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1967 Capricornia by-election
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1967 Capricornia by-election | |
| country | Australia | |
| type | Parliamentary | |
| ongoing | no | |
| previous_election | 1966 Australian federal election | |
| previous_year | 1966 | |
| election_date | 30 September 1967 | |
| next_election | 1969 Australian federal election | |
| next_year | 1969 | |
| turnout | 38,486 (93.7%) | |
| seats_for_election | The Capricornia seat in the House of Representatives | |
| candidate1 | Doug Everingham | |
| image1 | [[File:DougEveringham1968.jpg | x150px]] |
| party1 | Australian Labor Party | |
| popular_vote1 | 20,215 | |
| percentage1 | 53.0% | |
| swing1 | 0.8 | |
| candidate2 | Frank Rudd | |
| image2 | [[File:No image.png | 100px]] |
| party2 | Liberal Party of Australia | |
| popular_vote2 | 12,048 | |
| percentage2 | 31.6% | |
| swing2 | 6.9 | |
| title | MP | |
| before_election | George Gray | |
| before_party | Australian Labor Party | |
| after_election | Doug Everingham | |
| after_party | Australian 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
| access-date=19 May 2012 | archive-date=29 May 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120529205051/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1966/1966repsby.txt | url-status=dead
References
References
- (2 October 1967). "ALP man wins Capricornia poll". The Canberra Times.
- {{Cite Au Senate. D B. Waterson. (2017)
- (26 September 1967). "DLP help for CP". The Canberra Times.
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