COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 21 NOVEMBER 1970 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Government publications THE SENATE ==================================================================== TASMANIA (Five senators to be elected) ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 212,345 +05.8 Votes cast: 203,231 95.7 -00.7 Informal votes: 12,600 06.2 +01.2 Formal votes: 190,631 93.8 -01.2 Quota for election: 31,772 16.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- John MARRIOTT * Lib 40,639 21.3 ELECTED 2 Alexander Lillico * Lib 8,437 04.4 Group A David Gunn Lib 10,636 05.6 Q:1.879 Justin O'BYRNE * ALP 66,151 34.7 ELECTED 1 Donald Devitt * ALP 9,535 05.0 Group B Robert Lacey * ALP 9,911 05.2 Q:2.694 Michael Delaney DLP 6,983 03.7 Group C Dudley McNamara DLP 512 00.3 Q:0.236 Brian Broadby 5,002 02.6 Q:0.157 Thomas McDonald 2,610 01.4 Q:0.082 Charles Matysek 2,365 01.2 Q:0.074 Michael Townley 26,396 13.8 Q:0.831 Peter Wood 195 00.1 Q:0.006 Walter Crispin 1,259 00.7 Q:0.040 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 190,631 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: O'Byrne's 34,379 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MARRIOTT * E 40,639 21.3 ELECTED 2 Lillico * 121 00.4 8,558 04.5 Gunn 99 00.3 10,735 05.6 O'BYRNE * E 31,772 16.7 ELECTED 1 DEVITT * 32,234 93.8 41,769 21.9 ELECTED 3 Lacey * 1,609 04.7 11,520 06.0 Delaney 85 00.2 7,068 03.7 McNamara 18 00.1 530 00.3 Broadby 35 00.1 5,037 02.6 McDonald 26 00.1 2,636 01.4 Matysek 19 00.1 2,384 01.3 Townley 121 00.4 26,517 13.9 Wood 4 00.0 199 00.1 Crispin 8 00.0 1,267 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 34,379 190,631 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Marriott's 8,867 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MARRIOTT * E 31,772 16.7 ELECTED 2 Lillico * 7,991 90.1 16,549 08.7 Gunn 623 07.0 11,358 06.0 O'BYRNE * E 31,772 16.7 ELECTED 1 DEVITT * 55 00.6 41,824 21.9 ELECTED 3 Lacey * 22 00.2 11,542 06.1 Delaney 42 00.5 7,110 03.7 McNamara 6 00.1 536 00.3 Broadby 12 00.1 5,049 02.6 McDonald 6 00.1 2,642 01.4 Matysek 12 00.1 2,396 01.3 Townley 92 01.0 26,609 14.0 Wood 1 00.0 200 00.1 Crispin 5 00.1 1,272 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,867 190,631 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Devitt's 10,052 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MARRIOTT * E 31,772 16.7 ELECTED 2 Lillico * 21 00.2 16,570 08.7 Gunn 10 00.1 11,368 06.0 O'BYRNE * E 31,772 16.7 ELECTED 1 DEVITT * E 31,772 16.7 ELECTED 3 Lacey * 9,982 99.3 21,524 11.3 Delaney 11 00.1 7,121 03.7 McNamara 3 00.0 539 00.3 Broadby 5 00.0 5,054 02.7 McDonald 2 00.0 2,644 01.4 Matysek 2 00.0 2,398 01.3 Townley 14 00.1 26,623 14.0 Wood 1 00.0 201 00.1 Crispin 1 00.0 1,273 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,052 190,631 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Wood's 201 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MARRIOTT * E 31,772 16.7 ELECTED 2 Lillico * 15 07.5 16,585 08.7 Gunn 5 02.5 11,373 06.0 O'BYRNE * E 31,772 16.7 ELECTED 1 DEVITT * E 31,772 16.7 ELECTED 3 Lacey * 19 09.5 21,543 11.3 Delaney 7 03.5 7,128 03.7 McNamara 4 02.0 543 00.3 Broadby 25 12.4 5,079 02.7 McDonald 16 08.0 2,660 01.4 Matysek 9 04.5 2,407 01.3 Townley 69 34.3 26,692 14.0 Crispin 32 15.9 1,305 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 201 190,631 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: McNamara 's 543 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MARRIOTT * E 31,772 16.7 ELECTED 2 Lillico * 9 01.7 16,594 08.7 Gunn 22 04.1 11,395 06.0 O'BYRNE * E 31,772 16.7 ELECTED 1 DEVITT * E 31,772 16.7 ELECTED 3 Lacey * 33 06.1 21,576 11.3 Delaney 421 77.5 7,549 04.0 Broadby 13 02.4 5,092 02.7 McDonald 11 02.0 2,671 01.4 Matysek 8 01.5 2,415 01.3 Townley 18 03.3 26,710 14.0 Crispin 8 01.5 1,313 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 543 190,631 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Crispin's 1,313 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MARRIOTT * E 31,772 16.7 ELECTED 2 Lillico * 143 10.9 16,737 08.8 Gunn 46 03.5 11,441 06.0 O'BYRNE * E 31,772 16.7 ELECTED 1 DEVITT * E 31,772 16.7 ELECTED 3 Lacey * 164 12.5 21,740 11.4 Delaney 41 03.1 7,590 04.0 Broadby 113 08.6 5,205 02.7 McDonald 42 03.2 2,713 01.4 Matysek 91 06.9 2,506 01.3 Townley 673 51.3 27,383 14.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,313 190,631 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Matysek's 2,506 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MARRIOTT * E 31,772 16.7 ELECTED 2 Lillico * 277 11.1 17,014 08.9 Gunn 97 03.9 11,538 06.1 O'BYRNE * E 31,772 16.7 ELECTED 1 DEVITT * E 31,772 16.7 ELECTED 3 Lacey * 240 09.6 21,980 11.5 Delaney 151 06.0 7,741 04.1 Broadby 295 11.8 5,500 02.9 McDonald 245 09.8 2,958 01.6 Townley 1,201 47.9 28,584 15.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,506 190,631 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: McDonald's 2,958 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MARRIOTT * E 31,772 16.7 ELECTED 2 Lillico * 231 07.8 17,245 09.0 Gunn 95 03.2 11,633 06.1 O'BYRNE * E 31,772 16.7 ELECTED 1 DEVITT * E 31,772 16.7 ELECTED 3 Lacey * 702 23.7 22,682 11.9 Delaney 258 08.7 7,999 04.2 Broadby 539 18.2 6,039 03.2 Townley 1,133 38.3 29,717 15.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,958 190,631 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: Broadby's 6,039 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MARRIOTT * E 31,772 16.7 ELECTED 2 Lillico * 396 06.6 17,641 09.3 Gunn 130 02.2 11,763 06.2 O'BYRNE * E 31,772 16.7 ELECTED 1 DEVITT * E 31,772 16.7 ELECTED 3 Lacey * 1,478 24.5 24,160 12.7 Delaney 486 08.0 8,485 04.5 TOWNLEY 3,549 58.8 33,266 17.5 ELECTED 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,039 190,631 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Townley's 1,494 surplus votes were not distributed under section 137 (5) of the Commonwealth Electoral Act -------------------------------------------------------------------- 11th count: Delaney's 8,485 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MARRIOTT * E 31,772 16.7 ELECTED 2 Lillico * 4,530 53.4 22,171 11.6 Gunn 838 09.9 12,601 06.6 O'BYRNE * E 31,772 16.7 ELECTED 1 DEVITT * E 31,772 16.7 ELECTED 3 Lacey * 3,117 36.7 27,277 14.3 TOWNLEY E 33,266 17.5 ELECTED 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,485 190,631 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 12th count: Gunn's 12,601 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MARRIOTT * E 31,772 16.7 ELECTED 2 LILLICO * 12,040 95.5 34,211 17.9 ELECTED 5 O'BYRNE * E 31,772 16.7 ELECTED 1 DEVITT * E 31,772 16.7 ELECTED 3 Lacey * 561 04.5 27,838 14.6 TOWNLEY E 33,266 17.5 ELECTED 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,601 190,631 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Senators' terms began 1 July 1971. Devitt, Lillico, Marriott, O'Byrne and Townley elected for a term ending 30 June 1977. Continuing Senators (term to end 30 June 1974): Albert POKE (ALP), Peter RAE (Lib), Dr Reginald TURNBULL (Ind), Kenneth WRIEDT (ALP), Hon Reginald WRIGHT (Lib). -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Donald Michael Devitt (1921-2008): Elected 1964, 1970 > Robert Herbert Lacey (1900-84): Elected 1964. Defeated 1970 Died 2 November 1984 > Alexander Elliot Davidson Lillico (1905-94): Elected 1958, 1964, 1970 > John Edward Marriott (1913-94): Elected 1953, 1958, 1964, 1970 Assistant Minister from 14 September 1971 > Justin Hilary O'Byrne (1912-93): Elected 1946, 1951, 1953, 1958, 1964, 1970 > Albert George Poke (1906-89): Elected 1955, 1961, 1967 > Peter Elliot Rae (born 1932): Elected 1967 > Michael Townley (born 1934): Elected 1970 Born: 4 November 1934, Hobart Career: Educated state schools, University of Tasmania, University of Toronto. Pharmacist, engineer. Left Liberal Party 1969 after failing to gain endorsement for Denison. Nephew of Hon Athol Townley MP. > Reginald John David Turnbull (1908-2006): Elected 1961, 1967 Turnbull retired at the 1974 election. Died July 2006 > Kenneth Shaw Wriedt (1927-2010): Elected 1967 Minister for Primary Industry from 19 December 1972 > Reginald Charles Wright (1905-90): Elected 1949, 1951, 1955, 1961, 1967 Minister for Works to 5 December 1971 --------------------------------------------------------------------