# Candidates of the 1970 South Australian state election

The 1970 South Australian state election was held on 30 May 1970.

## Retiring Members
### Labor

* Tom Casey, MHA (Frome)
* Cyril Hutchens, MHA (Hindmarsh)
* Lindsay Riches, MHA (Stuart)
* Ron Loveday, MHA (Whyalla)

### Liberal and Country

* Berthold Teusner, MHA (Angas)
* Ernie Edwards, MHA (Eyre)
* Glen Pearson, MHA (Flinders)
* Bryant Giles, MHA (Gumeracha)
* John Freebairn, MHA (Light)

### Independent

* Tom Stott, MHA (Ridley)

## House of Assembly

Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.
| Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | LCL candidate | Other candidates |
| Adelaide | Labor | Sam Lawn | Raymond Kidney | Elliott Johnston (Comm) |
| Albert Park | Labor | Charles Harrison | Valentine Dignum | |
| Alexandra | LCL | Kenneth Jared | David Brookman | Lester James (Ind) |
| Ascot Park | Labor | Geoff Virgo | Maurice Senior | |
| Bragg | LCL | Andrew Mack | David Tonkin | |
| Brighton | Labor | Hugh Hudson | Trevor Griffin | Ted Farrell (DLP) |
| Chaffey | LCL | Reg Curren | Peter Arnold | Geoffrey Blight (Nat) Patrick Barry (Ind) |
| Coles | Labor | Len King | Graeme Sargent | Gordon Kimpton (DLP) |
| Davenport | LCL | Anne Levy | Joyce Steele | |
| Elizabeth | Labor | John Clark | Brian Marsden | Thomas Keyes (Soc. Credit) |
| Eyre | LCL | Peter Kennedy | Graham Gunn | Darrell Gillings (Nat) |
| Fisher | LCL | Murty Conlon | Stan Evans | Valerie Lillington (Ind) |
| Flinders | LCL | Neville Cowan | John Carnie | Douglas Barnes (DLP) |
| Florey | Labor | Charles Wells | Anthony Deane-Shaw | |
| Frome | LCL | Gerard Casanova | Ernest Allen | John McMahon (DLP) |
| Gilles | Labor | Jack Slater | Donald Glazbrook | |
| Glenelg | LCL | Alan Sexton | John Mathwin | Mark Posa (DLP) |
| Gouger | LCL | Lloyd Hughes | Steele Hall | Ronald Crosby (Nat) |
| Goyder | LCL | Robert Honner | James Ferguson | Francis McIntyre (Nat) |
| Hanson | LCL | Brian Smith | Heini Becker | |
| Henley Beach | Labor | Glen Broomhill | Alwyn Whiteford | |
| Heysen | LCL | Charles Greeneklee | William McAnaney | |
| Kavel | LCL | | Roger Goldsworthy | Elmore Schulz (Nat) |
| Light | LCL | Brian Chatterton | Bruce Eastick | Eric Gerlach (Ind) |
| Mallee | LCL | Roland Telfer | Bill Nankivell | John Petch (Nat) |
| Mawson | Labor | Don Hopgood | Leslie Scott | |
| Millicent | Labor | Des Corcoran | Brian O'Connor | |
| Mitcham | LCL | Ronald Lock | Robin Millhouse | |
| Mitchell | Labor | Ron Payne | Stephen Baker | |
| Mount Gambier | Labor | Allan Burdon | David Rogers | Graeme Gilbertson (Ind) |
| Murray | LCL | Gabe Bywaters | Ivon Wardle | Terence Critchley (DLP) Clarence Tucker (Ind) |
| Norwood | Labor | Don Dunstan | Keith Bowman | Kevin Bourne-McRae (DLP) William Hann (Ind) |
| Peake | Labor | Don Simmons | Richard Leeton | |
| Pirie | Labor | Dave McKee | John Bailey | |
| Playford | Labor | Terry McRae | Lloyd Duffield | Frank Lawrence (Soc. Credit) |
| Price | Labor | John Ryan | John Dyer | |
| Rocky River | LCL | Nathan Smith | Howard Venning | Jack Groves (Nat) |
| Ross Smith | Labor | Jack Jennings | Frank Forwood | Roy Amer (Ind) |
| Salisbury | Labor | Reg Groth | Colin De Vos | Philip Hobbs (Soc. Credit) |
| Semaphore | Labor | Reg Hurst | Reginald Appelkamp | |
| Spence | Labor | Ernie Crimes | Frank Rieck | |
| Stuart | Labor | Gavin Keneally | Richard Mould | |
| Tea Tree Gully | Labor | Molly Byrne | William Brassington | |
| Torrens | Labor | Mark Harrison | John Coumbe | Gary Lockwood (DLP) |
| Unley | Labor | Gil Langley | Kevin Borick | George Basisovs (DLP) |
| Victoria | LCL | Eileen Bennett | Allan Rodda | Leonard Roberts (Nat) |
| Whyalla | Labor | Max Brown | Lesley Nicolson | Charles Ryan (Ind) Hugh James (Ind) |