| Election Name: | 1970 Victorian state election |
| Country: | Victoria |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1967 Victorian state election |
| Previous Year: | 1967 |
| Next Election: | 1973 Victorian state election |
| Next Year: | 1973 |
| Seats For Election: | All 73 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly and 18 (of the 36) seats in the Victorian Legislative Council |
| Leader1: | Sir Henry Bolte |
| Leader Since1: | 3 June 1953 |
| Party1: | Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division) |
| Leaders Seat1: | Hampden |
| Popular Vote1: | 614,094 |
| Percentage1: | 36.70% |
| Swing1: | 0.79 |
| Last Election1: | 44 seats |
| Seats1: | 42 seats |
| Seat Change1: | 2 |
| Leader Since2: | 15 May 1967 |
| Party2: | Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch) |
| Leaders Seat2: | Richmond |
| Popular Vote2: | 693,105 |
| Percentage2: | 41.42% |
| Swing2: | 3.52 |
| Last Election2: | 16 seats |
| Seats2: | 22 seats |
| Seat Change2: | 6 |
| Leader Since3: | 8 July 1964 |
| Party3: | Country Party (Victoria) |
| Leaders Seat3: | Murray Valley |
| Popular Vote3: | 107,011 |
| Percentage3: | 6.40% |
| Swing3: | 2.25 |
| Last Election3: | 12 seats |
| Seats3: | 8 seats |
| Seat Change3: | 4 |
| 1Blank: | TPP |
| 2Blank: | TPP swing |
| 1Data1: | 54.15% |
| 2Data1: | 4.21 |
| 1Data2: | 45.85% |
| 2Data2: | 4.21 |
| Map Size: | 400px |
| Premier | |
| Before Election: | Henry Bolte |
| Before Party: | Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division) |
| After Election: | Henry Bolte |
| After Party: | Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division) |
The 1970 Victorian state election, held on Saturday, 30 May 1970, was for the 45th Parliament of Victoria. It was held in the Australian state of Victoria to elect the 73 members of the state's Legislative Assembly and 18 members of the 36-member Legislative Council.
The incumbent Liberal government led by Henry Bolte was returned for a sixth term with a slightly reduced majority.
See also: Results of the 1970 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly).
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See also: Results of the 1970 Victorian state election (Legislative Council).
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| Seat | Pre-1970 | Swing | Post-1970 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Member | Margin | Margin | Member | Party | ||||||
| Dundas | Liberal | William McDonald | 2.0 | -5.6 | 3.6 | Edward Lewis | Labor | ||||
| Gippsland South | Country | Herbert Hyland | 28.4 | -34.7 | 6.3 | James Taylor | Liberal | ||||
| Gippsland West | Country | Leslie Cochrane | 13.4 | -16.0 | 2.6 | Rob Maclellan | Liberal | ||||
| Greensborough | Liberal | Monte Vale | 3.3 | -5.3 | 2.0 | Bob Fell | Labor | ||||
| Kara Kara | Country | Bill Phelan | 12.6 | -17.8 | 5.2 | Esmond Curnow | Labor | ||||
| Lowan | Country | Ray Buckley | 2.7 | -8.8 | 6.1 | Jim McCabe | Liberal | ||||
| Morwell | Liberal | Archie Tanner | 1.3 | -9.2 | 7.9 | Derek Amos | Labor | ||||
| Portland | Liberal | Don McKellar | 3.6 | -6.4 | 2.8 | Bill Lewis | Labor | ||||