1967 Capricornia by-election
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| Turnout | 38,486 (93.7%) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]The ALP candidate Doug Everingham and Liberal candidate Frank Rudd were brothers-in-law, with their wives being sisters.[1] The Country Party candidate William Glenister Sheil was the father of future senator Glen Sheil.[2]
The Demoratic Labor Party directed its preferences to the Country Party, following by the Liberal Party and the ALP.[3]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labor | Doug Everingham | 20,215 | 53.0 | +0.8 | |
| Liberal | Frank Rudd | 12,048 | 31.6 | −6.9 | |
| Country | Glen Sheil | 3,279 | 8.6 | +8.6 | |
| Democratic Labor | Peter Boyle | 2,628 | 6.9 | −2.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 38,170 | 99.2 | |||
| Informal votes | 316 | 0.8 | |||
| Turnout | 38,486 | 93.7 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Doug Everingham | 56.0 | +1.1 | ||
| Liberal | Frank Rudd | 44.0 | −1.1 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | +1.1 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "ALP man wins Capricornia poll". The Canberra Times. 2 October 1967.
- ^ Waterson, D B (2017). "SHEIL, Glenister (1929–2008)". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ "DLP help for CP". The Canberra Times. 26 September 1967.
- ^ "By-Elections 1966-1969". Psephos. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2012.