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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{{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}}

References