1967 Australian Capital Territory election

none 1967 Australian Capital Territory election Australian Capital Territory former parliamentary no 1964 1970 Australian Capital Territory election 1970 All 8 seats on the Australian Capital Territory Advisory Council 5 16 September 1964 150x150px No leader Australian Labor Party (Australian Capital Territory Branch) 2 3 1 150x150px Jim Leedman Liberal Party of Australia (Australian Capital Territory Division) 0 2 2 Democratic Labour Party (Australia) TWP 150x150px Alan Fitzgerald True Whig F5DEB3 Did not exist 1 1 Largest party Largest party after election Independents Labor The 1967 Australian Capital Territory election was held on Saturday 16 September 1967 to elect all eight members of the Advisory Council, the main elected representative body of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY ADVISORY COUNCIL ELECTION https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/241041698/26097320 12 August 2025 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette 25 August 1967 4623 The election was contested by the True Whig Party, a joke party formed by satirist Alan Fitzgerald in 1966. Although standing on a joke platform and promising to "do nothing", Fitzgerald was elected with the third highest primary vote behind Labor and the Liberal Party.Hansard https://www.hansard.act.gov.au/hansard/7th-assembly/2011/PDF/20110407.pdf Legislative Assembly for the ACTElected Members, ACT Advisory Council, 1930-1974 10 May 2022 https://www.library.act.gov.au/find/history/frequentlyaskedquestions/personal_stories/act_advisory_council,_1930-1974/elected_members,_act_advisory_council,_1930-1974 Libraries ACT Prior to the election, the ACT Progress and Welfare Council had dissolved, and incumbent member Jim Pead stood as an independent candidate.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article106972220 PEAD STANDING AGAIN Advisory Council role defended The Canberra Times 41 11,769 Australian Capital Territory, Australia 17 August 1967 11 National Library of Australia Results The Liberal Party returned to having representation on the council, having not won any seats in 1964. + Legislative Assembly (STV/PR) Party Votes % Swing Seats Change   Labor 3 1   Liberal 2 2   True Whig 1 1   Independents 2 3  Total 100.0 References Category:Elections in the Australian Capital Territory Australian Capital Territory election