Results of the 1967 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly)

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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[edit]

Albert Park[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: Footscray
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill 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 Bill 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: 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[edit]

References[edit]

  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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