SENATE 1969 ELECTION TO FILL THE VACANCY CAUSED BY THE RESIGNATION OF SENATOR HON JOHN GORTON ==================================================================== VICTORIA 1,809,549 enrolled, 1,724,598 (95.3%) voted ==================================================================== One senator to be elected: Quota for election 814,563 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Brown ALP 707,300 43.4 Q:0.868 Adrian van Riel AP 16,197 01.0 Q:0.020 Neville Evans 25,452 01.6 Q:0.031 Ivor Greenwood * Lib 686,192 42.1 Q:0.842 Francis Dowling DLP 166,554 10.2 Q:0.204 John Murray 12,541 00.8 Q:0.015 Edwin Ryan 14,889 00.9 Q:0.018 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 95,473 (05.5%) informal 1,629,125 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Brown, see Appointments -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Murray's 12,541 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown 1,731 (13.8) 709,031 43.5 Van Riel 545 (04.3) 16,742 01.0 Evans 1,242 (09.9) 26,694 01.6 Greenwood * 2,074 (16.5) 688,266 42.2 Dowling 2,823 (22.5) 169,377 10.4 Ryan 4,126 (32.9) 19,015 01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 12,541 1,629,125 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Van Riel's 16,742 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown 8,887 (53.1) 717,918 44.1 Evans 3,360 (20.1) 30,054 01.8 Greenwood * 2,793 (16.7) 691,059 42.4 Dowling 1,047 (06.3) 170,424 10.5 Ryan 655 (03.9) 19,670 01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 16,742 1,629,125 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Ryan's 19,670 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown 3,043 (15.5) 720,961 44.3 Evans 1,839 (09.3) 31,893 02.0 Greenwood * 2,674 (13.6) 693,733 42.6 Dowling 12,114 (61.6) 182,538 11.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 19,670 1,629,125 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Evans's 31,893 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown 11,204 (35.1) 732,165 44.9 Greenwood * 10,127 (31.8) 703,860 43.2 Dowling 10,562 (33.1) 193,100 11.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 31,893 1,629,125 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Dowling's 193,100 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown 15,821 (08.2) 747,986 45.9 GREENWOOD * 177,279 (91.8) 881,139 54.1 ELECTED 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 193,100 1,629,125 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ivor John Greenwood (1926-76): Appointed 1968. Elected 1969 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION TO FILL THE VACANCY CAUSED BY THE DEATH OF SENATOR KEITH LAUGHT ==================================================================== SOUTH AUSTRALIA 624,626 enrolled, 599,719 (96.0%) voted ==================================================================== One senator to be elected: Quota for election 283,721 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Henry 16,925 03.0 Q:0.060 Steven Gazecimeon 2,645 00.5 Q:0.009 Norman Munn AP 7,998 01.4 Q:0.028 Martin Cameron * Lib 241,311 42.6 Q:0.851 Mark Posa DLP 14,712 02.6 Q:0.052 Donald CAMERON ALP 283,849 50.1 Q:1.000 > ELECTED 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 32,279 (05.4%) informal 566,440 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Donald Newton Cameron (1914-98): Elected 1969 Born: 13 January 1914, Murray Bridge, South Australia Career: Educated state schools. Shearer. Organiser, Australian Workers Union. South Australian Secretary AWU 1965-69. President South Australian ALP 1967-68. Brother of Hon Clyde Cameron MP. > Martin Bruce Cameron (born 1936): Appointed 1969. Defeated 1969 Later career: SA MLC for Southern 1971-75, SA MLC 1975-89 --------------------------------------------------------------------