Results of the 1970 Victorian state election (Legislative Council)
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This is a list of Legislative Council results for the Victorian 1970 state election. 18 of the 36 seats were contested.
Victorian state election, 30 May 1970[1] | ||||||
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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 |