1967 Capricornia by-election
{{Use Australian English|date=April 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox election
| 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%)
| registered =
| seats_for_election = The Capricornia seat in the House of Representatives
| candidate1 = Doug Everingham
| image1 = x150px
| party1 = Australian Labor Party
| popular_vote1 = 20,215
| percentage1 = 53.0%
| swing1 = {{increase}}0.8
| candidate2 = Frank Rudd
| image2 = 100px
| party2 = Liberal Party of Australia
| popular_vote2 = 12,048
| percentage2 = 31.6%
| swing2 = {{decrease}}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.{{cite news|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/106989965|title=ALP man wins Capricornia poll|newspaper=The Canberra Times|date=2 October 1967}} The Country Party candidate William Glenister Sheil was the father of future senator Glen Sheil.{{Cite Au Senate|Sen id=sheil-glenister|name=SHEIL, Glenister (1929–2008)|first=D B|last=Waterson|year=2017|access-date=2023-01-17}}
The Democratic Labor Party directed its preferences to the Country Party, following by the Liberal Party and the ALP.{{cite news|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/106978905|title=DLP help for CP|newspaper=The Canberra Times|date=26 September 1967}}
Results
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|title=Capricornia by-election, 1967{{cite web
| title=By-Elections 1966-1969
| publisher=Psephos
| url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1966/1966repsby.txt
| 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
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = Doug Everingham
|party = Labor
|votes = 20,215
|percentage = 53.0
|change = +0.8
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = Frank Rudd
|party = Liberal
|votes = 12,048
|percentage = 31.6
|change = -6.9
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = Glen Sheil
|party = Country
|votes = 3,279
|percentage = 8.6
|change = +8.6
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = Peter Boyle
|party = dlp
|votes = 2,628
|percentage = 6.9
|change = -2.4
}}
{{Election box formal|
|votes = 38,170
|percentage = 99.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box informal|
|votes = 316
|percentage = 0.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 38,486
|percentage = 93.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box 2pp}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|party = Labor
|candidate = Doug Everingham
|votes =
|percentage = 56.0
|change = +1.1
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|party = Liberal
|candidate = Frank Rudd
|votes =
|percentage = 44.0
|change = -1.1
}}
{{Election box hold AU party|
|winner = Labor
|swing = +1.1
}}
{{Election box end}}