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1967 Capricornia by-election


FieldValue
election_name1967 Capricornia by-election
countryAustralia
typeParliamentary
ongoingno
previous_election1966 Australian federal election
previous_year1966
election_date30 September 1967
next_election1969 Australian federal election
next_year1969
turnout38,486 (93.7%)
seats_for_electionThe Capricornia seat in the House of Representatives
candidate1Doug Everingham
image1[[File:DougEveringham1968.jpgx150px]]
party1Australian Labor Party
popular_vote120,215
percentage153.0%
swing10.8
candidate2Frank Rudd
image2[[File:No image.png100px]]
party2Liberal Party of Australia
popular_vote212,048
percentage231.6%
swing26.9
titleMP
before_electionGeorge Gray
before_partyAustralian Labor Party
after_electionDoug Everingham
after_partyAustralian Labor Party

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Capricornia on 30 September 1967. This was triggered by the death of Labor MP George Gray.

The by-election was won by Labor candidate Doug Everingham.

Candidates

The ALP candidate Doug Everingham and Liberal candidate Frank Rudd were brothers-in-law, with their wives being sisters. The Country Party candidate William Glenister Sheil was the father of future senator Glen Sheil.

The Democratic Labor Party directed its preferences to the Country Party, followed by the Liberal Party and the ALP.

Results

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References

References

  1. (2 October 1967). "ALP man wins Capricornia poll". The Canberra Times.
  2. {{Cite Au Senate. D B. Waterson. (2017)
  3. (26 September 1967). "DLP help for CP". The Canberra Times.
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