Results of the 1969 Tasmanian state election
Appearance
Tasmanian state election, 10 May 1969[1] | ||||||
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Enrolled voters | 210,268 | |||||
Votes cast | 198,571 | Turnout | 94.44 | –0.99 | ||
Informal votes | 9,248 | Informal | 4.66 | +0.34 | ||
Summary of votes by party | ||||||
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
Labor | 90,278 | 47.68 | –3.64 | 17 | – 2 | |
Liberal | 67,971 | 43.98 | +5.49 | 17 | + 1 | |
Centre | 8,160 | 4.31 | +4.31 | 1 | + 1 | |
Democratic Labor | 3,258 | 1.72 | –0.07 | 0 | ± 0 | |
Independent | 4,366 | 2.31 | –0.79 | 0 | ± 0 | |
Total | 189,323 | 35 |
This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1969 Tasmanian election.
Results by division
[edit]Bass
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Quota | 4,581 | ||||
Liberal | Bill Beattie (elected 3) | 4,361 | 11.9 | +1.0 | |
Liberal | Max Bushby (elected 2) | 4,246 | 11.6 | +3.5 | |
Liberal | Timothy Barrenger (elected 5) | 3,195 | 8.7 | +8.7 | |
Liberal | James Henty (elected 6) | 2,294 | 6.3 | +2.4 | |
Liberal | Henry Bertram | 1,256 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
Liberal | Norman Tilley | 804 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
Liberal | Don Gilmour | 763 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
Labor | Michael Barnard (elected 1) | 4,376 | 11.9 | +11.9 | |
Labor | Allan Foster (elected 4) | 4,270 | 11.7 | +11.7 | |
Labor | Alexander Atkins (elected 7) | 2,041 | 5.6 | -6.1 | |
Labor | Mac Le Fevre | 1,538 | 4.2 | -5.8 | |
Labor | Laurence Lovett | 1,077 | 2.9 | -0.7 | |
Labor | John Madden | 892 | 2.4 | -8.1 | |
Labor | Eric Down | 798 | 2.2 | -0.4 | |
Labor | Wallace Fraser | 561 | 1.5 | -3.8 | |
Centre | Bruce Kekwick | 1,034 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
Centre | Jeffrey Weston | 544 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
Centre | Edward Smith | 56 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
Independent | Neil Pitt | 1,087 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
Group A | Leslie Arnold | 386 | 1.1 | +0.2 | |
Group A | George Brookes | 340 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
Democratic Labor | Peter Ferrall | 385 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
Democratic Labor | Eris Smyth | 338 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
Total formal votes | 36,642 | 95.3 | +0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 1,815 | 4.7 | −0.3 | ||
Turnout | 38,457 | 93.6 | −1.7 | ||
Party total votes | |||||
Liberal | 16,919 | 46.2 | +5.0 | ||
Labor | 15,553 | 42.4 | -7.5 | ||
Centre | 1,634 | 4.5 | +4.5 | ||
Independent | Neil Pitt | 1,087 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
Group A | 726 | 2.0 | +0.6 | ||
Democratic Labor | 723 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
Braddon
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Quota | 4,921 | ||||
Labor | Eric Reece (elected 1) | 13,452 | 34.2 | -0.5 | |
Labor | Lloyd Costello (elected 3) | 2,104 | 5.3 | -0.9 | |
Labor | Geoff Chisholm (elected 5) | 1,476 | 3.7 | -0.6 | |
Labor | Sydney Ward (elected 4) | 1,399 | 3.6 | -1.0 | |
Labor | Joseph Britton | 1,386 | 3.5 | +1.6 | |
Labor | Donald Crowe | 600 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
Labor | Jack Crawford | 432 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
Labor | Gordon O'Shannessey | 304 | 0.8 | -0.6 | |
Liberal | Wilfred Barker (elected 2) | 4,087 | 10.4 | +4.5 | |
Liberal | William Young | 2,619 | 6.7 | +0.7 | |
Liberal | Jack Breheny (elected 7) | 2,555 | 6.5 | -0.7 | |
Liberal | Alan Moore | 1,691 | 4.3 | +4.3 | |
Liberal | John Davis | 999 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
Liberal | Ray Grey | 960 | 2.4 | +1.0 | |
Liberal | Bruce Walker | 633 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
Centre | Kevin Lyons (elected 6) | 3,546 | 9.0 | +9.0 | |
Centre | Lawrence Ling | 252 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
Centre | Laurie Heathorn | 242 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
Centre | Lloyd Hodgkinson | 75 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
Democratic Labor | John Chapman-Mortimer | 443 | 1.1 | +0.8 | |
Democratic Labor | Dudley McNamara | 106 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
Total formal votes | 39,361 | 95.8 | −0.8 | ||
Informal votes | 1,730 | 4.2 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 41,091 | 94.7 | −0.9 | ||
Party total votes | |||||
Labor | 21,153 | 53.7 | -2.9 | ||
Liberal | 13,544 | 34.4 | +1.5 | ||
Centre | 4,115 | 10.5 | +10.5 | ||
Democratic Labor | 549 | 1.4 | -0.9 |
Denison
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Quota | 4,921 | ||||
Liberal | Nigel Abbott (elected 1) | 5,144 | 13.1 | +6.7 | |
Liberal | Robert Mather (elected 3) | 3,084 | 7.8 | +2.6 | |
Liberal | Max Bingham (elected 4) | 2,999 | 7.6 | +7.6 | |
Liberal | Ronald Banks | 2,182 | 5.5 | +5.5 | |
Liberal | Bob Baker (elected 5) | 1,622 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
Liberal | George Brown | 1,524 | 3.9 | +0.9 | |
Liberal | Horace Strutt | 1,086 | 2.8 | +1.1 | |
Liberal | John Hand | 1,035 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
Labor | Merv Everett (elected 2) | 5,073 | 12.9 | +2.5 | |
Labor | Ken Austin (elected 6) | 3,213 | 8.2 | +3.3 | |
Labor | Neil Batt (elected 7) | 2,978 | 7.6 | +7.6 | |
Labor | Harry McLoughlin | 2,692 | 6.8 | -5.8 | |
Labor | Reginald Richardson | 971 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
Labor | Albert Schluter | 889 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
Labor | Malcolm Hills | 739 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
Labor | Donald Finlay | 643 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
Independent | Bill Wedd | 2,395 | 6.1 | +2.7 | |
Democratic Labor | Michael Delaney | 685 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
Democratic Labor | Leslie Foley | 160 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
Centre | Jim Campbell | 142 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
Centre | James Rimmer | 106 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
Total formal votes | 39,362 | 95.0 | −0.5 | ||
Informal votes | 2,055 | 5.0 | +0.5 | ||
Turnout | 41,417 | 92.9 | −1.1 | ||
Party total votes | |||||
Liberal | 18,676 | 47.4 | +2.5 | ||
Labor | 17,198 | 43.7 | -0.3 | ||
Independent | Bill Wedd | 2,395 | 6.1 | +2.7 | |
Democratic Labor | 845 | 2.1 | +2.1 | ||
Centre | 248 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
Franklin
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Quota | 4,453 | ||||
Labor | Eric Barnard (elected 1) | 5,309 | 14.9 | -2.4 | |
Labor | Bill Neilson (elected 2) | 5,062 | 14.2 | -7.3 | |
Labor | Doug Lowe (elected 4) | 2,346 | 6.6 | +6.6 | |
Labor | Terry Martin | 1,714 | 4.8 | -3.4 | |
Labor | John Parsons | 1,380 | 3.9 | +3.9 | |
Labor | Jack Frost (elected 5) | 1,311 | 3.7 | +0.2 | |
Labor | Daniel Doyle | 949 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
Labor | John Dillon | 471 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
Liberal | Doug Clark (elected 3) | 4,647 | 13.0 | +7.8 | |
Liberal | Geoff Pearsall (elected 6) | 2,673 | 7.5 | -3.4 | |
Liberal | Bill Young | 2,429 | 6.8 | -1.1 | |
Liberal | Eric Iles | 2,243 | 6.3 | +3.3 | |
Liberal | Stanley Gough (elected 7) | 1,926 | 5.4 | +5.4 | |
Liberal | Leslie Thirgood | 1,108 | 3.1 | +3.1 | |
Liberal | William Ryan | 712 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
Democratic Labor | Kathleen Delaney | 516 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
Democratic Labor | Denis Sainsbury | 172 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
Centre | Gerald Lyons | 470 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
Centre | James Earnshaw | 181 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
Total formal votes | 35,619 | 95.5 | +0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 1,665 | 4.5 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 37,284 | 95.8 | −0.4 | ||
Party total votes | |||||
Labor | 18,542 | 52.1 | -1.1 | ||
Liberal | 15,738 | 44.2 | +7.7 | ||
Democratic Labor | 688 | 1.9 | +1.9 | ||
Centre | 651 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
Wilmot
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Quota | 4,793 | ||||
Liberal | Angus Bethune (elected 1) | 6,598 | 17.2 | +1.2 | |
Liberal | Bob Ingamells (elected 3) | 4,005 | 10.4 | +2.0 | |
Liberal | Bert Bessell (elected 4) | 3,599 | 9.4 | +1.6 | |
Liberal | Ian Braid (elected 7) | 1,364 | 3.6 | +3.6 | |
Liberal | Michael Ibbott | 1,218 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
Liberal | Kenneth O'Brien | 1,112 | 2.9 | -0.2 | |
Liberal | Robert Winspear | 488 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
Labor | Roy Fagan (elected 2) | 4,895 | 12.8 | -3.8 | |
Labor | Douglas Cashion (elected 5) | 3,450 | 9.0 | -3.3 | |
Labor | William Anderson (elected 6) | 3,295 | 8.6 | +0.3 | |
Labor | Thomas McDonald | 2,249 | 5.9 | -1.4 | |
Labor | Stephen Byron | 1,692 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
Labor | Don Marriott | 1,090 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
Labor | John MacRostie | 583 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
Labor | Harold Singleton | 578 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
Centre | Allen Brown | 1,102 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
Centre | Geoffrey Dean | 248 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
Centre | Anthony Weston | 162 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
Democratic Labor | Ronald Butterworth | 292 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
Democratic Labor | Darryl Sulzberger | 161 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
Independent | Norman Feil | 158 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
Total formal votes | 38,339 | 95.1 | −1.0 | ||
Informal votes | 1,983 | 4.9 | +1.0 | ||
Turnout | 40,322 | 95.4 | −0.5 | ||
Party total votes | |||||
Liberal | 18,384 | 48.0 | +10.5 | ||
Labor | 17,832 | 46.5 | -5.8 | ||
Centre | 1,512 | 3.9 | +3.9 | ||
Democratic Labor | 453 | 1.2 | -0.7 | ||
Independent | Norman Feil | 158 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
See also
[edit]- 1969 Tasmanian state election
- Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1969–1972
- Candidates of the 1969 Tasmanian state election
References
[edit]- ^ "House of Assembly Results 1969". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.