This article provides information on candidates who stood for the

1970 Australian Senate election An election was held on 21 November 1970 to elect 32 of the 60 seats in the Australian Senate. This is the most recent occasion on which a Senate election has been held with no accompanying election to the House of Representatives; the two electio ...

. The election was held on 21 November 1970.

Retiring Senators

Labor

*Senator

Felix Dittmer Felix Cyril Sigismund Dittmer (27 June 1904 – 29 August 1977)

(Qld) *Senator Bert Hendrickson (Vic) *Senator

Pat Kennelly Patrick John Kennelly (3 June 1900 – 12 December 1981) was an Australian politician. Born in Melbourne, he was educated at Catholic schools before becoming a clerk in the Australian Labor Party (ALP) office in Melbourne. He was an organiser ...

(Vic) *Senator James Ormonde (NSW) *Senator Clem Ridley (SA) *Senator Jim Toohey (SA)

Liberal

*Senator George Branson (WA) *Senator Sir Alister McMullin (NSW) *Senator Malcolm Scott (WA) *Senator Dame Ivy Wedgwood (Vic)

Country

*Senator Douglas Scott (NSW)

Senate

Sitting Senators are shown in bold text. Tickets that elected at least one Senator are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are identified by an asterisk (*).

New South Wales

Six seats were up for election. One of these was a short-term vacancy caused by Country Party Senator

Colin McKellar Gerald Colin McKellar (29 May 1903 – 13 April 1970) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Country Party and served as a Senator for New South Wales from 1958 until his death in 1970. He was Minister for Repatriation from 1964 ...

's death; this was held in the interim by Douglas Scott. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The

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was defending four seats. Senators Bob Cotton (Liberal), Joe Fitzgerald (Labor),

Doug McClelland Douglas McClelland (born 5 August 1926) is an Australian former politician who served as a Senator for New South Wales from 1962 to 1987, representing the Australian Labor Party (ALP). He was Minister for the Media (1972–1975) and Special ...

(Labor) and

Lionel Murphy Lionel Keith Murphy QC (30 August 1922 – 21 October 1986) was an Australian politician, barrister, and judge. He was a Senator for New South Wales from 1962 to 1975, serving as Attorney-General in the Whitlam Government, and then sat on the ...

(Labor) were not up for re-election.

Queensland

Five seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The

was defending two seats. The Democratic Labor Party was defending one seat. Senators

Condon Byrne Condon Bryan Byrne (25 May 1910 – 25 November 1993), Australian politician, was a Senator for the Australian Labor Party and later the Democratic Labor Party. Prior to entering politics he was private secretary to Vince Gair who was then Prem ...

(Democratic Labor), George Georges (Labor), Ron Maunsell (Country),

Bertie Milliner Bertie ("Bert") Richard Milliner (17 July 1911 – 30 June 1975) was an Australian trade unionist, politician and Senator, representing the Australian Labor Party (ALP). He would have been a minor figure in Australia's political history but for ...

(Labor) and Dame Annabelle Rankin (Liberal) were not up for re-election.

South Australia

Five seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending four seats. The

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was defending one seat. Senators

Reg Bishop Reginald Bishop AO (4 February 1913 – 3 July 1999) was an Australian politician who served as a Senator for South Australia from 1962 to 1981. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), and held office in the Whitlam Government as ...

(Labor),

Nancy Buttfield Dame Nancy Eileen Buttfield, ( Holden; 12 November 1912 – 4 September 2005) was an Australian Senator and the first woman to serve in the Australian Parliament as a representative of the state of South Australia. Early life Buttfield was ...

(Liberal),

Jim Cavanagh James Luke Cavanagh (21 June 1913 – 19 August 1990) was an Australian politician and government minister. Cavanagh was born in Rosewater, South Australia and educated at the Dominican School in North Adelaide. He left school at 14 to work as ...

(Labor),

Condor Laucke Sir Condor Louis Laucke, (9 November 1914 – 30 July 1993) was an Australian Liberal Party politician who served in both the South Australian House of Assembly and the Federal Senate, before becoming Lieutenant-Governor of South Australia. ...

(Liberal) and Harold Young (Liberal) were not up for re-election.

Tasmania

Five seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The

was defending two seats. Senators

Bob Poke Albert George "Bob" Poke (16 February 1906 – 4 January 1989) was an Australian politician. Born in Somerset, Tasmania, he was educated at state schools before becoming an engine driver and timber worker. He was also Secretary of the Timber ...

(Labor),

Peter Rae Peter Elliot Rae AO (born 24 September 1932, Launceston, Tasmania) is an Australian retired politician who represented the Liberal Party for the state of Tasmania in the Australian Senate. He served as a Senator from 1967 until his resignation ...

(Liberal),

Reg Turnbull Reginald John David "Spot" Turnbull (21 February 1908 – 17 July 2006) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly from 1946 to 1961 (1946–1959 for the Labor Party, 1959–1961 as an Independent), then a ...

(Independent),

Ken Wriedt Kenneth Shaw Wriedt (11 July 192718 October 2010) was an Australian politician and leader of the Tasmanian branch of the Australian Labor Party. Wriedt was born in Melbourne, of Danish ancestry. His early life included time spent as a seaman.< ...

(Labor) and

Reg Wright Sir Reginald Charles Wright (10 July 190510 March 1990) was an Australian barrister and politician. He was a member of the Liberal Party and served as a Senator for Tasmania from 1950 to 1978. He held ministerial office in the Gorton and Mc ...

(Liberal) were not up for re-election.

Victoria

Six seats were up for election. One of these was a short-term vacancy caused by Labor Senator Sam Cohen's death; this had been filled in the interim by Bill Brown. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The

was defending two seats. The Democratic Labor Party was defending one seat. Senators Sir Magnus Cormack (Liberal), Jack Little (Democratic Labor),

George Poyser George Henry Poyser (6 February 1910 – 30 January 1995) was an English football player and manager. A defender, he enjoyed a lengthy playing career, the tail end of which was interrupted by World War II. He played for Wolverhampton Wandere ...

(Labor) and James Webster (

) were not up for re-election.

Western Australia

Five seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The

was defending two seats. The Country Party was defending one seat. Senators Edgar Prowse (Country),

Peter Sim John Peter Sim, (21 June 1917 – 29 July 2015) was an Australian politician. Born in Colac, Victoria, he was a farmer in Western Australia before serving in the military 1941–1946. He was Vice-President of the Western Australian Liberal Part ...

(Liberal),

Don Willesee Donald Robert Willesee (14 April 19169 September 2003) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and served as a Senator for Western Australia from 1950 to 1975. He held ministerial office in the Whitlam ...

(Labor), Laurie Wilkinson (Labor) and

Reg Withers Reginald Greive Withers (26 October 1924 – 15 November 2014) was a long-serving member of the Australian Senate, a government minister, and Lord Mayor of Perth. Early life Withers was born in Bunbury, Western Australia. Withers was the son o ...

(Liberal) were not up for re-election.

Summary by party

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References

Adam Carr's Election Archive - Senate 1970
1970 in Australia Candidates for Australian federal elections

Retiring Senators

Labor

Liberal

Country

Senate

New South Wales

Queensland

South Australia

Tasmania

Victoria

Western Australia

Summary by party

See also

References