1967 Capricornia by-election

April 2024 August 2019 1967 Capricornia by-election Australia Parliamentary no 1966 Australian federal election 1966 30 September 1967 1969 Australian federal election 1969 38,486 (93.7%) The Capricornia seat in the House of Representatives Doug Everingham x150px Australian Labor Party 20,215 53.0% 0.8 Frank Rudd 100px Liberal Party of Australia 12,048 31.6% 6.9 MP George Gray Australian Labor Party Doug Everingham 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.https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/106989965 ALP man wins Capricornia poll The Canberra Times 2 October 1967 The Country Party candidate William Glenister Sheil was the father of future senator Glen Sheil.sheil-glenister SHEIL, Glenister (1929–2008) D B Waterson 2017 2023-01-17 The Democratic Labor Party directed its preferences to the Country Party, followed by the Liberal Party and the ALP.https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/106978905 DLP help for CP The Canberra Times 26 September 1967 Results Capricornia by-election, 1967By-Elections 1966-1969 Psephos http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1966/1966repsby.txt 19 May 2012 29 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120529205051/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1966/1966repsby.txt dead Doug Everingham Labor 20,215 53.0 +0.8 Frank Rudd Liberal 12,048 31.6 -6.9 Glen Sheil Country 3,279 8.6 +8.6 Peter Boyle dlp 2,628 6.9 -2.4 38,170 99.2 316 0.8 38,486 93.7 Labor Doug Everingham 56.0 +1.1 Liberal Frank Rudd 44.0 -1.1 Labor +1.1 References Capricornia by-election 1967 Category:Queensland federal by-elections Capricornia by-election 1967