Results of the Tasmanian state election, 1969

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1969 Tasmanian election.

Tasmanian state election, 10 May 1969[1]
House of Assembly
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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  

Results by division

Bass
1969 Tasmanian state election: Bass
Party Candidate Votes % ±
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
1969 Tasmanian state election: Braddon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
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
1969 Tasmanian state election: Denison
Party Candidate Votes % ±
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
1969 Tasmanian state election: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
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
1969 Tasmanian state election: Wilmot
Party Candidate Votes % ±
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
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See also

References
  1. "House of Assembly Results 1969". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
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