Results of the 1969 Australian federal election (House of Representatives)

This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1969 federal election.

Overall

This section is an excerpt from 1969 Australian federal election § Results

Main article: Results of the 1969 Australian federal election (House of Representatives)

House of Reps (IRV) — 1969–72—Turnout 94.97% (CV) — Informal 2.54%

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor		2,870,792	46.95	+6.97	59	+18
	Liberal–Country coalition		2,649,219	43.32	–6.66	66	–16
		Liberal	2,125,987	34.77	–5.37	46	–15
		Country	523,232	8.56	–1.28	20	–1
	Democratic Labor		367,977	6.02	–1.29	0	0
	Australia		53,646	0.88	+0.88	0	0
	Pensioner Power		7,706	0.13	+0.13	0	0
	Social Credit		5,156	0.08	+0.08	0	0
	Communist		4,920	0.08	–0.32	0	0
	Independents		141,090	2.53	+1.08	0	–1
	Total		6,114,118			125	+1
Two-party-preferred (estimated)
	Liberal–Country coalition		Win	49.80	–7.10	66	–16
	Labor			50.20	+7.10	59	+18

Popular vote Labor   46.95% Liberal   34.77% Country   8.56% DLP   6.02% Australia   0.88% Independents   2.31% Other   0.51%

Two-party-preferred vote Labor   50.20% Coalition   49.80%

Parliament seats Coalition   52.80% Labor   47.20%

New South Wales

1969 Australian federal election (New South Wales)

25 October 1969
All 45 NSW seats in the House of Representatives 23 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Gough Whitlam John Gorton Party Labor Coalition Seats before 17 29 Seats won 22 23 Seat change 6 6 Popular vote 1,074,916 981,151 Percentage 47.7% 43.5% Swing 7.0pp 7.9pp TPP 51.9% 48.4% TPP swing 8.0pp 8.0pp

Banks

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Banks § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Banks 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Vince Martin	25,485	51.2	+6.3
	Liberal	Herman Tibben	15,102	30.4	−17.4
	Independent	Peter Allen	5,949	12.0	+12.0
	Independent	Reginald Jones	1,805	3.6	+3.6
	Democratic Labor	Annette Andrew	1,030	2.1	−2.6
	Independent	Kevin Watt	363	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			49,734	97.7	+2.0
Informal votes			1,166	2.3	−2.0
Turnout			50,900	96.7	−0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Vince Martin		62.0	+11.8
	Liberal	Herman Tibben		38.0	−11.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+11.8

Barton

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Barton § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Barton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Len Reynolds	27,628	50.5	+4.1
	Liberal	Bill Arthur	23,576	43.1	−7.0
	Independent	Alan Reed	1,885	3.4	+3.4
	Democratic Labor	Charles Chapman	1,220	2.2	−0.5
	Independent	Charles Bellchambers	214	0.4	−0.4
	Independent	Ray Emmerson	171	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			54,694	98.2
Informal votes			1,001	1.8
Turnout			55,695	96.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Len Reynolds		53.0	+5.7
	Liberal	Bill Arthur		47.0	−5.7
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+5.7

Bennelong

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bennelong § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Bennelong 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sir John Cramer	26,974	48.6	−13.5
	Labor	Peter Evatt	20,402	36.7	+11.1
	Australia	Kenneth Cook	3,144	5.7	+5.7
	Democratic Labor	Ronald Claridge	2,524	4.5	−0.6
	Independent	Allan Horton	2,495	4.5	+4.5
Total formal votes			55,539	97.7
Informal votes			1,291	2.3
Turnout			56,830	94.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Sir John Cramer		56.8	−11.4
	Labor	Peter Evatt		43.2	+11.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	−11.4

Berowra

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Berowra § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Berowra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Tom Hughes	22,495	45.5	−20.4
	Labor	George Williams	15,108	30.6	+7.3
	Independent	Edith Parrish	6,095	12.3	+12.3
	Australia	David Haig	3,401	6.9	+6.9
	Democratic Labor	Neil Mackerras	2,288	4.6	+4.6
Total formal votes			49,387	97.9
Informal votes			1,034	2.1
Turnout			50.421	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Tom Hughes		59.5	−13.0
	Labor	George Williams		40.5	+13.0
	Liberal notional hold		Swing	−13.0

Blaxland

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Blaxland § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Blaxland 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Paul Keating	32,426	61.7	+10.1
	Liberal	John Ghent	16,658	31.7	−11.5
	Democratic Labor	Joseph Conroy	3,493	6.6	+1.4
Total formal votes			52,577	97.2
Informal votes			1,508	2.8
Turnout			54,085	95.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Paul Keating		62.8	+10.2
	Liberal	John Ghent		37.2	−10.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+10.2

Bradfield

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bradfield § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Bradfield 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Harry Turner	34,184	63.0	−16.3
	Labor	Keith Crook	12,364	22.8	+8.3
	Democratic Labor	Anthony Felton	3,085	5.7	−0.5
	Independent	Betty Loneragan	2,306	4.3	+4.3
	Australia	Barbara Wilson	2,293	4.2	+4.2
Total formal votes			54,232	98.6
Informal votes			755	1.4
Turnout			54,987	95.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Harry Turner		71.4	−12.9
	Labor	Keith Crook		28.6	+12.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	−12.9

Calare

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Calare § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Calare

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	John England	23,384	52.5	−7.6
	Labor	Kerry Scott	18,381	41.3	+9.0
	Democratic Labor	John Grant	2,764	6.2	−1.4
Total formal votes			44,529	98.9
Informal votes			477	1.1
Turnout			45,006	96.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	John England		57.5	−8.7
	Labor	Kerry Scott		42.5	+8.7
	Country hold		Swing	−8.7

Chifley

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Chifley § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Chifley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Armitage	31,133	61.9	+16.2
	Liberal	Milovan Kovjanic	13,234	26.3	−18.5
	Independent	Victor Corcoran	4,283	8.5	+8.5
	Democratic Labor	Stan Aster-Stater	1,651	3.3	−0.7
Total formal votes			50,301	96.9
Informal votes			1,607	3.1
Turnout			51,908	94.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Armitage		66.8	+16.6
	Liberal	Milovan Kovjanic		33.2	−16.6
	Labor notional hold		Swing	+16.6

Cook

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Cook § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Cook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Don Dobie	24,997	49.2	−5.9
	Labor	Cliff Mallam	22,192	43.6	+1.2
	Independent	Robin Alleway	2,766	5.4	+5.4
	Australia	Bernard Walrut	907	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			50,862	98.5
Informal votes			797	1.5
Turnout			51,659	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Don Dobie	26,861	52.8	−4.5
	Labor	Cliff Mallam	24,001	47.2	+4.5
	Liberal notional hold		Swing	−4.5

Cowper

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Cowper § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Cowper

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Ian Robinson	27,681	62.9	−1.6
	Independent	Neil Royal	10,351	23.5	+23.5
	Independent	Brian Richards	5,965	13.6	+13.6
Total formal votes			43,977	98.5
Informal votes			649	1.5
Turnout			44,646	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Ian Robinson		65.5	−1.6
	Independent	Neil Royal		34.5	+34.5
	Country hold		Swing	−1.6

Cunningham

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Cunningham § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Cunningham 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rex Connor	35,092	64.0	+11.9
	Liberal	John Poel	18,618	34.0	−8.4
	Communist	Reg Wilding	1,126	2.1	+0.4
Total formal votes			54,836	97.1
Informal votes			1,643	2.9
Turnout			56,479	95.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rex Connor		65.9	+10.3
	Liberal	John Poel		34.1	−10.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+10.3

Darling

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Darling § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Darling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John FitzPatrick	23,168	57.5	+1.1
	Country	Max Overton	9,474	23.5	+23.5
	Liberal	Jack Bonney	7,650	19.0	−21.8
Total formal votes			40,292	98.4
Informal votes			642	1.6
Turnout			40,934	94.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John FitzPatrick		60.3	+2.2
	Country	Max Overton		39.7	−2.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.2

Eden-Monaro

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Eden-Monaro § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Eden-Monaro

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Allan Fraser	23,482	51.2	+5.4
	Liberal	Dugald Munro	20,436	44.6	+1.9
	Democratic Labor	John Donohue	1,342	2.9	−0.1
	Australia	Patrick Starrs	575	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			45,835	98.5
Informal votes			717	1.5
Turnout			46,552	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Allan Fraser		53.2	+5.8
	Liberal	Dugald Munro		46.8	−5.8
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+5.8

Evans

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Evans § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Evans 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	James Monaghan	24,054	45.4	+8.9
	Liberal	Malcolm Mackay	23,527	44.4	−8.1
	Democratic Labor	Kevin Davis	2,798	5.3	+0.3
	Australia	John Fisher	1,550	2.9	+2.9
	Independent	Hal Saunders	1,010	1.9	+1.9
Total formal votes			52,939	96.4
Informal votes			1,950	3.6
Turnout			54,889	93.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Malcolm Mackay	27,100	51.2	−9.0
	Labor	James Monaghan	25,839	48.8	+9.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	−9.0

Farrer

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Farrer § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Farrer 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Fairbairn	26,058	54.9	−11.0
	Labor	Noel Murray	15,324	32.3	+8.1
	Democratic Labor	James Keogh	3,507	7.4	−2.5
	Independent	John Ross	2,574	5.4	+5.4
Total formal votes			47,463	98.7
Informal votes			625	1.3
Turnout			48,088	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Fairbairn		63.5	−11.3
	Labor	Noel Murray		36.5	+11.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	−11.3

Grayndler

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Grayndler § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Grayndler 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Fred Daly	37,161	71.9	+11.7
	Liberal	Jonathan Fowler	14,516	28.1	−5.2
Total formal votes			51,677	96.0
Informal votes			2,150	4.0
Turnout			53,827	91.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+9.6

Gwydir

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Gwydir § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Gwydir

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Ralph Hunt	22,735	50.0	−11.1
	Labor	Roger Nott	20,143	44.3	+5.4
	Australia	Brian Edwards	2,014	4.4	+4.4
	Independent	Halwyn Webster	546	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			45,438	98.7
Informal votes			619	1.3
Turnout			46,057	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Ralph Hunt		53.0	−8.1
	Labor	Roger Nott		47.0	+8.1
	Country hold		Swing	−8.1

Hughes

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hughes § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Hughes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Les Johnson	30,004	61.3	+4.1
	Liberal	Carl Leddy	14,162	29.0	−11.2
	Independent	Marjorie Williams	3,169	6.5	+6.5
	Democratic Labor	William Goslett	1,577	3.2	+0.6
Total formal votes			48,912	98.2
Informal votes			920	1.8
Turnout			49,832	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Les Johnson		66.0	+8.3
	Liberal	Carl Leddy		34.0	−8.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.3

Hume

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hume § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Ian Pettitt	20,845	46.5	−7.5
	Labor	Frank Olley	20,691	46.1	+7.5
	Democratic Labor	James Manwaring	3,331	7.4	+0.1
Total formal votes			44,867	99.1
Informal votes			428	0.9
Turnout			45,295	96.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Ian Pettitt		51.0	−8.0
	Labor	Frank Olley		49.0	+8.0
	Country hold		Swing	−8.0

Hunter

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hunter § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bert James	36,504	73.5	+4.3
	Liberal	Raymond Hughes	13,159	26.5	+4.1
Total formal votes			49,663	97.6
Informal votes			1,205	2.4
Turnout			50,868	96.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.6

Kingsford Smith

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kingsford Smith § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Kingsford-Smith 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lionel Bowen	31,163	58.8	+4.2
	Liberal	Barry Morrison	16,616	31.4	−9.0
	Democratic Labor	Graham Bennett	2,908	5.5	+0.4
	Pensioner Power	Beverly Chong	2,283	4.3	+4.3
Total formal votes			52,970	97.0
Informal votes			1,626	3.0
Turnout			54,596	93.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Lionel Bowen		62.9	+7.3
	Liberal	Barry Morrison		37.1	−7.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.3

Lang

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lang § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Lang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Stewart	29,748	58.4	+7.5
	Liberal	Stanley Duncan	17,144	33.6	−10.0
	Democratic Labor	Dominique Droulers	1,754	3.4	−2.1
	Independent	Bert Tripet	1,617	3.2	+3.2
	Communist	Jack Mundey	696	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			50,959	97.3
Informal votes			1,414	2.7
Turnout			52,373	94.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Frank Stewart		61.7	+9.9
	Liberal	Stanley Duncan		38.3	−9.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+9.9

Lowe

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lowe § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Lowe 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William McMahon	25,317	48.2	−12.0
	Labor	Peter Young	21,586	41.1	+8.4
	Independent	Patricia Bailey	2,417	4.6	+4.6
	Independent	Bernard MacMahon	1,700	3.2	+3.2
	Democratic Labor	Agnes Bannon	1,490	2.8	−0.3
Total formal votes			52,510	97.2
Informal votes			1,534	2.8
Turnout			54,044	94.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	William McMahon		54.9	−9.1
	Labor	Peter Young		45.1	+9.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	−9.1

Lyne

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lyne § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Lyne 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Philip Lucock	25,898	58.8	−6.9
	Labor	John Allan	15,631	35.5	+5.5
	Australia	Percival McPherson	1,561	3.5	+3.5
	Independent	Joe Cordner	973	2.2	+0.1
Total formal votes			44,063	98.5
Informal votes			664	1.5
Turnout			44,727	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Philip Lucock		61.3	−6.6
	Labor	John Allan		38.7	+6.6
	Country hold		Swing	−6.6

Macarthur

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Macarthur § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Macarthur 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jeff Bate	25,742	51.0	−13.0
	Labor	Bob Whan	21,434	42.4	+10.0
	Australia	Brian Wyer	2,422	4.8	+4.8
	Pensioner Power	Sidney Sheedy	917	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			50,515	98.5
Informal votes			761	1.5
Turnout			51,276	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jeff Bate		53.8	−12.6
	Labor	Bob Whan		46.2	+12.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	−12.6

Mackellar

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Mackellar § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Mackellar 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bill Wentworth	29,136	56.7	−10.3
	Labor	William Bramwell	19,516	37.9	+15.5
	Democratic Labor	Thomas Colman	2,775	5.4	+1.9
Total formal votes			51,427	98.0
Informal votes			1,060	2.0
Turnout			52,487	94.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bill Wentworth		61.0	−11.0
	Labor	William Bramwell		39.0	+11.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	−11.0

Macquarie

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Macquarie § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Macquarie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tony Luchetti	31,403	58.1	+6.7
	Liberal	John MacDonnell	18,391	34.0	−5.5
	Democratic Labor	Leslie Clarke	2,926	5.4	−2.8
	Australia	Norman Lee	1,343	2.5	+2.5
Total formal votes			54,063	98.1
Informal votes			1,016	1.9
Turnout			55,079	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tony Luchetti		62.6	+9.4
	Liberal	John MacDonnell		37.4	−9.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+9.4

Mitchell

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Mitchell § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Mitchell 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Les Irwin	25,560	47.7	−4.0
	Labor	Alfred Ashley-Brown	23,907	44.7	+8.5
	Democratic Labor	John Maguire	1,773	3.3	+0.1
	Australia	Gordon Waller	1,244	2.3	+2.3
	Pensioner Power	Harvey Clift	1,055	2.0	+2.0
Total formal votes			53,539	97.7
Informal votes			1,275	2.3
Turnout			54,814	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Les Irwin	28,111	52.5	−6.7
	Labor	Alfred Ashley-Brown	25,428	47.5	+6.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	−6.7

New England

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of New England § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: New England

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Ian Sinclair	28,421	59.1	−7.6
	Labor	Alan Kitson	19,707	40.9	+7.6
Total formal votes			48,128	98.8
Informal votes			575	1.2
Turnout			48,703	95.9
	Country hold		Swing	−7.6

Newcastle

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Newcastle1969

1969 Australian federal election: Newcastle 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles Jones	32,469	62.9	+7.6
	Liberal	Alfred Appleby	17,662	34.2	−0.7
	Australia	Wlodzimierz Bohakto	1,505	2.9	+2.9
Total formal votes			51,636	98.1
Informal votes			1,027	1.9
Turnout			52,663	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Charles Jones		64.6	+6.6
	Liberal	Alfred Appleby		35.4	−6.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.6

North Sydney

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of North Sydney § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: North Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bill Graham	29,933	57.5	−4.5
	Labor	Mervyn Page	18,524	35.6	+13.4
	Democratic Labor	Reginald Lawson	2,622	5.0	−1.7
	Independent	Romualds Kemps	984	1.9	+1.7
Total formal votes			52,063	97.7
Informal votes			1,206	2.3
Turnout			53,269	91.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bill Graham		62.5	−8.3
	Labor	Mervyn Page		37.5	+8.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	−8.3

Parramatta

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Parramatta § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Parramatta 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Nigel Bowen	27,131	47.0	−10.0
	Labor	Barry Wilde	25,732	44.6	+13.0
	Democratic Labor	Hans Andreasson	2,508	4.3	−0.8
	Independent	John Keeffe	2,066	3.6	+3.6
	Independent	Leonard Kiernan	240	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			57,677	98.1
Informal votes			1,144	1.9
Turnout			58,821	94.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Nigel Bowen	30,374	52.7	−9.9
	Labor	Barry Wilde	27,303	47.3	+9.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	−9.9

Paterson

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Paterson § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Paterson 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Francis Murray	16,741	37.5	+4.4
	Country	Frank O'Keefe	13,150	29.4	+29.4
	Liberal	John Jobling	12,500	28.0	−31.7
	Democratic Labor	Jack Collins	1,805	4.0	−3.2
	Independent	Adrian Edwards	252	0.6	+0.6
	Australia	Ted Fletcher	227	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			44,675	96.9
Informal votes			1,451	3.1
Turnout			46,126	96.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Frank O'Keefe	25,692	57.5	+57.5
	Labor	Francis Murray	18,983	42.5	+9.1
	Country gain from Liberal		Swing	−9.1

Phillip

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Phillip § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Phillip 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joe Riordan	23,121	43.9	−0.2
	Liberal	William Aston	22,865	43.4	−5.8
	Democratic Labor	Lyle Antcliff	2,301	4.4	+1.2
	Pensioner Power	William Whitby	1,815	3.4	+3.4
	Independent	Totti Cohen	1,254	2.4	+2.4
	Australia	Jack Gray	590	1.1	+1.1
	Independent	Ronald Rigby	327	0.6	+0.6
	Independent	Ken Yeomans	238	0.5	+0.5
	Independent	Alex MacDonald	129	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			52,640	95.8
Informal votes			2,287	4.2
Turnout			54,927	91.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	William Aston	26,540	50.4	−3.1
	Labor	Joe Riordan	26,100	49.6	+3.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	−3.1

Prospect

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Prospect § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Prospect

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dick Klugman	28,155	57.0	+6.2
	Liberal	Stanislaus Kelly	16,687	33.8	−6.2
	Democratic Labor	John Ferguson	4,517	9.2	+3.9
Total formal votes			49,359	96.6
Informal votes			1,758	3.4
Turnout			51,117	94.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dick Klugman		58.6	+5.3
	Liberal	Stanislaus Kelly		41.4	−5.3
	Labor notional hold		Swing	+5.3

Reid

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Reid § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Reid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Uren	31,189	59.3	+4.8
	Liberal	Stanley Hedges	17,404	33.1	−2.0
	Democratic Labor	Mick Carroll	2,791	5.3	−5.1
	Independent	Norman Hurst	1,242	2.4	+2.4
Total formal votes			52,626	97.3
Informal votes			1,454	2.7
Turnout			54,080	94.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tom Uren		61.4	+5.0
	Liberal	Stanley Hedges		38.6	−5.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.0

Richmond

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Richmond § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Doug Anthony	29,600	62.6	−3.3
	Labor	Joseph Gilmore	17,699	37.4	+24.6
Total formal votes			47,299	99.2
Informal votes			374	0.8
Turnout			47,673	95.8
	Country hold		Swing	−4.6

Riverina

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Riverina § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Riverina

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Al Grassby	22,499	51.5	+18.7
	Country	Bill Armstrong	19,351	44.3	−14.8
	Democratic Labor	Patrick Barry	1,802	4.1	−4.0
Total formal votes			43,652	98.9
Informal votes			485	1.1
Turnout			44,137	95.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Al Grassby		52.3	+18.8
	Country	Bill Armstrong		47.7	−18.8
	Labor gain from Country		Swing	+18.8

Robertson

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Robertson § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Robertson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Barry Cohen	25,369	50.2	+11.8
	Liberal	William Bridges-Maxwell	23,492	46.5	−6.6
	Independent	Albert Date	924	1.8	+1.8
	Independent	Wallace Cook	729	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			50,514	98.7
Informal votes			688	1.3
Turnout			51,202	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Barry Cohen		51.8	+9.7
	Liberal	William Bridges-Maxwell		48.2	−9.7
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+9.7

Shortland

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Shortland § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Shortland 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles Griffiths	29,371	60.0	+5.9
	Liberal	Paul Clarkson	14,909	30.5	−7.5
	Democratic Labor	Robert Burke	2,502	5.1	+0.5
	Australia	Charles Hockings	1,149	2.3	+2.3
	Communist	Geoff Curthoys	991	2.0	−0.8
Total formal votes			48,922	97.9
Informal votes			1,052	2.1
Turnout			49,974	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Charles Griffiths		64.0	+5.3
	Liberal	Paul Clarkson		36.0	−5.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.3

St George

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of St George § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: St George 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Morrison	25,918	48.2	+10.2
	Liberal	Len Bosman	24,822	46.2	−8.3
	Democratic Labor	Henry Bader	1,805	3.4	−0.8
	Australia	Christopher Owens	741	1.4	+1.4
	Independent	Archibald Lawless	249	0.5	+0.5
	Independent	Emanuel Said	198	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			53,733	96.7
Informal votes			1,838	3.3
Turnout			55,571	95.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Morrison	26,901	50.1	+9.6
	Liberal	Len Bosman	26,832	49.9	−9.6
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+9.6

Sydney

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Sydney § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Cope	31,822	65.1	+0.1
	Liberal	Graham Robertson	9,805	20.1	−6.5
	Independent	Nick Origlass	3,362	6.9	+6.9
	Democratic Labor	Norma Boyle	2,381	4.9	−1.2
	Pensioner Power	Donald Lewis	623	1.3	+1.3
	Independent	Ian Channell	571	1.2	+1.2
	Independent	Shane Watson	316	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			48,880	94.6
Informal votes			2,773	5.4
Turnout			51,653	89.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Cope		73.6	+6.8
	Liberal	Graham Robertson		26.4	−6.8
	Labor notional hold		Swing	+6.8

Warringah

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Warringah § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Warringah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Michael MacKellar	25,799	50.2	−8.6
	Labor	Thomas Reynolds	11,884	23.1	+2.5
	Independent	Edward St John	10,589	20.6	+20.6
	Democratic Labor	Peter Keogh	2,135	4.2	−0.4
	Pensioner Power	Albert Thompson	775	1.5	+1.5
	Independent	Eric Riches	163	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			51,345	97.8
Informal votes			1,140	2.2
Turnout			52,485	92.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Michael MacKellar		70.1	−5.7
	Labor	Thomas Reynolds		29.9	+5.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.7

Wentworth

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wentworth § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Wentworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Les Bury	28,935	57.6	−6.4
	Labor	Frederick Cross	17,151	34.2	+4.8
	Democratic Labor	Doris Brown	1,820	3.6	−0.6
	Independent	Geoff Mullen	1,345	2.7	+2.7
	Pensioner Power	Neville Yeomans	951	1.9	+1.9
Total formal votes			50,202	96.9
Informal votes			1,598	3.1
Turnout			51,800	90.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Les Bury		63.5	−4.9
	Labor	Frederick Cross		36.5	+4.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	−4.9

Werriwa

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Werriwa § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Werriwa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gough Whitlam	32,435	61.2	+8.1
	Liberal	Christopher May	15,416	29.1	−9.4
	Democratic Labor	William Arundel	2,680	5.1	+2.0
	Independent	Fay McCallum	1,088	2.1	+2.1
	Independent	William Sadler	1,021	1.9	+1.9
	Communist	Don Syme	377	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			53,017	95.6
Informal votes			2,427	4.4
Turnout			55,444	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gough Whitlam		64.7	+7.1
	Liberal	Christopher May		35.3	−7.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.1

Victoria

1969 Australian federal election (Victoria)

25 October 1969
All 34 Victorian seats in the House of Representatives 17 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader John Gorton Gough Whitlam Party Coalition Labor Seats before 24 8 Seats won 23 11 Seat change 1 3 Popular vote 740,432 689,515 Percentage 44.1% 41.3% Swing 3.7pp 6.2pp TPP 55.1% 44.9% TPP swing 5.6pp 5.6pp

Balaclava

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Balaclava § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Balaclava

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ray Whittorn	26,852	51.7	−3.8
	Labor	Irene Dunsmuir	18,949	36.5	+13.3
	Democratic Labor	Ralph James	4,751	9.1	−5.1
	Australia	Steven Soos	1,398	2.7	+2.7
Total formal votes			51,950	97.1
Informal votes			1,571	2.9
Turnout			53,521	94.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ray Whittorn		60.9	−8.3
	Labor	Irene Dunsmuir		39.1	+8.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	−8.3

Ballaarat

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Ballarat § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Ballaarat

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dudley Erwin	20,881	44.0	−4.6
	Labor	David Pollock	18,634	39.3	+3.6
	Democratic Labor	Bob Joshua	6,444	13.6	−2.0
	Independent	Graeme Bond	1,173	2.5	+2.5
	Independent	David Swinnerton	215	0.5	+0.5
	Independent	Hendrik Prins	92	0.2	+0.2
Total formal votes			47,439	96.4
Informal votes			1,752	3.6
Turnout			49,191	96.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Dudley Erwin	27,999	59.0	−4.0
	Labor	David Pollock	19,440	41.0	+4.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	−4.0

Batman

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Batman § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Batman

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Horrie Garrick	24,686	46.5	+5.5
	Liberal	Peter McGrath	17,567	33.1	+6.2
	Democratic Labor	Henry Darroch	7,776	14.7	−2.0
	Independent	Ronald Hayles	3,005	5.7	+5.7
Total formal votes			53,034	95.5
Informal votes			2,497	4.5
Turnout			55,531	94.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Horrie Garrick	28,117	53.0	+0.2
	Liberal	Peter McGrath	24,917	47.0	−0.2
	Labor gain from Independent		Swing	+0.2

Bendigo

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bendigo § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Kennedy	24,792	50.8	+0.0
	Liberal	Mervyn Lee	17,897	36.7	+0.0
	Democratic Labor	Paul Brennan	6,102	12.5	+0.1
Total formal votes			48,791	98.7
Informal votes			622	1.3
Turnout			49,413	96.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Kennedy		53.0	+0.9
	Liberal	Mervyn Lee		47.0	−0.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.9

Bruce

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bruce § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Bruce

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Billy Snedden	25,470	49.7	−7.8
	Labor	Leon Phillips	18,449	36.0	+11.2
	Democratic Labor	William Hoyne	5,308	10.4	−1.6
	Australia	Douglas McKay	990	1.9	+1.9
	Independent	Herbert Wessley	669	1.3	+1.3
	Communist	Les Smith	366	0.7	−0.6
Total formal votes			51,252	96.8
Informal votes			1,681	3.2
Turnout			52,933	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Billy Snedden		59.9	−7.7
	Labor	Leon Phillips		40.1	+7.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	−7.7

Burke

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Burke (1969–2004) § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Burke

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Keith Johnson	26,798	56.8	+10.4
	Liberal	John Williams	14,230	30.2	−0.9
	Democratic Labor	Terence Scully	5,003	10.6	−3.3
	Independent	Kathleen Laherty	633	1.3	+1.3
	Australia	Richard Smith	506	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			47,170	94.7
Informal votes			2,621	5.3
Turnout			49,791	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Keith Johnson		59.2	+7.2
	Liberal	John Williams		40.8	−7.2
	Labor notional hold		Swing	+7.2

Casey

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Casey § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Casey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Peter Howson	21,517	43.2	−5.8
	Labor	Duncan Waterson	20,420	41.0	+8.1
	Democratic Labor	Kevin Adamson	5,656	11.4	−0.3
	Australia	Leonard Weber	1,852	3.7	+3.7
	Independent	Joe Schillani	320	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			49,765	97.2
Informal votes			1,442	2.8
Turnout			51,207	95.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Peter Howson	27,390	55.0	−7.8
	Labor	Duncan Waterson	22,375	45.0	+7.8
	Liberal notional hold		Swing	−7.8

Chisholm

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Chisholm § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Chisholm

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sir Wilfrid Kent Hughes	27,783	52.9	−5.9
	Labor	Anthony Dwyer	17,912	34.1	+7.5
	Democratic Labor	John Rogers	4,747	9.0	+0.0
	Australia	Andrew Morrow	2,053	3.9	+3.9
Total formal votes			52,495	97.9
Informal votes			1,115	2.1
Turnout			53,610	94.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Sir Wilfrid Kent Hughes		62.6	−7.9
	Labor	Anthony Dwyer		37.4	+7.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	−7.9

Corangamite

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Corangamite § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Corangamite

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Tony Street	25,900	55.6	+6.6
	Labor	Neil Moorfoot	15,447	33.2	+7.4
	Democratic Labor	Francis O'Brien	5,216	11.2	−0.8
Total formal votes			46,563	98.4
Informal votes			770	1.6
Turnout			47,333	97.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Tony Street		64.6	−9.0
	Labor	Neil Moorfoot		35.4	+9.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	−9.0

Corio

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Corio § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Corio 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gordon Scholes	24,917	50.5	+8.1
	Liberal	Charles Malpas	16,989	34.4	−9.4
	Democratic Labor	John Timberlake	4,680	9.5	−1.4
	Independent	Stuart Harris	1,773	3.6	+3.6
	Independent	Elsie Brushfield	1,013	2.1	+2.1
Total formal votes			49,372	96.8
Informal votes			1,623	3.2
Turnout			50,995	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gordon Scholes		53.8	+10.0
	Liberal	Charles Malpas		46.2	−10.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+10.0

Deakin

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Deakin § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Deakin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alan Jarman	23,592	47.0	−6.0
	Labor	Bernard Mildner	18,095	36.0	+4.4
	Democratic Labor	Maurice Weston	4,862	9.7	−1.7
	Independent	Ray Nilsen	3,658	7.3	+7.3
Total formal votes			50,207	97.8
Informal votes			1,128	2.2
Turnout			51,335	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alan Jarman	28,990	57.7	−8.6
	Labor	Bernard Mildner	21,217	42.3	+8.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	−8.6

Diamond Valley

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Diamond Valley § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Diamond Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Neil Brown	24,403	45.7	−2.2
	Labor	David McKenzie	22,021	41.3	+8.0
	Democratic Labor	Leo Morison	5,596	10.5	−1.2
	Australia	John Hill	1,354	2.5	+2.5
Total formal votes			53,374	97.4
Informal votes			1,443	2.6
Turnout			54,817	96.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Neil Brown	29,927	56.1	−6.0
	Labor	David McKenzie	23,447	43.9	+6.0
	Liberal notional hold		Swing	−6.0

Flinders

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Flinders § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Flinders

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Phillip Lynch	27,179	55.1	+3.3
	Labor	Fay Nottage	16,820	34.1	−1.6
	Democratic Labor	Josephus Gobel	3,480	7.1	−2.6
	Independent	Monty Hollow	1,880	3.8	+3.8
Total formal votes			49,359	97.9
Informal votes			1,059	2.1
Turnout			50,418	94.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Phillip Lynch		63.5	+1.5
	Labor	Fay Nottage		36.5	−1.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.5

Gellibrand

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Gellibrand § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Gellibrand

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Hector McIvor	31,458	62.3	+8.0
	Liberal	Ian Crouch	12,245	24.2	−1.2
	Democratic Labor	Robin Thomas	6,798	13.5	+1.2
Total formal votes			50,501	94.7
Informal votes			2,849	5.3
Turnout			53,350	95.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Hector McIvor		63.7	+1.9
	Liberal	Ian Crouch		36.3	−1.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.9

Gippsland

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Gippsland § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Gippsland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Peter Nixon	27,068	58.8	−5.3
	Labor	John Wolfe	13,457	29.3	+7.8
	Democratic Labor	John Hansen	5,478	11.9	−2.6
Total formal votes			46,003	98.0
Informal votes			917	2.0
Turnout			46,920	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Peter Nixon		69.6	−7.7
	Labor	John Wolfe		30.4	+7.7
	Country hold		Swing	−7.7

Henty

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Henty § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Henty

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Max Fox	24,353	46.6	−4.9
	Labor	Robert Ray	18,670	35.7	−1.7
	Democratic Labor	John Launder	5,050	9.7	−1.4
	Independent	Herman Crowther	4,172	8.0	+8.0
Total formal votes			52,245	97.3
Informal votes			1,440	2.7
Turnout			53,685	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Max Fox		59.4	−2.3
	Labor	Robert Ray		40.6	+2.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	−2.3

Higgins

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Higgins § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Higgins

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Gorton	30,191	58.5	−3.3
	Labor	Wilhelm Kapphan	14,868	28.8	+2.1
	Democratic Labor	Peter Grant	4,208	8.1	−3.5
	Australia	Walter Pickering	1,598	3.1	+3.1
	Independent	Morris Revelman	777	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			51,642	96.8
Informal votes			1,715	3.2
Turnout			53,357	91.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Gorton		67.8	−4.4
	Labor	Wilhelm Kapphan		32.2	+4.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	−4.4

Holt

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Holt § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Holt

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Wilkinson	22,749	45.2	+12.2
	Liberal	Len Reid	21,313	42.4	−8.2
	Democratic Labor	Henri de Sachau	6,244	12.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			50,306	96.6
Informal votes			1,794	3.4
Turnout			52,100	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Len Reid	26,938	53.5	−10.1
	Labor	William Wilkinson	23,368	46.5	+10.1
	Liberal notional hold		Swing	−10.1

Hotham

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hotham § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Hotham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Don Chipp	23,776	48.2	−0.2
	Labor	Kevin Vaughan	19,717	40.0	+5.5
	Democratic Labor	Ian Radnell	4,563	9.3	−0.5
	Australia	Kenneth Nolan	1,238	2.5	+2.5
Total formal votes			49,294	97.3
Informal votes			1,379	2.7
Turnout			50,673	96.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Don Chipp	28,667	58.2	−2.6
	Labor	Keith Vaughan	20,627	41.8	+2.6
	Liberal notional hold		Swing	−2.6

Indi

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Indi § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Indi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Mac Holten	20,730	47.0	−3.2
	Labor	Robert Cross	12,590	28.5	+6.9
	Democratic Labor	Christopher Cody	5,411	12.3	−0.7
	Liberal	Roy Harle	5,382	12.2	−3.2
Total formal votes			44,113	97.2
Informal votes			1,275	2.8
Turnout			45,388	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Mac Holten		68.7	−7.0
	Labor	Robert Cross		31.3	+7.0
	Country hold		Swing	−7.0

Isaacs

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Isaacs § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Isaacs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Hamer	23,525	47.7	−1.4
	Labor	Alan Roberts	19,751	40.1	+4.2
	Democratic Labor	Frederick Skinner	4,967	10.1	−0.4
	Independent	Liane Wessley	1,026	2.1	+2.1
Total formal votes			49,269	97.8
Informal votes			1,129	2.2
Turnout			50,398	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Hamer	28,562	58.0	−3.2
	Labor	Alan Roberts	20,707	42.0	+3.2
	Liberal notional hold		Swing	−3.2

Kooyong

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kooyong § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Kooyong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Andrew Peacock	29,076	54.3	−4.0
	Labor	Richard Dunstan	17,591	32.9	+3.7
	Democratic Labor	Francis Duffy	6,856	12.8	+0.3
Total formal votes			53,523	97.8
Informal votes			1,185	2.2
Turnout			54,708	93.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Andrew Peacock		64.9	−4.7
	Labor	Richard Dunstan		35.1	+4.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	−4.7

La Trobe

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of La Trobe § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: La Trobe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Jess	22,343	44.6	−3.2
	Labor	Pauline McCarthy	20,898	41.7	+9.6
	Democratic Labor	Peter Tunstall	4,393	8.8	−4.0
	Australia	Brenda Elliott	2,484	5.0	+5.0
Total formal votes			50,118	96.8
Informal votes			1,658	3.2
Turnout			51,776	94.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Jess	27,641	55.2	−5.7
	Labor	Pauline McCarthy	22,477	44.8	+5.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.7

Lalor

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lalor § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Lalor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Cairns	26,807	56.9	+3.9
	Liberal	Vaclav Ubl	11,631	24.7	+1.7
	Democratic Labor	John Bacon	7,227	15.3	+1.3
	Independent	Tom Gilhooley	1,447	3.1	+3.1
Total formal votes			47,112	94.1
Informal votes			2,959	5.9
Turnout			50,071	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Cairns		60.9	+4.8
	Liberal	Vaclav Ubl		39.1	−4.8
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+4.8

Mallee

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Mallee § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Mallee

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Winton Turnbull	19,914	46.7	−21.5
	Labor	Ronald Davies	13,420	31.5	+15.2
	Liberal	James McFarlane	5,543	13.0	+13.0
	Democratic Labor	Peter Lawrence	3,791	8.9	−6.6
Total formal votes			42,668	97.3
Informal votes			1,198	2.7
Turnout			43,866	96.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Winton Turnbull		66.1	−15.2
	Labor	Ronald Davies		33.9	+15.2
	Country hold		Swing	−15.2

Maribyrnong

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Maribyrnong § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Maribyrnong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Moss Cass	23,191	46.2	+10.3
	Liberal	Philip Stokes	17,835	35.5	−5.9
	Democratic Labor	Jim Marmion	6,246	12.4	−3.8
	Independent	Lance Hutchinson	2,626	5.2	−1.3
	Independent	Daphne Thorne	343	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			50,241	95.4
Informal votes			2,414	4.6
Turnout			52,655	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Moss Cass		51.4	+8.0
	Liberal	Philip Stokes		48.6	−8.0
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+8.0

McMillan

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of McMillan § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: McMillan 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Mountford	20,390	42.1	+8.2
	Liberal	Alex Buchanan	15,530	32.1	−18.5
	Country	John Dwyer	8,164	16.9	+16.9
	Democratic Labor	Les Hilton	4,337	9.0	−2.1
Total formal votes			48,421	97.6
Informal votes			1,189	2.4
Turnout			49,610	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alex Buchanan	26,795	55.3	−7.5
	Labor	Frank Mountford	21,626	44.7	+7.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	−7.5

Melbourne

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Melbourne § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Melbourne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Calwell	25,381	53.1	−2.5
	Liberal	Peter Block	14,686	30.7	+5.6
	Democratic Labor	John Ryan	5,374	11.2	−2.2
	Independent	Murray Thompson	2,400	5.0	+5.0
Total formal votes			47,841	93.3
Informal votes			3,449	6.7
Turnout			51,290	91.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Arthur Calwell		56.7	−3.6
	Liberal	Peter Block		43.3	+3.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.6

Melbourne Ports

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Melbourne Ports § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Crean	25,209	52.0	+12.3
	Liberal	Kevin Randall	15,923	32.9	−7.6
	Democratic Labor	Eustace Tracey	3,944	8.1	−3.4
	Independent	Reg Macey	1,580	3.3	+3.3
	Independent	Stephen Graves	1,447	3.0	+3.0
	Independent	George Gabriel	352	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			48,455	94.6
Informal votes			2,745	5.4
Turnout			51,200	91.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Frank Crean		56.3	+8.0
	Liberal	Kevin Randall		43.7	−8.0
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+8.0

Murray

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Murray § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Murray

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	John McEwen	24,450	53.3	−12.7
	Labor	Neil Frankland	10,634	23.2	+1.6
	Independent	Bill Hunter	6,426	14.0	+14.0
	Democratic Labor	Brian Lacey	4,405	9.6	−3.0
Total formal votes			45,915	97.0
Informal votes			1,427	3.0
Turnout			47,342	96.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	John McEwen		74.5	−2.8
	Labor	Neil Frankland		25.5	+2.8
	Country hold		Swing	−2.8

Scullin

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Scullin § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Scullin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harry Jenkins	25,246	52.2	+3.2
	Liberal	James Spicer	13,090	27.1	−4.3
	Democratic Labor	Tom Andrews	7,065	14.6	−4.8
	Independent	Brendon Connor	2,958	6.1	+6.1
Total formal votes			48,359	95.8
Informal votes			2,142	4.2
Turnout			50,501	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Harry Jenkins		57.6	+6.6
	Liberal	James Spicer		42.4	−6.6
	Labor notional hold		Swing	+6.6

Wannon

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wannon § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Wannon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Malcolm Fraser	23,711	51.3	−2.5
	Labor	Kenneth Ginifer	17,175	37.1	+5.9
	Democratic Labor	Maurice Purcell	5,355	11.6	−3.4
Total formal votes			46,241	98.9
Informal votes			496	1.1
Turnout			46,737	97.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Malcolm Fraser		61.7	−5.7
	Labor	Kenneth Ginifer		38.3	+5.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.7

Wills

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wills § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Wills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gordon Bryant	25,839	50.9	−0.7
	Liberal	Peter Frankel	15,046	29.6	−3.5
	Democratic Labor	John Flint	6,021	11.9	−3.3
	Independent	John Bennett	3,367	6.6	+6.6
	Independent	Milan Breier	280	0.6	+0.6
	Independent	Geraldine Phelan	251	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			50,804	93.9
Informal votes			3,325	6.1
Turnout			54,129	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gordon Bryant		56.4	+3.3
	Liberal	Peter Frankel		43.6	−3.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.3

Wimmera

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wimmera § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Wimmera

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Brian Brooke	16,534	37.5	+9.8
	Country	Robert King	13,632	31.0	−4.6
	Liberal	Miles Bourke	11,015	25.0	−2.9
	Democratic Labor	Brian Cronin	2,851	6.5	−2.2
Total formal votes			44,032	98.4
Informal votes			715	1.6
Turnout			44,747	97.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Robert King	25,531	58.0	+7.5
	Labor	Brian Brooke	18,501	42.0	+42.0
	Country hold		Swing	+7.5

Queensland

1969 Australian federal election (Queensland)

25 October 1969
All 18 Queensland seats in the House of Representatives 9 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader John Gorton Gough Whitlam Party Coalition Labor Seats before 12 6 Seats won 11 7 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 397,200 430,403 Percentage 44.5% 48.2% Swing 5.2pp 6.1pp TPP 50.1% 49.9% TPP swing 5.6pp 5.6pp

Bowman

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bowman § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Bowman 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Len Keogh	28,143	51.1	+7.1
	Liberal	Wylie Gibbs	23,167	42.1	−7.1
	Democratic Labor	Noel Tennison	2,713	4.9	−1.9
	Independent	Harold Asmith	1,002	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			55,025	98.6
Informal votes			784	1.4
Turnout			55,809	95.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Len Keogh		52.5	+7.1
	Liberal	Wylie Gibbs		47.5	−7.1
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+7.1

Brisbane

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Brisbane § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Brisbane

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Manfred Cross	28,764	52.2	+7.6
	Liberal	Greg O'Dwyer	21,751	39.5	−6.9
	Democratic Labor	Roger Judge	4,591	8.3	−0.6
Total formal votes			55,106	98.1
Informal votes			1,083	1.9
Turnout			56,189	93.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Manfred Cross		53.9	+7.0
	Liberal	Gregory O'Dwyer		46.1	−7.0
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+2.1

Capricornia

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Capricornia § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Capricornia

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Doug Everingham	28,188	62.4	+13.4
	Liberal	Brian Palmer	14,049	31.1	−10.6
	Democratic Labor	Alfred Rose	2,950	6.5	−2.8
Total formal votes			45,187	99.1
Informal votes			413	0.9
Turnout			45,600	96.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Doug Everingham		63.7	+12.0
	Liberal	Brian Palmer		36.3	−12.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+12.0

Darling Downs

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Darling Downs § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Darling Downs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Reginald Swartz	29,715	57.5	−2.3
	Labor	Eugene Salas	16,785	32.5	+1.3
	Democratic Labor	Francis Mullins	5,177	10.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			51,677	99.1
Informal votes			480	0.9
Turnout			52,157	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Reginald Swartz		64.7	−3.7
	Labor	Eugene Salas		35.3	+3.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	−3.7

Dawson

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Dawson § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Dawson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rex Patterson	28,966	63.1	+8.3
	Country	John Hinz	14,646	31.9	−10.0
	Democratic Labor	Bernard Lewis	2,280	5.0	+1.7
Total formal votes			45,892	99.0
Informal votes			473	1.0
Turnout			46,365	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rex Patterson		64.1	+8.6
	Country	John Hinz		35.9	−8.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.6

Fisher

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Fisher § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Fisher

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Charles Adermann	30,581	58.9	−2.4
	Labor	Ian Budge	18,509	35.6	+3.1
	Democratic Labor	Robert Barron	2,854	5.5	−0.7
Total formal votes			51,944	98.9
Informal votes			564	1.1
Turnout			52,508	96.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Charles Adermann		63.3	−3.0
	Labor	Ian Budge		36.7	+3.0
	Country hold		Swing	−3.0

Griffith

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Griffith § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Griffith

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Barry Gorman	25,416	46.8	+4.6
	Liberal	Don Cameron	23,907	44.0	−5.7
	Democratic Labor	Cecil Birchley	4,314	7.9	+1.0
	Independent	Trevor Sturling	699	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			54,336	98.3
Informal votes			913	1.7
Turnout			55,249	93.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Don Cameron	27,970	51.5	−4.3
	Labor	Barry Gorman	26,366	48.5	+4.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	−4.3

Herbert

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Herbert § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Herbert

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ted Harding	21,318	46.1	−1.6
	Liberal	Robert Bonnett	19,738	42.7	+6.9
	Democratic Labor	Kiernan Dorney	5,181	11.2	−5.2
Total formal votes			46,237	98.7
Informal votes			597	1.3
Turnout			46,834	94.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Robert Bonnett	23,897	51.7	+3.0
	Labor	Ted Harding	22,340	48.3	−3.0
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+3.0

Kennedy

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kennedy § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Bob Katter, Sr.	21,931	54.5	+6.3
	Labor	Gerry Jones	16,860	41.9	−0.9
	Democratic Labor	Brian Hurney	1,419	3.5	−4.5
Total formal votes			40,210	98.9
Informal votes			439	1.1
Turnout			40,649	92.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Bob Katter, Sr.		56.5	+1.6
	Labor	Gerry Jones		44.5	−1.6
	Country hold		Swing	+1.6

Leichhardt

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Leichhardt § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Leichhardt

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Fulton	27,037	62.3	+5.2
	Country	David Young	13,844	31.9	−5.6
	Democratic Labor	Thomas White	2,526	5.8	+0.4
Total formal votes			43,407	98.2
Informal votes			795	1.8
Turnout			44,202	93.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Fulton		63.5	+6.7
	Country	David Young		36.5	−6.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.7

Lilley

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lilley § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Lilley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Doyle	24,940	47.1	+7.6
	Liberal	Kevin Cairns	23,360	44.1	−8.4
	Democratic Labor	Andrew Aitken	4,619	8.7	+1.4
Total formal votes			52,919	98.9
Informal votes			606	1.1
Turnout			53,525	94.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Kevin Cairns	27,348	51.7	−7.0
	Labor	Frank Doyle	25,571	48.3	+7.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	−7.0

Maranoa

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Maranoa § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Maranoa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	James Corbett	23,413	55.4	−5.4
	Labor	Edward Bertolotti	16,283	38.5	+8.3
	Democratic Labor	John Davis	2,576	6.1	−2.9
Total formal votes			42,272	99.0
Informal votes			420	1.0
Turnout			42,692	93.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	James Corbett		60.3	−7.7
	Labor	Edward Bertolotti		39.7	+7.7
	Country hold		Swing	−7.7

McPherson

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of McPherson § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: McPherson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Charles Barnes	26,691	54.2	−9.0
	Labor	Wayne Randall	18,310	37.1	+9.0
	Democratic Labor	Thomas McKenzie	4,287	8.7	+3.9
Total formal votes			49,288	98.6
Informal votes			694	1.4
Turnout			49,982	93.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Charles Barnes		61.2	−7.8
	Labor	Wayne Randall		38.8	+7.8
	Country hold		Swing	−7.8

Moreton

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Moreton § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Moreton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Killen	24,273	48.0	−5.4
	Labor	George Harvey	22,456	44.4	+4.6
	Democratic Labor	Clarrissa Weedon	2,915	5.8	−1.0
	Independent	Kitchener Farrell	891	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			50,535	98.6
Informal votes			697	1.4
Turnout			51,232	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	James Killen	26,944	53.3	−5.3
	Labor	George Harvey	23,591	46.7	+5.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.3

Oxley

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Oxley § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Oxley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Hayden	34,084	67.1	+8.2
	Liberal	Cyril Morgan	13,676	26.9	+7.2
	Democratic Labor	Gavan Duffy	3,048	6.0	+1.9
Total formal votes			50,808	98.2
Informal votes			935	1.8
Turnout			51,743	94.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Hayden		69.1	+7.8
	Liberal	Cyril Morgan		30.9	−7.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.8

Petrie

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Petrie § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Petrie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alan Hulme	25,656	47.0	−4.3
	Labor	Kenneth Turbet	24,160	44.3	+4.7
	Democratic Labor	Robert Macklin	3,168	5.8	−2.8
	Australia	Sydney Appleby	1,550	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			54,534	98.9
Informal votes			595	1.1
Turnout			55,129	95.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alan Hulme	29,383	53.9	−5.9
	Labor	Kenneth Turbet	25,151	46.1	+5.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.9

Ryan

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Ryan § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Ryan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Nigel Drury	25,867	49.3	−9.9
	Labor	John Conn	22,222	42.4	+11.8
	Democratic Labor	Brian O'Brien	4,358	8.3	−0.5
Total formal votes			52,447	98.9
Informal votes			576	1.1
Turnout			53,023	95.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Nigel Drury	29,444	57.1	−10.5
	Labor	John Conn	23,003	43.9	+10.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	−10.5

Wide Bay

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wide Bay § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Brendan Hansen	27,962	55.1	+7.0
	Country	Paul Neville	20,935	41.2	−5.2
	Democratic Labor	Laurence Kehoe	1,865	3.7	−1.8
Total formal votes			50,762	99.2
Informal votes			399	0.8
Turnout			51,161	96.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Brendan Hansen		55.8	+6.6
	Country	Paul Neville		44.2	−6.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.6

South Australia

1969 Australian federal election (South Australia)

25 October 1969
All 12 SA seats in the House of Representatives 6 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Gough Whitlam John Gorton Party Labor Coalition Seats before 3 8 Seats won 8 4 Seat change 5 4 Popular vote 303,419 245,287 Percentage 52.4% 42.4% Swing 11.7pp 11.9pp TPP 54.2% 45.8% TPP swing 11.8pp 11.8pp

Adelaide

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Adelaide § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Adelaide 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Chris Hurford	29,641	58.3	+12.1
	Liberal	Andrew Jones	17,744	34.9	−8.4
	Democratic Labor	George Basisovs	2,131	4.2	−0.7
	Australia	Anne McMenamin	734	1.4	+1.4
	Independent	Anatolij Onishko	582	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			50,832	95.3
Informal votes			2,507	4.7
Turnout			53,339	95.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Chris Hurford		61.3	+14.3
	Liberal	Andrew Jones		38.7	−14.3
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+14.3

Angas

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Angas (1949–1977) § 1949

1969 Australian federal election: Angas  

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Geoffrey Giles	25,771	57.5	−12.7
	Labor	Harold McLaren	16,649	37.2	+7.5
	Democratic Labor	Terence Critchley	2,372	5.3	+5.3
Total formal votes			44,792	97.0
Informal votes			1,375	3.0
Turnout			46,167	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Geoffrey Giles		61.9	−8.4
	Labor	Harold McLaren		38.1	+8.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	−8.4

Barker

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Barker § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Barker

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jim Forbes	27,176	57.8	−10.5
	Labor	John Cornwall	19,873	42.2	+12.1
Total formal votes			47,049	97.5
Informal votes			1,187	2.5
Turnout			48,236	96.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	−10.7

Bonython

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bonython § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Bonython

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Martin Nicholls	31,296	63.8	+17.0
	Liberal	Rudolph Masopust	12,962	26.4	−17.6
	Social Credit	Frank Lawrence	3,757	7.7	+2.1
	Democratic Labor	Peter Meredith	1,004	2.0	−1.5
Total formal votes			49,019	96.5
Informal votes			1,793	3.5
Turnout			50,812	95.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Martin Nicholls		67.6	+17.1
	Liberal	Rudolph Masopust		32.4	−17.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+17.1

Boothby

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Boothby § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Boothby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John McLeay	27,308	53.5	−12.4
	Labor	Chris Sumner	19,391	38.0	+9.3
	Democratic Labor	Ted Farrell	2,056	4.0	−1.4
	Australia	Frederick Thompson	1,317	2.6	+2.6
	Independent	Valerie Lillington	1,014	2.0	+2.0
Total formal votes			51,086	96.5
Informal votes			1,857	3.5
Turnout			52,943	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John McLeay		58.9	−11.5
	Labor	Chris Sumner		41.1	+11.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	−11.5

Grey

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Grey § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Grey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Laurie Wallis	22,096	49.8	+2.3
	Liberal	Don Jessop	19,257	43.4	−3.0
	Democratic Labor	Douglas Barnes	1,723	3.9	−2.1
	Australia	Thomas Manthorpe	1,314	3.0	+3.0
Total formal votes			44,390	97.0
Informal votes			1,380	3.0
Turnout			45,770	95.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Laurie Wallis		51.9	+3.1
	Liberal	Don Jessop		48.1	−3.1
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+3.1

Hindmarsh

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hindmarsh § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Hindmarsh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Clyde Cameron	34,346	68.0	+14.8
	Liberal	Michael Cusack	14,402	28.5	−14.6
	Democratic Labor	Helena Hubert	1,479	2.9	−0.9
	Independent	Steven Gazecimeon	245	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			50,472	95.4
Informal votes			2,413	4.6
Turnout			52,885	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Clyde Cameron		68.8	+14.8
	Liberal	Michael Cusack		31.2	−14.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+14.8

Kingston

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kingston § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Kingston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Richard Gun	26,975	53.4	+17.0
	Liberal	Kay Brownbill	21,687	42.9	−14.9
	Democratic Labor	Betty Bishop	1,886	3.7	−2.1
Total formal votes			50,548	97.9
Informal votes			1,060	2.1
Turnout			51,608	96.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Richard Gun		53.9	+16.5
	Liberal	Kay Brownbill		46.1	−16.5
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+16.5

Port Adelaide

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Port Adelaide § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Port Adelaide

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Fred Birrell	35,147	70.5	+13.1
	Liberal	Reginald Appelkamp	12,409	24.9	−6.3
	Social Credit	Denis McEvoy	1,399	2.8	−1.6
	Communist	Jim Moss	887	1.8	−0.4
Total formal votes			49,842	94.8
Informal votes			2,734	5.2
Turnout			52,576	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Fred Birrell		73.5	+11.0
	Liberal	Reginald Appelkamp		26.5	−11.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+11.0

Sturt

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Sturt § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Sturt

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Norm Foster	24,007	50.0	+16.1
	Liberal	Ian Wilson	22,800	47.5	−14.3
	Democratic Labor	Paul Hubert	1,164	2.4	−2.0
Total formal votes			47,971	96.7
Informal votes			1,631	3.3
Turnout			49,602	96.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Norm Foster		50.5	+15.0
	Liberal	Ian Wilson		49.5	−15.0
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+15.0

Wakefield

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wakefield § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Wakefield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bert Kelly	24,685	58.1	−13.1
	Labor	Brian Chatterton	15,693	36.9	+8.1
	Democratic Labor	John McMahon	2,095	4.9	+4.9
Total formal votes			42,473	97.4
Informal votes			1,139	2.6
Turnout			43,612	96.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bert Kelly		62.0	−9.2
	Labor	Brian Chatterton		38.0	+9.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	−9.2

Western Australia

1969 Australian federal election (Western Australia)

25 October 1969
All 9 WA seats in the House of Representatives 5 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Gough Whitlam John Gorton Party Labor Coalition Seats before 3 6 Seats won 6 3 Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 222,709 188,886 Percentage 50.0% 42.5% Swing 7.2pp 6.7pp TPP 52.6% 47.4% TPP swing 6.9pp 6.9pp

Canning

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Canning § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Canning 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Allan Scott	20,245	42.2	+15.6
	Country	John Hallett	14,445	30.1	−13.0
	Liberal	Harry Pennington	10,722	22.3	−2.3
	Democratic Labor	Maurice Bailey	2,617	5.4	+0.0
Total formal votes			48,029	97.0
Informal votes			1,506	3.0
Turnout			49,535	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	John Hallett	26,318	54.8	−15.4
	Labor	Allan Scott	21,711	45.2	+15.4
	Country hold		Swing	−15.4

Curtin

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Curtin § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Curtin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Victor Garland	24,855	49.8	−8.4
	Labor	John Williamson	17,275	34.7	+2.7
	Democratic Labor	Francis Dwyer	3,533	7.1	−2.7
	Independent	Robert Scoggins	3,047	6.1	+6.1
	Australia	Len McEntee	1,151	2.3	+2.3
Total formal votes			49,861	97.7
Informal votes			1,177	2.3
Turnout			51,038	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Victor Garland		60.1	−5.9
	Labor	John Williamson		39.9	+5.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.9

Forrest

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Forrest § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Forrest

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Kirwan	22,149	47.6	+9.9
	Liberal	Gordon Freeth	19,955	42.9	−9.2
	Democratic Labor	Henry Sullivan	3,332	7.2	−3.0
	Australia	Anthony Montgomery	1,106	2.4	+2.4
Total formal votes			46,542	97.6
Informal votes			1,132	2.4
Turnout			47,674	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Frank Kirwan	23,798	51.1	+11.6
	Liberal	Gordon Freeth	22,744	48.9	−11.6
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+11.6

Fremantle

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Fremantle § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Fremantle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kim Beazley Sr.	34,336	63.3	+6.0
	Liberal	Robert French	17,520	32.3	−3.5
	Democratic Labor	Frank Pownall	2,417	4.5	+0.0
Total formal votes			54,273	97.8
Informal votes			1,206	2.2
Turnout			55,479	95.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kim Beazley Sr.		64.2	+4.4
	Liberal	Robert French		35.8	−4.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.4

Kalgoorlie

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kalgoorlie § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Fred Collard	23,138	59.0	+1.6
	Liberal	Jim Samson	14,064	35.9	−1.0
	Democratic Labor	Geoffrey Sands	1,983	5.1	−0.6
Total formal votes			39,185	98.1
Informal votes			744	1.9
Turnout			39,929	89.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Fred Collard		60.0	+1.5
	Liberal	James Samson		40.0	−1.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.5

Moore

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Moore § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Moore

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Walsh	18,829	41.8	+5.9
	Country	Don Maisey	13,968	31.0	−3.0
	Liberal	Ian Thompson	9,856	21.9	−3.5
	Democratic Labor	John Deane	2,390	5.3	+0.6
Total formal votes			45,043	97.5
Informal votes			1,162	2.5
Turnout			46,205	94.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Don Maisey	25,000	55.5	−5.0
	Labor	Peter Walsh	20,043	44.5	+5.0
	Country hold		Swing	−5.0

Perth

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Perth § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Perth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joe Berinson	29,309	55.1	+15.6
	Liberal	Fred Chaney Sr.	20,373	38.3	−8.3
	Democratic Labor	John Martyr	2,159	4.1	−3.7
	Independent	Patricia Giles	1,308	2.5	+2.5
Total formal votes			53,149	96.6
Informal votes			1,866	3.4
Turnout			55,015	93.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Joe Berinson		58.2	+12.2
	Liberal	Fred Chaney Sr.		41.8	−12.2
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+12.2

Stirling

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Stirling § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Stirling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harry Webb	28,468	53.1	+6.6
	Liberal	Ian Viner	20,146	37.6	−7.1
	Democratic Labor	Brian Peachey	3,422	6.4	−2.4
	Australia	Allan Cooke	1,540	2.9	+2.9
Total formal votes			53,576	97.2
Informal votes			1,562	2.8
Turnout			55,138	94.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Harry Webb		55.5	+7.6
	Liberal	Ian Viner		44.5	−7.6
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+7.6

Swan

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Swan § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Swan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Adrian Bennett	28,960	52.2	+7.8
	Liberal	Richard Cleaver	22,982	41.5	−6.3
	Democratic Labor	Alan Crofts	2,608	4.7	−3.1
	Australia	Arthur Williams	879	1.6	+1.6
Total formal votes			55,429	97.6
Informal votes			1,344	2.4
Turnout			56,773	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Adrian Bennett		54.1	+8.3
	Liberal	Richard Cleaver		45.9	−8.3
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+8.3

Tasmania

1969 Australian federal election (Tasmania)

25 October 1969
All 5 Tasmanian seats in the House of Representatives 3 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Gough Whitlam John Gorton Party Labor Coalition Seats before 3 2 Seats won 4 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 105,556 72,490 Percentage 52.1% 36.2% Swing 1.2pp 6.0pp TPP 56.1% 43.9% TPP swing 2.2pp 2.2pp

Bass

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bass § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Bass

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lance Barnard	20,214	52.2	−4.3
	Liberal	Neil Pitt	15,955	41.2	+3.6
	Democratic Labor	Peter Ferrall	1,094	2.8	−3.1
	Australia	John Kent	1,069	2.8	+2.8
	Independent	Geoffrey Batten	398	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			38,730	98.1
Informal votes			742	1.9
Turnout			39,472	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Lance Barnard		55.0	−2.7
	Liberal	Neil Pitt		45.0	+2.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.7

Braddon

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Braddon § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Braddon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ron Davies	26,224	62.7	+7.9
	Liberal	Peter Rothwell	13,637	32.6	−7.4
	Democratic Labor	Dudley McNamara	1,955	4.7	−0.4
Total formal votes			41,816	98.7
Informal votes			562	1.3
Turnout			42,378	96.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ron Davies		63.6	+7.2
	Liberal	Peter Rothwell		36.4	−7.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.2

Denison

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Denison § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Denison

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Alasdair McBurnie	15,588	37.6	−9.7
	Liberal	Robert Solomon	11,800	28.5	−17.4
	Independent	Michael Townley	10,954	26.4	+26.4
	Democratic Labor	Michael Delaney	2,303	5.6	−0.4
	Independent	Bill Mollison	791	1.9	+1.9
Total formal votes			41,436	97.3
Informal votes			1,129	2.7
Turnout			42,565	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Robert Solomon	21,775	52.6	−1.9
	Labor	Alasdair McBurnie	19,661	47.4	+1.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.9

Franklin

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Franklin § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Franklin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ray Sherry	20,664	54.6	+11.7
	Liberal	Thomas Pearsall	15,071	39.8	−10.0
	Democratic Labor	Richard Delany	1,563	4.1	−3.2
	Independent	Kenneth Newcombe	529	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			37,827	98.6
Informal votes			555	1.4
Turnout			38,382	97.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ray Sherry		55.9	+9.9
	Liberal	Thomas Pearsall		44.1	−9.9
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+9.9

Wilmot

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wilmot § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Wilmot

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gil Duthie	22,866	56.3	+2.1
	Liberal	Donald Paterson	16,027	39.5	−1.0
	Democratic Labor	Darryl Sulzberger	1,720	4.2	−1.5
Total formal votes			40,613	98.7
Informal votes			550	1.3
Turnout			41,163	97.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gil Duthie		57.1	+1.8
	Liberal	Donald Paterson		42.9	−1.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.8

Territories

Australian Capital Territory

1969 Australian federal election (Australian Capital Territory)

25 October 1969
Division of Australian Capital Territory
First party Second party   Leader Gough Whitlam John Gorton Party Labor Coalition Seats before 1 0 Seats won 1 0 Seat change Popular vote 39,070 15,492 Percentage 67.7% 26.9% Swing 16.0pp 11.0pp TPP 71.4% 28.8% TPP swing 15.4pp 15.4pp

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Australian Capital Territory § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Australian Capital Territory 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Fraser	39,070	67.7	+16.0
	Liberal	Robert Maher	15,492	26.9	−11.0
	Australia	Thomas McDermott	2,651	4.6	+4.6
	Communist	Don McHugh	477	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			57,690	98.2
Informal votes			1,083	1.8
Turnout			58,773	92.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Fraser		71.2	+15.4
	Liberal	Robert Maher		28.8	−15.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+15.4

Northern Territory

1969 Australian federal election (Northern Territory)

25 October 1969
Division of Northern Territory
First party Second party   Leader John Gorton Gough Whitlam Party Coalition Labor Seats before 1 0 Seats won 1 0 Seat change Popular vote 8,281 5,204 Percentage 48.4% 30.4% Swing 3.3pp 17.9pp TPP 59.2% 40.8% TPP swing 7.5pp 7.5pp

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Northern Territory § 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Northern Territory 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Sam Calder	8,281	48.4	−3.3
	Labor	Ted Robertson	5,204	30.4	−17.9
	Independent	Harold Brennan	3,377	19.7	+19.7
	Independent	Alan Gray	252	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			17,114	96.5
Informal votes			613	3.5
Turnout			17,727	83.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Sam Calder	10,137	59.2	+7.5
	Labor	Ted Robertson	6,977	40.8	−7.5
	Country hold		Swing	+7.5

See also

• Candidates of the 1969 Australian federal election
• Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1969–1972
• Results of the 1970 Australian federal election (Senate)