Results of the Victorian state election, 1967 (Legislative Assembly)

Victorian state election, 29 April 1967[1]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters 1,723,981
Votes cast 1,625,239 Turnout 94.27 -0.13
Informal votes 51,384 Informal 3.16 +0.85
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 596,520 37.90 +1.68 16 -2
  Liberal 589,985 37.49 -2.14 44 +6
  Democratic Labor 224,989 14.30 -0.68 0 ±0
  Country 136,126 8.65 -0.11 12 +2
  Independent 24,792 1.58 +1.41 1 +1
  Other 1,443 0.09 -0.16 0 ±0
Total 1,573,855     73  
Two-party-preferred
  Liberal 918,461 58.4 –0.6
  Labor 655,394 41.6 +0.6

This is a list of electoral district results for the Victorian 1967 election.

Results by electoral district

Albert Park

Victorian state election, 1967: Albert Park[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Keith Sutton 12,662 59.9 -1.4
Liberal Constantine Kondos 4,849 22.9 +1.0
Democratic Labor Victor Coppens 3,631 17.2 -0.4
Total formal votes 21,142 95.3
Informal votes 1,053 4.7
Turnout 22,195 92.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Keith Sutton 13,206 62.5 -1.3
Liberal Constantine Kondos 7,936 37.5 +1.3
Labor hold Swing -1.3

Ballarat North

Victorian state election, 1967: Ballarat North
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Tom Evans 11,169 50.1 -0.5
Labor Kevin Flynn 7,342 32.9 +1.2
Democratic Labor Walter Brown 3,787 17.0 -0.7
Total formal votes 22,298 98.1
Informal votes 431 1.9
Turnout 22,729 96.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tom Evans 14,388 64.5 -1.1
Labor Kevin Flynn 7,910 35.5 +1.1
Liberal hold Swing -1.1

Ballarat South

Victorian state election, 1967: Ballarat South
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Bill Stephen 9,208 43.5 +1.3
Labor Philip Gray 8,298 39.2 -0.9
Democratic Labor Francis Brown 3,678 17.4 -0.3
Total formal votes 21,184 97.4
Informal votes 576 2.6
Turnout 21,760 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Stephen 11,818 55.6 -1.8
Labor Philip Gray 9,366 44.4 +1.8
Liberal hold Swing +1.8

Balwyn

Victorian state election, 1967: Balwyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Alex Taylor 14,004 58.0 -4.5
Labor Richard Dunstan 7,248 30.0 +4.3
Democratic Labor Andrew Gyles 2,910 12.0 +0.2
Total formal votes 24,162 98.0
Informal votes 489 2.0
Turnout 24,651 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alex Taylor 16,478 68.2 -4.4
Labor Richard Dunstan 7,684 31.8 +4.4
Liberal hold Swing -4.4

Bellarine

Victorian state election, 1967: Bellarine
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Aurel Smith 9,807 50.6 -6.0
Labor Francis Brady 7,191 37.1 +4.8
Democratic Labor James Crockett 2,392 12.3 +0.9
Total formal votes 19,390 97.9
Informal votes 422 2.1
Turnout 19,812 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Aurel Smith 11,840 61.1 -5.0
Labor Francis Brady 7,550 38.9 +5.0
Liberal hold Swing -5.0

Benalla

Victorian state election, 1967: Benalla
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Tom Trewin 8,761 52.1 -8.0
Labor Nathanial Robertson 3,179 18.9 +18.9
Liberal Ian Bayles 2,898 17.2 -5.7
Democratic Labor Christopher Cody 1,989 11.8 -5.2
Total formal votes 16,827 97.6
Informal votes 412 2.4
Turnout 17,239 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country Tom Trewin 13,059 77.6 +14.1
Labor Nathanial Robertson 3,768 22.4 +22.4
Country hold Swing +14.1

Benambra

Victorian state election, 1967: Benambra
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Tom Mitchell 9,440 54.7 +4.9
Labor Tony Lamb 3,469 20.1 -2.1
Liberal Henry Petty 2,177 12.6 -2.0
Democratic Labor Francis Keenan 2,169 12.6 -0.8
Total formal votes 17,255 97.4
Informal votes 467 2.6
Turnout 17,722 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country Tom Mitchell 13,242 76.8 +1.6
Labor Tony Lamb 4,013 23.2 -1.6
Country hold Swing +1.6

Bendigo

Victorian state election, 1967: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ronald McIntyre 8,598 40.3 -3.8
Liberal Robert Trethewey 6,861 32.1 -6.2
Democratic Labor Paul Brennan 3,151 14.7 -2.9
Country Allan Miles 2,750 12.9 +12.9
Total formal votes 21,360 97.8
Informal votes 482 2.2
Turnout 21,842 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Robert Trethewey 10,824 50.7 -1.1
Labor Ronald McIntyre 10,536 49.3 +1.1
Liberal hold Swing -1.1

Bennettswood

Victorian state election, 1967: Bennettswood
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Ian McLaren 11,592 48.4 -0.1
Labor Cyril Kennedy 9,300 38.9 +1.9
Democratic Labor James Tighe 3,047 12.7 -1.8
Total formal votes 23,939 97.7
Informal votes 550 2.3
Turnout 24,489 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian McLaren 14,378 60.1 -0.8
Labor Cyril Kennedy 9,561 39.9 +0.8
Liberal hold Swing -0.8

Bentleigh

Victorian state election, 1967: Bentleigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Bob Suggett 9,184 38.0 -11.0
Labor Alexander McDonald 8,095 33.5 -3.9
Independent Harold Stevens 4,305 17.8 +17.8
Democratic Labor Robert Semmel 2,576 10.7 -2.9
Total formal votes 24,160 97.6
Informal votes 584 2.4
Turnout 24,744 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bob Suggett 15,018 62.2 +1.6
Labor Alexander McDonald 9,142 37.8 -1.6
Liberal hold Swing +1.6

Box Hill

Victorian state election, 1967: Box Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal George Reid 13,185 48.9 -3.8
Labor Frank Walsh 8,714 32.3 +0.2
Democratic Labor Edmund Burgi 4,205 15.6 +0.6
Independent Rodney Northover 849 3.1 +3.1
Total formal votes 26,953 97.7
Informal votes 641 2.3
Turnout 27,594 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal George Reid 17,395 64.5 -1.2
Labor Frank Walsh 9,558 35.5 +1.2
Liberal hold Swing -1.2

Brighton

Victorian state election, 1967: Brighton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal John Rossiter 13,661 60.0 -5.0
Labor Bill Walsh 6,106 26.8 +4.0
Democratic Labor John Wagstaff 2,984 13.1 +0.9
Total formal votes 22,751 97.5
Informal votes 584 2.5
Turnout 23,335 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Rossiter 16,198 71.2 -4.2
Labor Bill Walsh 6,553 28.8 +4.2
Liberal hold Swing -4.2

Broadmeadows

Victorian state election, 1967: Broadmeadows
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Wilton 14,087 55.1 -1.0
Liberal John Blaze 6,746 26.4 +1.9
Democratic Labor Francis Dowling 4,721 18.5 -0.9
Total formal votes 25,554 95.9
Informal votes 1,091 4.1
Turnout 26,645 93.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Wilton 14,795 57.9 +0.2
Liberal John Blaze 10,759 42.1 -0.2
Labor hold Swing +0.2

Brunswick East

Victorian state election, 1967: Brunswick East
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Leo Fennessy 11,583 55.5 -0.4
Liberal Anthony Wreford 4,952 23.7 +0.9
Democratic Labor Peter McCabe 2,932 14.1 -5.8
Independent John Daley 1,402 6.7 +6.7
Total formal votes 20,869 92.3
Informal votes 1,737 7.7
Turnout 22,606 92.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Leo Fennessy 12,773 61.0 +1.3
Liberal Anthony Wreford 8,096 39.0 -1.3
Labor hold Swing +1.3

Brunswick West

Victorian state election, 1967: Brunswick West
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Campbell Turnbull 10,958 49.6 -0.1
Liberal Victor French 6,877 31.2 +1.4
Democratic Labor John Flint 4,245 19.2 -1.4
Total formal votes 22,080 95.8
Informal votes 966 4.2
Turnout 23,046 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Campbell Turnbull 11,304 51.2 -1.4
Liberal Victor French 10,776 48.8 +1.4
Labor hold Swing -1.4

Camberwell

Victorian state election, 1967: Camberwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Vernon Wilcox 13,508 59.7 -3.0
Labor Adrianus Knulst 5,938 26.2 +2.2
Democratic Labor Joseph Stanley 3,190 14.1 +0.8
Total formal votes 22,636 97.6
Informal votes 548 2.4
Turnout 23,184 92.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Vernon Wilcox 16,219 71.7 -2.4
Labor Adrianus Knulst 6,417 28.3 +2.4
Liberal hold Swing -2.4

Caulfield

Victorian state election, 1967: Caulfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Edgar Tanner 11,834 50.9 -2.4
Labor Bob Hogg 7,885 33.9 -0.4
Democratic Labor Peter Grant 3,542 15.2 +3.6
Total formal votes 23,261 96.4
Informal votes 870 3.6
Turnout 24,131 91.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Edgar Tanner 14,845 63.8 +0.1
Labor Bob Hogg 8,416 36.2 -0.1
Liberal hold Swing +0.1

Coburg

Victorian state election, 1967: Coburg
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bill Brown 8,680 39.8 -14.2
Liberal Charles Symons 5,366 24.6 -1.7
Independent Jack Mutton 4,548 20.9 +20.9
Democratic Labor John Hardy 3,216 14.7 -5.0
Total formal votes 21,810 95.7
Informal votes 982 4.3
Turnout 22,792 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Brown 12,940 59.3 -2.4
Liberal Charles Symons 8,870 40.7 +2.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Jack Mutton 12,480 58.8 +58.8
Labor Bill Brown 8,727 41.2 -15.7
Independent gain from Labor Swing N/A

Dandenong

Victorian state election, 1967: Dandenong
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Alan Lind 10,632 43.0 +1.7
Liberal Len Reid 10,294 41.6 0.0
Democratic Labor Kevin Leydon 3,792 15.3 -0.7
Total formal votes 24,718 96.9
Informal votes 781 3.1
Turnout 25,499 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Len Reid 13,158 53.2 -0.9
Labor Alan Lind 11,560 46.8 +0.9
Liberal hold Swing -0.9

Deer Park

Victorian state election, 1967: Deer Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jack Ginifer 14,265 53.2 +1.6
Liberal Wallace More 7,101 26.5 +0.4
Democratic Labor James Marmion 5,050 18.8 -3.6
Independent Mervyn Kelly 398 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 26,814 94.5
Informal votes 1,572 5.5
Turnout 28,386 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Ginifer 15,222 56.8 +2.0
Liberal Wallace More 11,592 43.2 -2.0
Labor hold Swing +2.0

Dromana

Victorian state election, 1967: Dromana
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Roberts Dunstan 9,949 55.3 -3.1
Labor Barrie Rimmer 5,330 29.6 +1.9
Democratic Labor Michael Kearney 1,710 9.5 -4.3
Country William Weston 1,003 5.6 +5.6
Total formal votes 17,992 97.9
Informal votes 376 2.1
Turnout 18,368 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Roberts Dunstan 12,306 68.4 -1.8
Labor Barrie Rimmer 5,686 31.6 +1.8
Liberal hold Swing -1.8

Dundas

Victorian state election, 1967: Dundas
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jack Jones 6,069 34.7 +12.3
Liberal William McDonald 5,751 32.9 -4.6
Country Reginald Fogarty 3,931 22.5 -7.3
Democratic Labor James Eveston 1,753 10.0 -0.3
Total formal votes 17,504 98.2
Informal votes 324 1.8
Turnout 17,828 96.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal William McDonald 9,107 52.0 -15.6
Labor Jack Jones 8,397 48.0 +15.6
Liberal hold Swing -15.6

Essendon

Victorian state election, 1967: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Arthur Sanger 9,624 41.2 -1.2
Liberal Kenneth Wheeler 9,216 39.5 +1.1
Democratic Labor Kevin Digby 4,315 18.5 -0.8
Independent Francis Zajac 181 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 23,986 98.2
Informal votes 181 1.8
Turnout 24,167 96.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kenneth Wheeler 12,929 55.4 +0.5
Labor Arthur Sanger 10,407 44.6 -0.5
Liberal hold Swing +0.5

Evelyn

Victorian state election, 1967: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Russell Stokes 7,457 41.7 -2.5
Labor Arnold Hubbard 6,022 33.7 +3.1
Country William Nankervis 2,352 13.1 +0.9
Democratic Labor Audrey Walsh 1,633 9.1 -4.0
Independent Henry Folan 433 2.4 +2.4
Total formal votes 17,897 96.7
Informal votes 615 3.3
Turnout 18,512 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Russell Stokes 10,882 60.8 -4.2
Labor Arnold Hubbard 7,015 39.2 +4.2
Liberal hold Swing -4.2

Footscray

Victorian state election, 1967: Footscray
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor William Divers 14,433 65.2 +1.7
Democratic Labor Robin Thomas 4,091 18.2 +5.2
Liberal Graham Bungate 3,971 17.6 -1.9
Total formal votes 22,495 95.2
Informal votes 1,145 4.8
Turnout 23,640 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor William Divers 15,047 67.9 -0.3
Liberal Graham Bungate 7,448 32.1 +0.3
Labor hold Swing -0.3
  • The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Labor and DLP candidates for Footscray.

Frankston

Victorian state election, 1967: Frankston
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Edward Meagher 13,521 50.1 -3.1
Labor Bruce Aitken 10,387 38.5 +4.8
Democratic Labor John Cass 3,103 11.5 -1.7
Total formal votes 27,011 97.4
Informal votes 714 2.6
Turnout 27,725 94.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Edward Meagher 16,159 59.8 -4.6
Labor Bruce Aitken 10,852 40.2 +4.6
Liberal hold Swing -4.6

Geelong

Victorian state election, 1967: Geelong
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Hayden Birrell 9,983 48.3 +0.8
Labor Ronald McKenzie 7,944 38.4 -0.2
Democratic Labor John Timberlake 2,761 13.4 -0.5
Total formal votes 20,688 97.7
Informal votes 485 2.3
Turnout 21,173 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Hayden Birrell 12,326 59.6 -0.3
Labor Ronald McKenzie 8,362 40.4 +0.3
Liberal hold Swing -0.3

Geelong North

Victorian state election, 1967: Geelong North
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Neil Trezise 12,746 59.1 +9.4
Liberal Peter Lowe 6,094 28.2 -6.7
Democratic Labor William Bond 2,740 12.7 -2.8
Total formal votes 21,580 97.1
Informal votes 651 2.9
Turnout 22,231 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Neil Trezise 13,157 61.0 +9.4
Liberal Peter Lowe 8,423 39.0 -9.4
Labor hold Swing +9.4

Gippsland East

Victorian state election, 1967: Gippsland East
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Bruce Evans 8,605 50.2 -13.4
Labor Thomas Powell 3,683 21.5 +21.5
Liberal Ronald Palmer 2,596 15.1 -6.4
Democratic Labor Frank Burns 2,273 13.2 -1.7
Total formal votes 17,157 97.6
Informal votes 423 2.4
Turnout 17,580 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country Bruce Evans 12,874 75.0 +8.4
Labor Thomas Powell 4,283 25.0 +25.0
Country hold Swing +8.4

Gippsland South

Victorian state election, 1967: Gippsland South
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Herbert Hyland 9,716 57.3 -13.4
Labor Derek Amos 3,075 18.1 +18.1
Liberal Harold Suter 2,094 12.3 -2.2
Democratic Labor Geoffrey Farrell 1,888 11.1 -3.7
Independent John Mansfield 119 0.7 +0.7
Independent John Routledge 69 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 16,961 96.6
Informal votes 587 3.4
Turnout 17,548 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country Herbert Hyland 13,299 78.4 +4.7
Labor Derek Amos 3,662 21.6 +21.6
Country hold Swing +4.7

Gippsland West

Victorian state election, 1967: Gippsland West
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Leslie Cochrane 5,862 34.9 -0.6
Liberal Harry Marson 4,436 26.4 +0.8
Labor Alastair MacKillop 4,337 25.8 0.0
Democratic Labor Michael Houlihan 2,005 11.9 +0.4
Independent Peter Milner 147 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 16,787 97.2
Informal votes 491 2.8
Turnout 17,278 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country Leslie Cochrane 11,882 71.0 +9.5
Labor Alastair MacKillop 4,905 29.0 +29.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Leslie Cochrane 10,298 61.4 -0.1
Liberal Harry Marson 6,489 38.6 +0.1
Country hold Swing -0.1

Gisborne

Victorian state election, 1967: Gisborne
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Julian Doyle 7,398 42.2 +1.1
Labor Michael Nolan 5,166 29.5 -5.8
Democratic Labor John McMahon 2,872 16.4 -4.2
Country George Duncan 1,847 10.5 +10.5
Independent Peter Hatherley 61 0.4 +0.4
Independent Derek Hobler 52 0.3 +0.3
Independent Jeffrey Hatswell 49 0.3 +0.3
Independent Warren Nicol 46 0.3 +0.3
Independent Peter Kensett 25 0.1 +0.1
Total formal votes 17,516 94.9
Informal votes 948 5.1
Turnout 18,464 92.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Julian Doyle 11,422 65.2 +3.4
Labor Michael Nolan 6,094 34.8 -3.4
Liberal hold Swing +3.4

Glen Iris

Victorian state election, 1967: Glen Iris
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Jim MacDonald 12,944 56.0 -6.5
Labor Allan McDonald 6,779 29.4 +3.9
Democratic Labor Kenneth Abbott 3,378 14.6 +2.6
Total formal votes 23,101 97.6
Informal votes 565 2.4
Turnout 23,666 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim MacDonald 15,815 68.5 -4.3
Labor Allan McDonald 7,286 31.5 +4.3
Liberal hold Swing -4.3

Glenhuntly

Victorian state election, 1967: Glenhuntly
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Joe Rafferty 11,223 47.3 -4.1
Labor Anthony Miller 9,108 38.4 +3.3
Democratic Labor Raymond Studham 3,392 14.3 +0.9
Total formal votes 23,723 97.2
Informal votes 678 2.8
Turnout 24,401 93.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Joe Rafferty 14,255 60.1 -2.8
Labor Anthony Miller 9,468 39.9 +2.8
Liberal hold Swing -2.8

Greensborough

Victorian state election, 1967: Greensborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bob Fell 11,487 42.8 +1.6
Liberal Monte Vale 10,800 40.2 -2.9
Democratic Labor Bill Barry 4,566 17.0 +1.3
Total formal votes 26,853 97.7
Informal votes 629 2.3
Turnout 27,482 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Monte Vale 14,306 53.3 -1.7
Labor Bob Fell 12,547 46.7 +1.7
Liberal hold Swing -1.7

Hampden

Victorian state election, 1967: Hampden
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Henry Bolte 7,564 44.6 -9.1
Labor Fred Rowe 4,201 24.8 -5.9
Country Gilbert Anderson 2,876 17.0 +14.5
Democratic Labor Francis O'Brien 1,629 9.6 -3.4
Liberal VIC Reform Group Ian McQuie 491 2.9 +2.9
Independent Glynne Wheler 186 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 16,947 97.1
Informal votes 508 2.9
Turnout 17,455 96.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Henry Bolte 12,164 71.8 +5.0
Labor Fred Rowe 4,783 28.2 -5.0
Liberal hold Swing +5.0

Hawthorn

Victorian state election, 1967: Hawthorn
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Walter Jona 10,722 47.7 +3.7
Labor Dolph Eddy 7,968 35.5 -0.1
Democratic Labor Daniel Condon 3,766 16.8 +3.3
Total formal votes 22,456 96.8
Informal votes 738 3.2
Turnout 23,194 93.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Walter Jona 13,390 59.6 -0.6
Labor Dolph Eddy 9,066 40.4 +0.6
Liberal hold Swing -0.6

Heatherton

Victorian state election, 1967: Heatherton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Keith Ewert 10,467 42.7 -0.2
Liberal Norman Billing 10,395 42.4 +2.3
Democratic Labor Joseph O'Neill 3,663 14.9 -1.1
Total formal votes 24,525 96.8
Informal votes 799 3.2
Turnout 25,324 94.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Norman Billing 13,196 53.8 +1.1
Labor Keith Ewert 11,329 46.2 -1.1
Liberal hold Swing +1.1

Ivanhoe

Victorian state election, 1967: Ivanhoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Vernon Christie 10,254 43.1 +0.7
Labor Thomas Rich 9,545 40.1 -0.9
Democratic Labor Cyril Cummins 3,365 14.1 -2.5
Independent Bruce Graham 642 2.7 +2.7
Total formal votes 23,806 97.5
Informal votes 604 2.5
Turnout 24,410 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Vernon Christie 13,604 57.2 +0.6
Labor Thomas Rich 10,202 42.8 -0.6
Liberal hold Swing +0.6

Kara Kara

Victorian state election, 1967: Kara Kara[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Bill Phelan 6,078 36.8 +8.0
Labor George Jeffs 4,429 26.8 +2.0
Liberal Alexander Lee 4,379 26.5 -9.9
Democratic Labor Bruno D'elia 1,620 9.8 -0.2
Total formal votes 16,506 98.9
Informal votes 191 1.1
Turnout 16,697 96.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country Bill Phelan 11,393 69.0
Labor George Jeffs 5,113 31.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Bill Phelan 10,325 62.6 +9.6
Liberal Alexander Lee 6,181 37.4 -9.6
Country hold Swing +9.6

Kew

Victorian state election, 1967: Kew
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Arthur Rylah 12,712 54.6 -3.3
Labor Eric Sibly 6,261 26.9 +0.6
Democratic Labor Francis Duffy 4,305 18.5 +2.7
Total formal votes 23,278 97.2
Informal votes 664 2.8
Turnout 23,942 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Arthur Rylah 16,372 70.3 -1.1
Labor Eric Sibly 6,906 29.7 +1.1
Liberal hold Swing -1.1

Lowan

Victorian state election, 1967: Lowan
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Jim McCabe 7,181 40.1 +2.3
Country Ray Buckley 6,024 33.6 -16.7
Labor Roslyn Snow 3,715 20.7 +17.1
Democratic Labor Michael Grimes 1,007 5.6 -2.7
Total formal votes 17,927 98.6
Informal votes 260 1.4
Turnout 18,187 96.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country Ray Buckley 13,439 75.0
Labor Roslyn Snow 4,488 25.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Ray Buckley 9,448 52.7 -3.3
Liberal Jim McCabe 8,479 47.3 +3.3
Country gain from Liberal Swing -3.3
  • In the redistribution, Lowan became a notionally Country party held seat.

Malvern

Victorian state election, 1967: Malvern
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal John Bloomfield 14,703 63.6 -2.3
Labor Thomas Evans 5,522 23.9 +0.6
Democratic Labor John Olle 2,896 12.5 +1.6
Total formal votes 23,121 97.4
Informal votes 610 2.6
Turnout 23,731 91.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Bloomfield 17,164 74.2 -1.0
Labor Thomas Evans 5,957 25.8 +1.0
Liberal hold Swing -1.0

Melbourne

Victorian state election, 1967: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Arthur Clarey 12,904 59.6 +2.7
Liberal Anthony Gilligan 5,436 25.1 -0.4
Democratic Labor James Whitehead 3,302 15.3 -2.3
Total formal votes 21,642 94.2
Informal votes 1,329 5.8
Turnout 22,971 88.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arthur Clarey 13,399 61.9 +3.5
Liberal Anthony Gilligan 8,243 38.1 -3.5
Labor hold Swing +3.5

Mentone

Victorian state election, 1967: Mentone
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Bill Templeton 9,691 41.9 +4.3
Labor Nola Barber 9,612 41.6 -6.5
Democratic Labor George White 3,212 13.9 -0.4
Independent Clifford Baragwanath 612 2.7 +2.7
Total formal votes 23,127 97.3
Informal votes 635 2.7
Turnout 23,762 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Templeton 12,789 55.3 +4.6
Labor Nola Barber 10,338 44.7 -4.6
Liberal hold Swing +4.6

Midlands

Victorian state election, 1967: Midlands
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Clive Stoneham 9,615 46.1 -3.7
Liberal Douglas Johanson 5,695 27.3 -8.8
Country Graham Brownbill 3,148 15.1 +15.1
Democratic Labor James Bourke 2,000 9.6 -4.2
Independent Arthur Bailey 403 1.9 +1.9
Total formal votes 20,861 97.3
Informal votes 573 2.7
Turnout 21,434 93.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clive Stoneham 10,634 51.0 -1.2
Liberal Douglas Johanson 10,227 49.0 +1.2
Labor hold Swing -1.2

Mildura

Victorian state election, 1967: Mildura
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Milton Whiting 8,514 50.5 +2.3
Labor Lance Fraser 5,093 30.2 -2.0
Democratic Labor John Conroy 1,749 10.4 +1.2
Liberal Bruce Wright 1,506 8.9 -1.5
Total formal votes 16,862 97.1
Informal votes 506 2.9
Turnout 17,368 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country Milton Whiting 11,356 67.4 +2.0
Labor Lance Fraser 5,506 32.6 -2.0
Country hold Swing +2.0

Mitcham

Victorian state election, 1967: Mitcham
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Dorothy Goble 11,329 45.7 -4.2
Labor Graham Walsh 10,203 41.2 +5.8
Democratic Labor Gerald Shinnick 3,231 13.1 -1.6
Total formal votes 24,763 97.9
Informal votes 534 2.1
Turnout 25,297 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Dorothy Goble 14,116 57.0 -5.5
Labor Graham Walsh 10,647 43.0 +5.5
Liberal hold Swing -5.5

Monbulk

Victorian state election, 1967: Monbulk
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Bill Borthwick 11,621 50.9 -2.6
Labor Margaret Howells 8,290 36.3 +0.8
Democratic Labor Noel Clarke 2,642 11.6 +0.5
Independent Ronald Pike 290 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 22,843 96.8
Informal votes 750 3.2
Turnout 23,593 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Borthwick 14,012 61.3 -1.6
Labor Margaret Howells 8,831 38.7 +1.6
Liberal hold Swing -1.6

Moonee Ponds

Victorian state election, 1967: Moonee Ponds
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Tom Edmunds 11,280 47.6 +1.4
Liberal Jack Holden 7,716 32.5 -3.4
Democratic Labor Barry O'Brien 3,554 15.0 -2.8
Independent Lancelot Hutchinson 1,165 4.9 +4.9
Total formal votes 23,715 96.1
Informal votes 960 3.9
Turnout 24,675 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Edmunds 12,168 51.3 +4.2
Liberal Jack Holden 11,547 48.7 -4.2
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +4.2

Moorabbin

Victorian state election, 1967: Moorabbin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Llew Reese 11,104 46.1 -0.7
Labor Harry Rourke 9,115 37.9 -1.4
Democratic Labor Richard Neilson 3,860 16.0 +2.7
Total formal votes 24,079 97.5
Informal votes 613 2.5
Turnout 24,692 94.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Llew Reese 14,658 60.9 +2.2
Labor Harry Rourke 9,421 39.1 -2.2
Liberal hold Swing +2.2

Morwell

Victorian state election, 1967: Morwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Colin Pratt 8,804 41.8 +14.6
Country John Vinall 5,070 24.1 -9.7
Liberal Archie Tanner 4,373 20.8 -4.4
Democratic Labor Thomas Lawless 2,808 13.3 -0.6
Total formal votes 21,055 97.3
Informal votes 575 2.7
Turnout 21,630 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Archie Tanner 10,793 51.3 -13.5
Labor Colin Pratt 10,262 48.7 +13.5
Liberal hold Swing -13.5

Murray Valley

Victorian state election, 1967: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country George Moss 9,255 53.6 -7.4
Labor Robert Cross 3,265 18.9 +12.5
Liberal Albert Baker 2,580 14.9 +0.4
Democratic Labor John Patterson 2,167 12.6 -5.5
Total formal votes 17,267 96.9
Informal votes 543 3.1
Turnout 17,810 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country George Moss 13,419 77.7 +7.2
Labor Robert Cross 3,848 22.3 +22.3
Country hold Swing +7.2

Narracan

Victorian state election, 1967: Narracan
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Jim Balfour 8,243 40.1 +5.6
Labor George Wragg 6,267 30.5 0.0
Country Daniel Vaughan 3,667 17.9 -4.2
Democratic Labor Peter Saunders 2,367 11.5 -1.4
Total formal votes 20,544 97.6
Informal votes 504 2.4
Turnout 21,048 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Balfour 13,568 66.0 +0.5
Labor George Wragg 6,976 34.0 -0.5
Liberal hold Swing +0.5

Northcote

Victorian state election, 1967: Northcote
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Frank Wilkes 12,121 54.1 +0.7
Liberal Peter Falconer 6,748 30.1 -0.2
Democratic Labor Jack Little 3,527 15.8 -0.5
Total formal votes 22,396 96.2
Informal votes 877 3.8
Turnout 23,273 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Wilkes 12,650 56.5 +0.8
Liberal Peter Falconer 9,746 43.5 -0.8
Labor hold Swing +0.8

Oakleigh

Victorian state election, 1967: Oakleigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Alan Scanlan 10,598 46.1 +1.8
Labor Glenn Dudley 9,310 40.5 -0.3
Democratic Labor Bernard Slattery 3,066 13.4 -0.7
Total formal votes 22,974 97.3
Informal votes 631 2.7
Turnout 23,605 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Scanlan 13,327 58.0 +0.5
Labor Glenn Dudley 9,647 42.0 -0.5
Liberal hold Swing +0.5

Polwarth

Victorian state election, 1967: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Tom Darcy 8,201 48.8 -11.7
Labor Alfred Cartwright 3,320 19.8 -4.3
Country John McCue 3,168 18.9 +18.9
Democratic Labor Leonard Eyre 2,112 12.6 -2.8
Total formal votes 16,801 97.7
Informal votes 390 2.3
Turnout 17,191 96.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tom Darcy 13,031 77.6 +3.9
Labor Alfred Cartwright 3,770 22.4 -3.9
Liberal hold Swing +3.9

Portland

Victorian state election, 1967: Portland
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bob McClure 5,638 32.7 -2.2
Liberal Don McKellar 5,017 29.1 -3.3
Country Clive Mitchell 4,966 28.8 +5.6
Democratic Labor Frederick Baulch 1,641 9.5 0.0
Total formal votes 17,262 98.1
Informal votes 338 1.9
Turnout 17,600 96.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Don McKellar 9,246 53.6 -5.2
Labor Bob McClure 8,016 46.4 +5.2
Liberal hold Swing -5.2

Prahran

Victorian state election, 1967: Prahran
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Sam Loxton 9,845 44.4 +0.1
Labor John Dyer 7,902 35.6 -9.2
Independent George Gahan 2,378 10.7 +10.7
Democratic Labor Gavan Grimes 1,906 8.6 -2.3
Independent John Ketelhorn 148 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 22,179 95.0
Informal votes 1,159 5.0
Turnout 23,338 89.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Sam Loxton 11,934 53.8 +0.2
Labor John Dyer 10,245 46.2 -0.2
Liberal hold Swing +0.2

Preston

Victorian state election, 1967: Preston
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Charlie Ring 11,395 50.8 -2.5
Liberal James Spicer 6,936 30.9 +3.2
Democratic Labor Maurice Horwood 4,115 18.3 -0.3
Total formal votes 22,446 95.6
Informal votes 1,029 4.4
Turnout 23,475 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Charlie Ring 12,013 53.5 -2.8
Liberal James Spicer 10,433 46.5 +2.8
Labor hold Swing -2.8

Reservoir

Victorian state election, 1967: Reservoir
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Harry Jenkins 12,994 55.1 -0.1
Liberal Peter Allaway 6,561 27.8 +3.6
Democratic Labor Frederick Whitling 3,427 14.5 -2.6
Communist William Barnes 444 1.9 -1.6
Independent James Christie 148 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 23,574 95.8
Informal votes 1,036 4.2
Turnout 24,610 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Harry Jenkins 13,983 59.3 -0.8
Liberal Peter Allaway 9,591 40.7 +0.8
Labor hold Swing -0.8

Richmond

Victorian state election, 1967: Richmond
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Clyde Holding 12,435 61.4 -1.9
Democratic Labor James Abikhair 4,541 22.4 +3.6
Liberal Graham Jackson 3,265 16.1 -1.0
Total formal votes 20,241 93.9
Informal votes 1,308 6.1
Turnout 21,549 91.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clyde Holding 13,116 64.8 -1.6
Liberal Graham Jackson 7,125 35.2 +1.6
Labor hold Swing -1.6
  • The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Labor and DLP candidates for Richmond.

Ringwood

Victorian state election, 1967: Ringwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Jim Manson 12,374 50.3 -2.6
Labor Norma Sweetman 8,614 35.0 +1.4
Democratic Labor Graeme Madigan 3,586 14.6 +1.1
Total formal votes 24,574 97.6
Informal votes 607 2.4
Turnout 25,181 94.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Manson 15,421 62.8 -1.7
Labor Norma Sweetman 9,153 37.2 +1.7
Liberal hold Swing -1.7

Rodney

Victorian state election, 1967: Rodney
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Russell McDonald 10,390 59.0 -0.8
Liberal Peter Gibson 2,673 15.2 -10.1
Democratic Labor Augustine McCormick 2,330 13.2 -1.7
Labor David Bornstein 2,228 12.6 +12.6
Total formal votes 17,621 97.4
Informal votes 461 2.6
Turnout 18,082 96.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country Russell McDonald 14,777 83.9 +21.2
Labor David Bornstein 2,844 16.1 +16.1
Country hold Swing +21.2
  • The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Country and Liberal candidates for Rodney.

St Kilda

Victorian state election, 1967: St Kilda
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Brian Dixon 11,906 51.5 +2.2
Labor Brian Zouch 8,326 36.0 -1.8
Democratic Labor John Hughes 2,870 12.4 -0.5
Total formal votes 23,102 95.9
Informal votes 975 4.1
Turnout 24,077 89.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Brian Dixon 14,346 62.1 +1.8
Labor Brian Zouch 8,756 37.9 -1.8
Liberal hold Swing +1.8

Sandringham

Victorian state election, 1967: Sandringham
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Murray Porter 12,515 54.0 -1.2
Labor Kevin Vaughan 7,515 32.4 +1.1
Democratic Labor William Leech 3,144 13.6 +1.2
Total formal votes 23,174 97.7
Informal votes 548 2.3
Turnout 23,722 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Murray Porter 15,188 65.5 -0.7
Labor Kevin Vaughan 7,986 34.5 +0.7
Liberal hold Swing -0.7

Scoresby

Victorian state election, 1967: Scoresby
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Geoff Hayes 12,078 44.7 -3.5
Labor Caroline Wilder 10,320 38.2 +1.3
Democratic Labor Barry Brindle 4,629 17.1 +2.2
Total formal votes 27,027 97.3
Informal votes 735 2.7
Turnout 27,762 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoff Hayes 16,222 60.0 -0.9
Labor Caroline Wilder 10,805 40.0 +0.9
Liberal hold Swing -0.9

Shepparton

Victorian state election, 1967: Shepparton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Peter Ross-Edwards 6,206 36.0 -19.2
Independent Bill Hunter 3,042 17.7 +17.7
Labor Neil Frankland 3,042 17.7 +17.7
Liberal Thomas Gribben 2,969 17.2 -9.7
Democratic Labor Bruce Morison 1,974 11.4 -6.5
Total formal votes 17,233 94.7
Informal votes 958 5.3
Turnout 18,191 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country Peter Ross-Edwards 13,374 77.6
Labor Neil Frankland 3,859 22.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Peter Ross-Edwards 8,952 51.9 -6.9
Independent Bill Hunter 8,281 48.1 +48.1
Country hold Swing -6.9

Sunshine

Victorian state election, 1967: Sunshine
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Denis Lovegrove 13,223 58.3 -6.3
Liberal Peter Ross 4,863 21.4 +2.5
Democratic Labor Robert Charles 3,728 16.4 -0.2
Independent Roy Hartley 854 3.8 +3.8
Total formal votes 22,668 95.0
Informal votes 1,199 5.0
Turnout 23,867 93.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Denis Lovegrove 14,209 62.7 -4.2
Liberal Peter Ross 8,459 37.3 +4.2
Labor hold Swing -4.2

Swan Hill

Victorian state election, 1967: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Harold Stirling 9,842 57.2 -0.8
Democratic Labor John Carty 2,865 16.6 +5.5
Labor Robert Dorning 2,522 14.7 -8.6
Liberal Bernard Treseder 1,985 11.5 +3.9
Total formal votes 17,214 97.6
Informal votes 417 2.4
Turnout 17,631 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country Harold Stirling 14,064 81.7 +7.0
Labor Robert Dorning 3,150 18.3 -7.0
Country hold Swing +7.0

Syndal

Victorian state election, 1967: Syndal
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Ray Wiltshire 13,400 50.0 -4.0
Labor Robert Fordham 9,634 35.9 +4.2
Democratic Labor John Rose 3,761 14.0 -0.4
Total formal votes 26,795 97.9
Informal votes 567 2.1
Turnout 27,362 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ray Wiltshire 16,597 62.0 -4.3
Labor Robert Fordham 10,198 38.0 +4.3
Liberal hold Swing -4.3

Warrnambool

Victorian state election, 1967: Warrnambool
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Ian Smith 5,064 28.6 -13.9
Labor Vincent Ayres 4,404 24.9 -2.3
Democratic Labor Patrick Bourke 3,824 21.6 -0.2
Country Cyril Boyle 2,655 15.0 +6.6
Independent George Gibbs 1,759 9.9 +9.9
Total formal votes 17,706 98.0
Informal votes 352 2.0
Turnout 18,058 96.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Smith 12,285 69.4 +0.5
Labor Vincent Ayres 5,421 30.6 -0.5
Liberal hold Swing +0.5

Williamstown

Victorian state election, 1967: Williamstown
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Larry Floyd 14,591 61.4 0.0
Democratic Labor John Bacon 5,113 21.5 +3.9
Liberal Robert Lawson 3,077 12.9 -7.2
Communist Ian Daykin 999 4.2 +3.3
Total formal votes 23,780 95.2
Informal votes 1,205 4.8
Turnout 24,985 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Larry Floyd 16,257 68.4 +3.8
Liberal Robert Lawson 7,523 31.6 -3.8
Labor hold Swing +3.8
  • The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Labor and DLP candidates for Williamstown.

See also

References

  1. Election held on 29 April 1967, 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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