1973 Victorian state election

The 1973 Victorian state election, held on Saturday, 19 May 1973, was for the 46th Parliament of Victoria. It was held in the Australian state of Victoria to elect the 73 members of the state's Legislative Assembly and 18 members of the 36-member Legislative Council.

Rupert Hamer succeeded Henry Bolte as Premier of Victoria on 23 August 1972. In 1972 a federal Labor government was elected, the first Labor government in 23 years. The incumbent Liberal government in Victoria led by Hamer was returned at the election with an increased vote of about 5%, largely at the expense of the Democratic Labor Party.

Results

Legislative Assembly

Legislative Council

Seats changing hands

Seat Pre-1973 Swing Post-1973 Party Member Margin Margin Member PartyDundas LaborEdward Lewis 3.8 -7.4 3.6Bruce ChamberlainLiberal Gippsland South LiberalJames Taylor 6.4 -6.4 0.03Neil McInnesCountry Greensborough LaborBob Fell 2.0 -2.0 0.01*Monte ValeLiberal Midlands LaborLeslie Shilton 2.8 -6.2 3.4Bill EberyLiberal Portland LaborBill Lewis 2.8 -7.4 4.6Don McKellarLiberal Swan Hill CountryHenry Broad 20.3 -21.6 1.3Alan WoodLiberal 

The result for Greensborough was overturned by the Court of Disputed Returns and a by-election was called.

Post-election pendulum

Liberal seats (46)MarginalGreensboroughMonte ValeLIB0.01%IvanhoeBruce SkeggsLIB0.3%Swan HillAlan WoodLIB1.3% v CPMentoneBill TempletonLIB2.2%EssendonKenneth WheelerLIB3.3%MidlandsBill EberyLIB3.4%DundasBruce ChamberlainLIB3.6%HeathertonNorman BillingLIB4.4%PortlandDon McKellarLIB4.6%BendigoDaryl McClureLIB4.9%Ballarat SouthBill StephenLIB5.0%PrahranSam LoxtonLIB5.1%MitchamDorothy GobleLIB5.2%GlenhuntlyJoe RaffertyLIB5.8%Fairly safeSt KildaBrian DixonLIB6.3%EvelynJim PlowmanLIB6.5%MonbulkBill BorthwickLIB6.5%OakleighAlan ScanlanLIB6.8%BennettswoodIan McLarenLIB7.2%ScoresbyGeoff HayesLIB7.2%BellarineAurel SmithLIB7.6%FrankstonEdward MeagherLIB8.0%GisborneAthol GuyLIB8.1%MoorabbinLlew ReeseLIB8.1%RingwoodNorman LacyLIB8.1%GeelongHayden BirrellLIB8.3%NarracanJim BalfourLIB8.6%HawthornWalter JonaLIB9.2%BentleighBob SuggettLIB9.5%SafeCaulfieldEdgar TannerLIB10.0%SyndalRay WiltshireLIB10.6%Box HillMorris WilliamsLIB10.9%DromanaRoberts DunstanLIB11.0%Ballarat NorthTom EvansLIB11.1%HampdenTom AustinLIB12.0%SandringhamMax CrellinLIB12.7%Glen IrisJim MacDonaldLIB15.5%BrightonJohn RossiterLIB17.7%Gippsland WestRob MaclellanLIB17.8%BalwynJim RamsayLIB18.4%CamberwellVernon WilcoxLIB18.5%WarrnamboolIan SmithLIB18.7%MalvernLindsay ThompsonLIB20.3%KewRupert HamerLIB22.0%LowanJim McCabeLIB22.5%PolwarthCec BurginLIB24.9% Labor seats (18)Marginal Kara KaraEsmond CurnowALP1.9% DandenongAlan LindALP2.2% Brunswick WestTom RoperALP3.9% Moonee PondsTom EdmundsALP5.8%Fairly safe PrestonCarl KirkwoodALP7.6% MorwellDerek AmosALP8.3% ReservoirJim SimmondsALP8.7%Safe NorthcoteFrank WilkesALP10.3% BroadmeadowsJohn WiltonALP10.7% Geelong NorthNeil TreziseALP10.7% WilliamstownGordon StirlingALP11.0% Deer ParkJack GiniferALP11.3% MelbourneBarry JonesALP12.4% FootscrayRobert FordhamALP13.9% SunshineBill FogartyALP14.0% Brunswick EastDavid BornsteinALP15.0% Albert ParkVal DoubeALP16.4% RichmondClyde HoldingALP16.4% Country seats (8)Gippsland SouthNeil McInnesCP0.03% v LIBMilduraMilton WhitingCP14.3%Gippsland EastBruce EvansCP17.3%Murray ValleyBill BaxterCP19.3%BenambraTom MitchellCP19.4%SheppartonPeter Ross-EdwardsCP22.6%BenallaTom TrewinCP24.5%RodneyEddie HannCP27.0%Crossbench seats (1)CoburgJack MuttonIND7.9% v ALP

See also Candidates of the 1973 Victorian state election

References