Australian Senate election, 1970

Main article: Australian federal election, 1969

Half-senate elections were held in Australia on 21 November 1970. This was the last time a Senate election was held with no accompanying election to the House of Representatives; the two election cycles had been out of synchronisation since 1963. The governing Coalition and the opposition Australian Labor Party won 26 seats each, while the Democratic Labor Party and three independents (two newly elected) held the remaining seats.

Senate (STV) — 1970–74—Turnout 93.98% (CV) — Informal 9.41%
	Votes	%	Swing	Seats Won	Seats Held	Change
Australian Labor Party	2,376,215	42.22	−2.81	14	26	−1
Liberal/Country (Joint Ticket)	1,098,134	19.51	−14.31	4	*
Liberal Party of Australia	991,473	17.61	+9.47	8	21	0
Democratic Labor Party	625,142	11.11	+1.34	3	5	+1
Australia Party	163,343	2.90	*	0	0	0
Country Party	59,416	1.06	+0.24	1	5	−2
Independents	95,902	1.70	+0.71	2	3	+2
Other	219,208	3.89		0	0	0
Total	5,628,833			32	60

Independents: Reg Turnbull (Tasmania), Michael Townley (Tasmania, Liberal Party from February 1975), Syd Negus (Western Australia)^[1]

Notes

↑ Parliamentary Handbook – Members of the Senate since 1901

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Australian Senate election, 1970

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