COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 25 OCTOBER 1969 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Government publications THE SENATE ==================================================================== VICTORIA (One Senator to be elected) ==================================================================== Election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Hon John Gorton -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 1,809,549 +04.8 Votes cast: 1,724,598 95.3 -00.5 Informal votes: 95,473 05.5 -01.2 Formal votes: 1,629,125 94.5 +01.2 Quota for election: 814,563 50.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,629,125 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Brown, see Appointments -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Murray's 12,541 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nicholls 88 00.0 32,866 00.7 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 193,100 1,629,125 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ivor John Greenwood (1926-76): Appointed 1968. Elected 1969 --------------------------------------------------------------------