COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 21 NOVEMBER 1970 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Government publications THE SENATE ==================================================================== SOUTH AUSTRALIA (Five senators to be elected) ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 639,807 +07.6 Votes cast: 609,268 95.2 -00.5 Informal votes: 42,306 06.9 +01.1 Formal votes: 566,962 93.1 -01.1 Quota for election: 94,494 16.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Harris 58,849 10.4 Group A Laures Chester 964 00.2 Q:0.633 Arnold DRURY * ALP 244,840 43.2 ELECTED 1 Donald Cameron * ALP 5,012 00.9 Group B Geoffrey McLaren ALP 1,265 00.2 Q:2.657 Colin Lawton AP 4,506 00.8 Group C Patrick Gethin AP 254 00.0 Q:0.054 Carl Nilsson AP 316 00.1 Mark Posa DLP 17,541 03.1 Group D George Basisovs DLP 361 00.1 Q:0.189 Gordon DAVIDSON * Lib 221,466 39.1 ELECTED 2 Donald Jessop Lib 4,439 00.8 Group E Martin Cameron Lib 7,149 01.3 Q:2.466 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 566,962 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Jessop was MHR for Grey 1966-69. 2. Martin Cameron was a Senator for South Australia 1969. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Drury's 150,346 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harris 379 00.3 59,228 10.4 Chester 69 00.0 1,033 00.2 DRURY * E 94,494 16.7 ELECTED 1 D CAMERON * 149,015 99.1 154,027 27.2 ELECTED 3 McLaren 375 00.2 1,640 00.3 Lawton 136 00.1 4,642 00.8 Gethin 47 00.0 301 00.1 Nilsson 17 00.0 333 00.1 Posa 87 00.1 17,628 03.1 Basisovs 10 00.0 371 00.1 DAVIDSON * E 221,466 39.1 ELECTED 2 Jessop 96 00.1 4,535 00.8 M Cameron 115 00.1 7,264 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 150,346 566,962 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Davidson's 126,972 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harris 137 00.1 59,365 10.5 Chester 9 00.0 1,042 00.2 DRURY * E 94,494 16.7 ELECTED 1 D CAMERON * 99 00.1 154,126 27.2 ELECTED 3 McLaren 14 00.0 1,654 00.3 Lawton 51 00.0 4,693 00.8 Gethin 8 00.0 309 00.1 Nilsson 9 00.0 342 00.1 Posa 160 00.1 17,788 03.1 Basisovs 40 00.0 411 00.1 DAVIDSON * E 94,494 16.7 ELECTED 2 JESSOP 125,943 99.2 130,478 23.0 ELECTED 4 M Cameron 502 00.4 7,766 01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 126,972 566,962 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: D Cameron's 59,632 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harris 55 00.1 59,420 10.5 Chester 10 00.0 1,052 00.2 DRURY * E 94,494 16.7 ELECTED 1 D CAMERON * E 94,494 16.7 ELECTED 3 McLaren 59,454 99.7 61,108 10.8 Lawton 42 00.1 4,735 00.8 Gethin 12 00.0 321 00.1 Nilsson 4 00.0 346 00.1 Posa 18 00.0 17,806 03.1 Basisovs 4 00.0 415 00.1 DAVIDSON * E 94,494 16.7 ELECTED 2 JESSOP E 130,478 23.0 ELECTED 4 M Cameron 33 00.1 7,799 01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 59,632 566,962 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Jessop's 35,984 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harris 22 00.1 59,442 10.5 Chester 2 00.0 1,054 00.2 DRURY * E 94,494 16.7 ELECTED 1 D CAMERON * E 94,494 16.7 ELECTED 3 McLaren 13 00.0 61,121 10.8 Lawton 7 00.0 4,742 00.8 Gethin 2 00.0 323 00.1 Nilsson 2 00.0 348 00.1 Posa 32 00.1 17,838 03.1 Basisovs 8 00.0 423 00.1 DAVIDSON * E 94,494 16.7 ELECTED 2 JESSOP E 94,494 16.7 ELECTED 4 M Cameron 35,896 99.8 43,695 07.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 35,984 566,962 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Gethin's 323 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harris 35 10.8 59,477 10.5 Chester 16 05.0 1,070 00.2 DRURY * E 94,494 16.7 ELECTED 1 D CAMERON * E 94,494 16.7 ELECTED 3 McLaren 41 12.7 61,162 10.8 Lawton 93 28.8 4,835 00.9 Nilsson 62 (19.2 410 00.1 Posa 33 10.2 17,871 03.2 Basisovs 21 06.5 444 00.1 DAVIDSON * E 94,494 16.7 ELECTED 2 JESSOP E 94,494 16.7 ELECTED 4 M Cameron 22 06.8 43,717 07.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 323 566,962 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Nilsson's 410 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harris 44 10.7 59,521 10.5 Chester 17 04.1 1,087 00.2 DRURY * E 94,494 16.7 ELECTED 1 D CAMERON * E 94,494 16.7 ELECTED 3 McLaren 51 12.4 61,213 10.8 Lawton 193 47.1 5,028 00.9 Posa 47 11.5 17,918 03.2 Basisovs 28 06.8 472 00.1 DAVIDSON * E 94,494 16.7 ELECTED 2 JESSOP E 94,494 16.7 ELECTED 4 M Cameron 30 07.3 43,747 07.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 410 566,962 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Basisovs's 472 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harris 31 06.6 59,552 10.5 Chester 9 01.9 1,096 00.2 DRURY * E 94,494 16.7 ELECTED 1 D CAMERON * E 94,494 16.7 ELECTED 3 McLaren 30 06.4 61,243 10.8 Lawton 29 06.1 5,057 00.9 Posa 298 63.1 18,216 03.2 DAVIDSON * E 94,494 16.7 ELECTED 2 JESSOP E 94,494 16.7 ELECTED 4 M Cameron 75 15.9 43,822 07.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 472 566,962 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Chester's 1,096 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harris 785 71.6 60,337 10.6 DRURY * E 94,494 16.7 ELECTED 1 D CAMERON * E 94,494 16.7 ELECTED 3 McLaren 129 11.8 61,372 10.8 Lawton 83 07.6 5,140 00.9 Posa 45 04.1 18,261 03.2 DAVIDSON * E 94,494 16.7 ELECTED 2 JESSOP E 94,494 16.7 ELECTED 4 M Cameron 54 04.9 43,876 07.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,096 566,962 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: Lawton's 5,140 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harris 1,297 25.2 61,634 10.9 DRURY * E 94,494 16.7 ELECTED 1 D CAMERON * E 94,494 16.7 ELECTED 3 McLaren 2,296 44.7 63,668 11.2 Posa 832 16.2 19,093 03.4 DAVIDSON * E 94,494 16.7 ELECTED 2 JESSOP E 94,494 16.7 ELECTED 4 M Cameron 715 13.9 44,591 07.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,140 566,962 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 11th count: Posa's 19,093 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harris 2,344 12.3 63,978 11.3 DRURY * E 94,494 16.7 ELECTED 1 D CAMERON * E 94,494 16.7 ELECTED 3 McLaren 2,254 11.8 65,922 11.6 DAVIDSON * E 94,494 16.7 ELECTED 2 JESSOP E 94,494 16.7 ELECTED 4 M Cameron 14,495 75.9 59,086 10.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 19,093 566,962 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 12th count: M Cameron's 59,086 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harris 12,087 20.5 76,065 13.4 DRURY * E 94,494 16.7 ELECTED 1 D CAMERON * E 94,494 16.7 ELECTED 3 McLAREN 46,999 79.5 112,921 19.9 ELECTED 5 DAVIDSON * E 94,494 16.7 ELECTED 2 JESSOP E 94,494 16.7 ELECTED 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 59,086 566,962 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Senators' terms began 1 July 1971. Cameron, Davidson, Drury, Jessop and McLaren elected for a term ending 30 June 1977. Continuing Senators (term to end 30 June 1974): Reginald BISHOP (ALP), Nancy BUTTFIELD (Lib), James CAVANAGH (ALP), Condor LAUCKE (Lib), Harold YOUNG (Lib). -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Reginald Bishop (1913-99): Elected 1961, 1967 Minister for Repatriation from 19 December 1972 > Nancy Eileen Buttfield (1912-2005): Appointed 1955. Elected 1955. Resigned 1962. Elected 1961. Defeated 1964. Elected 1967 Buttfield retired at the 1974 election. Died 4 September 2005 > Donald Newton Cameron (1915-98): Elected 1969, 1970 > James Luke Cavanagh (1913-90): Elected 1961, 1967 Minister for Works 19 December 1972 to 9 October 1973 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs from 9 October 1973 > Gordon Sinclair Davidson (1915-2002): Appointed 1961. Term expired 1961. Appointed 1962. Term expired 1962. Elected 1964, 1970 > Arnold Joseph Drury (1912-95): Elected 1958, 1964, 1970 > Donald Scott Jessop (1927-2018): Elected 1970 Born: 21 June 1927, Adelaide Career: Educated state schools, University of Adelaide. Optometrist at Port Augusta, South Australia. Port Augusta City Council. House of Representatives: MHR for Grey 1966-69 > Condor Louis Laucke (1914-93): Appointed 1967. Elected 1967 > Geoffrey Thomas McLaren (1921-92): Elected 1970 Born: 1 February 1921, Koroit, Victoria Career: Educated state schools, Victoria. Shearer, poultry farmer at Murray Bridge, South Australia, from 1961. > Harold William Young (1923-2006): Elected 1967 --------------------------------------------------------------------