COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 21 NOVEMBER 1970 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Government publications THE SENATE ==================================================================== QUEENSLAND (Five senators to be elected) ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 958,449 +06.5 Votes cast: 899,480 93.8 -01.2 Informal votes: 64,652 07.2 +04.1 Formal votes: 834,828 92.7 -04.1 Quota for election: 139,139 16.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kenneth Gibbett 11,299 01.4 Group A Kevin Thompson 1,658 00.2 Q:0.091 Hon Vincent Gair * DLP 134,199 16.1 Group B John Williams DLP 1,453 00.2 Q:0.984 Brian O'Brien DLP 1,198 00.1 Harold Asmith 15,095 01.8 Group C Gary Cowburn 767 00.1 Q:0.118 Arthur Marshall 596 00.1 James KEEFFE * ALP 342,768 41.1 ELECTED 1 Ronald McAuliffe ALP 3,110 00.4 Group D Dr Malcolm Colston ALP 4,156 00.5 Q:2.516 Ian WOOD * Lib 298,666 35.8 ELECTED 2 Alexander Lawrie * CP 3,815 00.5 Group E Neville Bonner Lib 9,424 01.1 Q:2.242 Eric Reville 6,624 00.8 Q:0.048 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 834,828 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. For Bonner, see Appointments 2. For Colston, see Senate Queensland 1975. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Keeffe's 203,629 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gibbett 79 00.0 11,378 01.4 Thompson 29 00.0 1,687 00.2 Gair * 606 00.3 134,805 16.1 Williams 47 00.0 1,500 00.2 O'Brien 47 00.0 1,245 00.1 Asmith 182 00.1 15,277 01.8 Cowburn 144 00.1 911 00.1 Marshall 43 00.0 639 00.1 KEEFFE * E 139,139 16.7 ELECTED 1 McAULIFFE 201,280 98.8 204,390 24.5 ELECTED 3 Colston 652 00.3 4,808 00.6 WOOD * E 298,666 35.8 ELECTED 2 Lawrie * 238 00.1 4,053 00.5 Bonner 161 00.1 9,585 01.1 Reville 121 00.1 6,745 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 203,629 834,828 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Wood's 159,527 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gibbett 71 00.0 11,449 01.4 Thompson 38 00.0 1,725 00.2 Gair * 1,210 00.8 136,015 16.3 Williams 60 00.0 1,560 00.2 O'Brien 32 00.0 1,277 00.2 Asmith 118 00.1 15,395 01.8 Cowburn 57 00.0 968 00.1 Marshall 29 00.0 668 00.1 KEEFFE * E 139,139 16.7 ELECTED 1 McAULIFFE 422 00.3 204,812 24.5 ELECTED 3 Colston 76 00.0 4,884 00.6 WOOD * E 139,139 16.7 ELECTED 2 LAWRIE * 156,227 97.9 160,280 19.2 ELECTED 4 Bonner 1,026 00.6 10,611 01.3 Reville 161 00.1 6,906 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 159,527 834,828 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: McAuliffe's 65,673 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gibbett 6 00.0 11,455 01.4 Thompson 3 00.0 1,728 00.2 Gair * 54 00.1 136,069 16.3 Williams 5 00.0 1,565 00.2 O'Brien 7 00.0 1,284 00.2 Asmith 30 00.0 15,425 01.8 Cowburn 18 00.0 986 00.1 Marshall 17 00.0 685 00.1 KEEFFE * E 139,139 16.7 ELECTED 1 McAULIFFE E 139,139 16.7 ELECTED 3 Colston 65,443 99.6 70,327 08.4 WOOD * E 139,139 16.7 ELECTED 2 LAWRIE * E 160,280 19.2 ELECTED 4 Bonner 73 00.1 10,684 01.3 Reville 17 00.0 6,923 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 65,673 834,828 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Lawrie's 21,141 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gibbett 3 00.0 11,458 01.4 Thompson 1 00.0 1,729 00.2 Gair * 177 00.8 136,246 16.3 Williams 3 00.0 1,568 00.2 O'Brien 2 00.0 1,286 00.2 Asmith 12 00.1 15,437 01.8 Cowburn 4 00.0 990 00.1 Marshall 3 00.0 688 00.1 KEEFFE * E 139,139 16.7 ELECTED 1 McAULIFFE E 139,139 16.7 ELECTED 3 Colston 35 00.2 70,362 08.4 WOOD * E 139,139 16.7 ELECTED 2 LAWRIE * E 139,139 16.7 ELECTED 4 Bonner 20,882 98.8 31,566 03.8 Reville 19 00.1 6,942 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 21,141 834,828 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Marshall's 688 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gibbett 24 03.5 11,482 01.4 Thompson 19 02.8 1,748 00.2 Gair * 52 07.6 136,298 16.3 Williams 35 05.1 1,603 00.2 O'Brien 26 03.8 1,312 00.2 Asmith 80 11.6 15,517 01.9 Cowburn 307 44.6 1,297 00.2 KEEFFE * E 139,139 16.7 ELECTED 1 McAULIFFE E 139,139 16.7 ELECTED 3 Colston 74 10.8 70,436 08.4 WOOD * E 139,139 16.7 ELECTED 2 LAWRIE * E 139,139 16.7 ELECTED 4 Bonner 49 07.1 31,615 03.8 Reville 22 03.2 6,964 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 688 834,828 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Cowburn's 1,297 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gibbett 44 03.4 11,526 01.4 Thompson 23 01.8 1,771 00.2 Gair * 126 09.7 136,424 16.3 Williams 59 04.5 1,662 00.2 O'Brien 53 04.1 1,365 00.2 Asmith 636 49.0 16,153 01.9 KEEFFE * E 139,139 16.7 ELECTED 1 McAULIFFE E 139,139 16.7 ELECTED 3 Colston 193 14.9 70,629 08.5 WOOD * E 139,139 16.7 ELECTED 2 LAWRIE * E 139,139 16.7 ELECTED 4 Bonner 103 07.9 31,718 03.8 Reville 60 04.6 7,024 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,297 834,828 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: O'Brien's 1,365 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gibbett 94 06.9 11,620 01.4 Thompson 87 06.4 1,858 00.2 Gair * 289 21.2 136,713 16.4 Williams 560 41.0 2,222 00.3 Asmith 123 09.0 16,276 01.9 KEEFFE * E 139,139 16.7 ELECTED 1 McAULIFFE E 139,139 16.7 ELECTED 3 Colston 97 07.1 70,726 08.5 WOOD * E 139,139 16.7 ELECTED 2 LAWRIE * E 139,139 16.7 ELECTED 4 Bonner 84 06.2 31,802 03.8 Reville 31 02.3 7,055 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,365 834,828 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Thompson's 1,858 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gibbett 1,189 64.0 12,809 01.5 Gair * 260 14.0 136,973 16.4 Williams 203 10.9 2,425 00.3 Asmith 66 03.6 16,342 02.0 KEEFFE * E 139,139 16.7 ELECTED 1 McAULIFFE E 139,139 16.7 ELECTED 3 Colston 56 03.0 70,782 08.5 WOOD * E 139,139 16.7 ELECTED 2 LAWRIE * E 139,139 16.7 ELECTED 4 Bonner 56 03.0 31,858 03.8 Reville 28 01.5 7,083 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,858 834,828 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: Williams's 2,425 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gibbett 371 15.3 13,180 01.6 Gair * 1,347 55.5 138,320 16.6 Asmith 325 13.4 16,667 02.0 KEEFFE * E 139,139 16.7 ELECTED 1 McAULIFFE E 139,139 16.7 ELECTED 3 Colston 161 06.6 70,943 08.5 WOOD * E 139,139 16.7 ELECTED 2 LAWRIE * E 139,139 16.7 ELECTED 4 Bonner 146 06.0 32,004 03.8 Reville 75 03.1 7,158 00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,425 834,828 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 11th count: Reville's 7,158 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gibbett 375 05.2 13,555 01.6 GAIR * 2,385 33.3 140,705 16.9 ELECTED 5 Asmith 893 12.5 17,560 02.1 KEEFFE * E 139,139 16.7 ELECTED 1 McAULIFFE E 139,139 16.7 ELECTED 3 Colston 1,187 16.6 72,130 08.6 WOOD * E 139,139 16.7 ELECTED 2 LAWRIE * E 139,139 16.7 ELECTED 4 Bonner 2,318 32.4 34,322 04.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,158 834,828 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Senators ' terms began 1 July 1971. Gair, Keeffe, Lawrie, McAuliffe and Wood elected for a term ending 30 June 1977. Continuing Senators (term to end 30 June 1974): Condon BYRNE (DLP), George GEORGES (ALP), Charles MAUNSELL (CP), Bertie MILLINER (ALP), Hon Annabelle RANKIN (Lib). -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Condon Bryan Byrne (1910-93): Elected 1951. Defeated 1958. Elected 1967 > Vincent Clair Gair (1902-80): Elected 1964, 1970 > George Georges (1920-2002): Elected 1967 > James Bernard Keeffe (1919-88): Elected 1964, 1970 > Alexander Grieg Ellis Lawrie (1907-78): Elected 1964, 1970 > Ronald Edward McAuliffe (1918-88): Elected 1970 Born: 25 July 1918, Brisbane Career: Educated Catholic schools. Public servant in Queensland Railways. Military Service 1940-45. Publican. President Queensland Rugby League. > Charles Ronald Maunsell (1922-2010): Elected 1967 > Bertie Richard Milliner (1911-75): Elected 1967 > Annabelle Jane Mary Rankin (1908-86): Elected 1946, 1951, 1955, 1961, 1967 Minister for Housing to 22 March 1971 Resigned place 24 May 1971 (see Appointments) Later career: High Commissioner to New Zealand 1971-74 (first woman to head an Australian diplomatic mission.) Died 30 August 1986 > Ian Alexander Christie Wood (1901-92): Elected 1949, 1951, 1953, 1958, 1964, 1970 --------------------------------------------------------------------