunn 843 4.6 -2.4
Independent Clifford Dodds 785 4.3 +4.3
Total formal votes 18,285 98.3 0.0
Informal votes 309 1.7 0.0
Turnout 18,594 95.4 −1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim McCabe 13,260 72.5 +3.4
Labor Arthur Rowe 5,025 27.5 -3.4
Liberal hold Swing +3.4

Malvern

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1973 Victorian state election: Malvern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Lindsay Thompson 16,219 65.9 +5.3
Labor Andrew Homer 7,132 29.0 -0.3
Democratic Labor Edward Preece 1,276 5.2 -4.9
Total formal votes 24,627 97.9 +0.6
Informal votes 519 2.1 −0.6
Turnout 25,146 90.8 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Lindsay Thompson 17,303 70.3 +1.1
Labor Andrew Homer 7,324 29.7 -1.1
Liberal hold Swing +1.1

Melbourne

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1973 Victorian state election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barry Jones 12,582 57.0 -3.5
Liberal Michael Wallwork 6,244 28.3 +2.6
Democratic Labor Anna Linard 1,682 7.6 -6.2
Australia Michele Turner 1,558 7.1 +7.1
Total formal votes 22,066 94.4 +0.2
Informal votes 1,306 5.6 −0.2
Turnout 23,372 87.4 −3.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barry Jones 13,769 62.4 -0.2
Liberal Michael Wallwork 8,297 37.6 +0.2
Labor hold Swing -0.2

Mentone

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1973 Victorian state election: Mentone
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Templeton 12,633 46.0 +4.7
Labor Ian Cathie 12,189 44.4 +0.8
Democratic Labor Daniel Condon 1,699 6.2 -8.9
Defence of Government Schools Ian Black 946 3.4 +3.4
Total formal votes 27,467 97.8 +0.1
Informal votes 621 2.2 −0.1
Turnout 28,088 92.7 −1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Templeton 14,345 52.2 -3.0
Labor Ian Cathie 13,122 47.8 +3.0
Liberal hold Swing -3.0

Midlands

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1973 Victorian state election: Midlands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Ebery 10,959 46.2 +15.1
Labor Les Shilton 10,851 45.7 +2.7
Democratic Labor William Mannes 1,933 8.1 -5.0
Total formal votes 23,743 97.9 +0.1
Informal votes 503 2.1 −0.1
Turnout 24,246 94.5 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Ebery 12,674 53.4 +6.2
Labor Les Shilton 11,069 46.6 -6.2
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +6.2

Mildura

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1973 Victorian state election: Mildura
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Milton Whiting 8,536 46.7 +5.9
Labor Lance Fraser 6,209 34.0 -5.7
Liberal Kevin Coogan 2,179 11.9 +2.6
Democratic Labor John Conroy 1,355 7.4 -2.8
Total formal votes 18,279 96.8 +0.3
Informal votes 601 3.2 −0.3
Turnout 18,880 94.3 −0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country Milton Whiting 11,753 64.3 +8.7
Labor Lance Fraser 6,526 35.7 -8.7
Country hold Swing +8.7

Mitcham

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1973 Victorian state election: Mitcham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dorothy Goble 14,278 47.3 +7.7
Labor John Hyslop 12,156 40.3 -1.0
Democratic Labor Marianne Crowe 1,637 5.4 -6.8
Australia Ethel Beaumont 1,619 5.4 +5.4
Defence of Government Schools Ray Nilsen 503 1.7 -5.2
Total formal votes 30,193 97.8 +0.6
Informal votes 692 2.2 −0.6
Turnout 30,885 93.3 −1.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Dorothy Goble 16,661 55.2 +2.9
Labor John Hyslop 13,532 44.8 -2.9
Liberal hold Swing +2.9

Monbulk

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1973 Victorian state election: Monbulk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Borthwick 17,494 51.7 +4.4
Labor Vernon Allison 13,690 40.5 -1.4
Australia David Barford 1,431 4.2 +4.2
Democratic Labor Franciscus Hallewas 1,215 3.6 -7.2
Total formal votes 33,830 97.7 +0.6
Informal votes 788 2.3 −0.6
Turnout 34,618 92.2 −1.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Borthwick 19,099 56.5 -0.2
Labor Vernon Allison 14,731 43.5 +0.2
Liberal hold Swing -0.2

Moonee Ponds

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1973 Victorian state election: Moonee Ponds
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Edmunds 12,991 54.1 +1.5
Liberal William Lawrence 8,282 34.5 +2.1
Democratic Labor Michael McMahon 2,758 11.5 -3.6
Total formal votes 24,031 95.9 −0.2
Informal votes 1,017 4.1 +0.2
Turnout 25,048 94.5 −0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Edmunds 13,405 55.8 +1.0
Liberal William Lawrence 10,626 44.2 -1.0
Labor hold Swing +1.0

Moorabbin

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1973 Victorian state election: Moorabbin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Llew Reese 14,301 51.3 +6.7
Labor Harry Rourke 11,360 40.7 -0.7
Democratic Labor Salvatore Pinzone 2,236 8.0 -6.0
Total formal votes 27,897 97.6 +0.2
Informal votes 695 2.4 −0.2
Turnout 28,592 94.0 −1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Llew Reese 16,201 58.1 +0.8
Labor Harry Rourke 11,696 41.9 -0.8
Liberal hold Swing +0.8

Morwell

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1973 Victorian state election: Morwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Derek Amos 13,611 56.0 +7.0
Liberal Desmond Bennett 5,988 24.6 -2.4
Country John Vinall 3,073 12.6 -0.2
Democratic Labor Leslie Hilton 1,636 6.7 -4.5
Total formal votes 24,308 97.8 +0.3
Informal votes 534 2.2 −0.3
Turnout 24,842 95.0 −0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Derek Amos 14,163 58.3 +0.4
Liberal Desmond Bennett 10,145 41.7 -0.4
Labor hold Swing +0.4

Murray Valley

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1973 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Bill Baxter 7,927 40.1 +3.3
Labor Donald Boag 5,463 27.6 +3.9
Liberal Robert Crosby 4,808 24.3 -3.2
Democratic Labor David Kane 1,591 7.9 -4.1
Total formal votes 19,789 97.5 +0.5
Informal votes 496 2.5 −0.5
Turnout 20,285 92.9 −1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country Bill Baxter 13,717 69.3 -3.6
Labor Donald Boag 6,072 30.7 +3.6
Country hold Swing -3.6

Narracan

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1973 Victorian state election: Narracan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Balfour 9,062 39.8 +3.4
Labor Wilfred Bartholomeusz 8,992 39.5 +0.7
Country Alfred Bush 3,163 13.9 +0.1
Democratic Labor John Mann 1,524 6.7 -4.3
Total formal votes 22,741 98.0 +0.6
Informal votes 472 2.0 −0.6
Turnout 23,213 95.0 −0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Balfour 13,320 58.6 +7.8
Labor Wilfred Bartholomeusz 9,421 41.4 -7.8
Liberal hold Swing +7.8

Northcote

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1973 Victorian state election: Northcote
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Wilkes 13,438 58.7 -2.3
Liberal Michael Galli 6,990 30.6 +30.6
Democratic Labor Albert Dowsey 2,448 10.7 -28.3
Total formal votes 22,876 95.8 +1.6
Informal votes 1,013 4.2 −1.6
Turnout 23,889 93.4 −0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Wilkes 13,805 60.3 -0.7
Liberal Michael Galli 9,071 39.7 +0.7
Labor hold Swing -0.7

Oakleigh

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1973 Victorian state election: Oakleigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Scanlan 12,070 49.3 +1.5
Labor Frank Slater 10,383 42.4 +3.0
Democratic Labor Ralph Cleary 2,011 8.2 -4.7
Total formal votes 24,464 97.1 +0.3
Informal votes 730 2.9 −0.3
Turnout 25,194 94.0 −0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Scanlan 13,885 56.8 -1.8
Labor Frank Slater 10,579 43.2 +1.8
Liberal hold Swing -1.8

Polwarth

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1973 Victorian state election: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Cec Burgin 10,162 53.7 +13.5
Labor Bill Pargeter 4,223 22.3 +0.8
Country John Younis 3,123 16.5 -11.6
Democratic Labor Michael Dwyer 1,403 7.4 -2.8
Total formal votes 18,911 98.3 +0.2
Informal votes 311 1.7 −0.2
Turnout 19,242 96.4 −0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Cec Burgin 14,166 74.9 +24.5
Labor Bill Pargeter 4,745 25.1 +25.1
Liberal hold Swing +24.5

Portland

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1973 Victorian state election: Portland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Lewis 7,754 41.7 +3.4
Liberal Don McKellar 7,119 38.3 +6.1
Country Diana Silvester 2,709 14.6 -6.1
Democratic Labor Maurice Purcell 1,004 5.4 -3.3
Total formal votes 18,586 98.2 −0.3
Informal votes 333 1.8 +0.3
Turnout 18,919 95.6 −1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Don McKellar 10,245 54.6 +7.4
Labor Bill Lewis 8,341 45.4 -7.4
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +7.4

Prahran

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1973 Victorian state election: Prahran
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sam Loxton 11,306 48.1 +6.0
Labor Murray Pearce 10,305 43.9 +4.1
Democratic Labor John Johnston 1,891 8.1 -0.5
Total formal votes 23,502 96.7 +1.5
Informal votes 795 3.3 −1.5
Turnout 24,297 87.7 −1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Sam Loxton 12,955 55.1 +0.1
Labor Murray Pearce 10,547 44.9 -0.1
Liberal hold Swing +0.1

Preston

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1973 Victorian state election: Preston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Carl Kirkwood 12,456 54.7 +0.2
Liberal Gerard Clarke 7,728 33.9 +6.0
Democratic Labor Maurice Horwood 1,786 7.8 -9.7
Independent Timothy Galbally 814 3.6 +3.6
Total formal votes 22,784 95.2 −0.1
Informal votes 1,138 4.8 +0.1
Turnout 23,922 93.1 −1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Carl Kirkwood 13,130 57.6 +0.5
Liberal Gerard Clarke 9,654 42.4 -0.5
Labor hold Swing +0.5

Reservoir

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1973 Victorian state election: Reservoir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Simmonds 15,856 56.8 +1.5
Liberal Elizabeth McDonnell 8,388 30.0 +3.8
Democratic Labor Joseph Fitzgerald 3,690 13.2 -5.2
Total formal votes 27,934 95.8 −0.1
Informal votes 1,231 4.2 +0.1
Turnout 29,165 94.1 −1.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Simmonds 16,410 58.7 +0.7
Liberal Elizabeth McDonnell 11,524 41.3 -0.7
Labor hold Swing +0.7

Richmond

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1973 Victorian state election: Richmond
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Clyde Holding 11,612 64.4 +0.6
Liberal Roger Frankel 4,001 22.2 +4.6
Democratic Labor Henry Bader 2,426 13.4 -0.5
Total formal votes 18,039 94.1 +1.2
Informal votes 1,137 5.9 −1.2
Turnout 19,176 87.7 −4.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clyde Holding 11,976 66.4 -1.9
Liberal Roger Frankel 6,063 33.6 +1.9
Labor hold Swing -1.9

Ringwood

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1973 Victorian state election: Ringwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Norman Lacy 18,965 51.0 +3.7
Labor Peter Fuller 13,739 36.9 -4.7
Australia Dulcie Bethune 2,649 7.1 +7.1
Democratic Labor Antonio De Sousa 1,840 5.0 -6.2
Total formal votes 37,193 98.2 +0.4
Informal votes 687 1.8 −0.4
Turnout 37,880 93.0 −2.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Norman Lacy 21,589 58.1 +1.3
Labor Peter Fuller 15,604 41.9 -1.3
Liberal hold Swing +1.3

Rodney

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1973 Victorian state election: Rodney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Eddie Hann 10,800 55.3 +5.6
Labor Alan Williams 3,919 20.1 -0.3
Liberal James Nelms 2,831 14.5 -4.4
Democratic Labor John Evans 1,995 10.2 -0.9
Total formal votes 19,545 97.8 +0.5
Informal votes 448 2.2 −0.5
Turnout 19,993 94.6 −1.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country Eddie Hann 15,044 77.0 +0.8
Labor Alan Williams 4,501 23.0 -0.8
Country hold Swing +0.8

St Kilda

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1973 Victorian state election: St Kilda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Brian Dixon 11,974 50.4 +4.4
Labor Robin Beaumont 9,627 40.5 +0.2
Democratic Labor John Hughes 1,220 5.1 -4.4
Australia Beverley Broadbent 957 4.0 +4.0
Total formal votes 23,778 96.1 +1.1
Informal votes 975 3.9 −1.1
Turnout 24,753 89.6 −2.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Brian Dixon 13,394 56.3 +0.4
Labor Robin Beaumont 10,384 43.7 -0.4
Liberal hold Swing +0.4

Sandringham

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1973 Victorian state election: Sandringham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Max Crellin 14,871 58.3 +7.2
Labor Margaret Graham 9,310 36.5 -1.8
Democratic Labor William Leech 1,325 5.2 -5.5
Total formal votes 25,506 98.4 +0.3
Informal votes 403 1.6 −0.3
Turnout 25,909 92.5 −1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Max Crellin 15,998 62.7 +1.6
Labor Margaret Graham 9,508 37.3 -1.6
Liberal hold Swing +1.6

Scoresby

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1973 Victorian state election: Scoresby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Geoff Hayes 27,562 49.6 +7.3
Labor Alan West 21,431 38.6 -3.8
Australia Murray Deerbon 3,513 6.3 +6.3
Democratic Labor Michael McMahon 3,003 5.4 -9.9
Total formal votes 55,509 97.6 +0.1
Informal votes 1,337 2.4 −0.1
Turnout 56,846 94.0 −1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoff Hayes 31,767 57.2 +1.1
Labor Alan West 23,742 42.8 -1.1
Liberal hold Swing +1.1

Shepparton

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1973 Victorian state election: Shepparton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Peter Ross-Edwards 9,468 44.5 +2.9
Liberal Bill Hunter 4,975 23.4 +12.6
Labor Patrick Golden 4,925 23.2 +5.1
Democratic Labor Arthur Garner 1,896 8.9 -1.2
Total formal votes 21,264 97.0 +1.2
Informal votes 658 3.0 −1.2
Turnout 21,922 95.6 −0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country Peter Ross-Edwards 15,422 72.6 -0.4
Labor Patrick Golden 5,842 27.4 +0.4
Country hold Swing -0.4

Sunshine

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1973 Victorian state election: Sunshine
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Fogarty 15,362 62.1 +1.3
Liberal Ian Ryan 6,311 25.5 +2.9
Democratic Labor Mary Barnes 3,065 12.4 -4.2
Total formal votes 24,738 95.5 +0.6
Informal votes 1,177 4.5 −0.6
Turnout 25,915 93.7 −2.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Fogarty 15,821 64.0 +0.7
Liberal Ian Ryan 8,917 36.0 -0.7
Labor hold Swing +0.7

Swan Hill

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1973 Victorian state election: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Henry Broad 7,148 38.9 -1.0
Liberal Alan Wood 5,965 32.5 +12.1
Labor Patricia Fraser 3,958 21.5 -4.9
Democratic Labor Rodger Donohue 1,305 7.1 -6.2
Total formal votes 18,376 97.6 +0.4
Informal votes 453 2.4 −0.4
Turnout 18,829 95.1 −0.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Alan Wood 9,421 51.3 +51.3
Country Henry Broad 8,955 48.7 -21.6
Liberal gain from Country Swing N/A

Syndal

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1973 Victorian state election: Syndal
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ray Wiltshire 20,029 52.3 +5.6
Labor Christopher Miller 13,386 35.0 -3.5
Democratic Labor Daniel McCabe 2,724 7.2 -7.6
Australia Kenneth Mylius 2,135 5.6 +5.6
Total formal votes 38,292 97.9 +0.1
Informal votes 801 2.1 −0.1
Turnout 39,093 94.4 −1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ray Wiltshire 23,217 60.6 +2.2
Labor Christopher Miller 15,075 39.4 -2.2
Liberal hold Swing +2.2

Warrnambool

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1973 Victorian state election: Warrnambool
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ian Smith 8,796 43.7 +7.0
Labor Ken Sanders 5,702 28.4 -0.2
Country Harold Stephenson 3,033 15.1 +3.3
Democratic Labor Francis Hasell 2,583 12.8 -6.2
Total formal votes 20,114 98.4 +0.2
Informal votes 320 1.6 −0.2
Turnout 20,434 96.3 −0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Smith 13,815 68.7 +9.9
Labor Ken Sanders 6,299 31.7 -9.9
Liberal hold Swing +9.9

Williamstown

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1973 Victorian state election: Williamstown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gordon Stirling 16,744 59.8 -4.0
Liberal John Coughlin 9,090 32.5 +9.5
Democratic Labor Norman Way 2,146 7.7 -5.5
Total formal votes 27,980 95.4 −0.4
Informal votes 1,362 4.6 +0.4
Turnout 29,342 94.5 −0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gordon Stirling 17,066 61.0 -4.8
Liberal John Coughlin 10,914 39.0 +4.8
Labor hold Swing -4.8

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Election held on 19 May 1973 Archived 17 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Australian Politics and Elections Database (University of Western Australia).
  2. ^ Hughes, Colin A. (1977). 1965-1974 Election Results. Canberra: Australian Nat. Univ. Pr. ISBN 0708113400.
  3. ^ Hughes, Colin A. (1977). 1965-1974 Election Results. Canberra: Australian Nat. Univ. Pr. ISBN 0708113400.
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