1967 Capricornia by-election

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1967 Capricornia by-election
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  1966 30 September 1967 1969  

The Capricornia seat in the House of Representatives
Turnout38,486 (93.7%)
 First partySecond party
  DougEveringham1968.jpg No image.png
Candidate Doug Everingham Frank Rudd
Party Labor Liberal
Popular vote20,21512,048
Percentage53.0%31.6%
SwingIncrease2.svg0.8Decrease2.svg6.9

MP before election

George Gray
Labor

Elected MP

Doug Everingham
Labor

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.

Contents

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. [1] The Country Party candidate William Glenister Sheil was the father of future senator Glen Sheil. [2]

The Democratic Labor Party directed its preferences to the Country Party, following by the Liberal Party and the ALP. [3]

Results

Capricornia by-election, 1967 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Doug Everingham 20,21553.0+0.8
Liberal Frank Rudd12,04831.6−6.9
Country Glen Sheil3,2798.6+8.6
Democratic Labor Peter Boyle2,6286.9−2.4
Total formal votes38,17099.2
Informal votes3160.8
Turnout 38,48693.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Doug Everingham 56.0+1.1
Liberal Frank Rudd44.0−1.1
Labor hold Swing +1.1

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References

  1. "ALP man wins Capricornia poll". The Canberra Times. 2 October 1967.
  2. Waterson, D B (2017). "SHEIL, Glenister (1929–2008)". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  3. "DLP help for CP". The Canberra Times. 26 September 1967.
  4. "By-Elections 1966-1969". Psephos. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2012.