Results of the 1969 Tasmanian state election

Tasmanian state election, 10 May 1969[1]
House of Assembly
<< 1964–1972 >>

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

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### Bass

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1969 Tasmanian state election: Bass 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

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1969 Tasmanian state election: Braddon 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

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1969 Tasmanian state election: Denison 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

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1969 Tasmanian state election: Franklin 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

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1969 Tasmanian state election: Wilmot 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

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* 1969 Tasmanian state election
* Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1969–1972
* Candidates of the 1969 Tasmanian state election

## References

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