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1967 Capricornia by-election
The Capricornia seat in the House of Representatives
Turnout	38,486 (93.7%)
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.

The by-election was won by Labor candidate Doug Everingham.

Results edit

Capricornia by-election, 1967^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Doug Everingham	20,215	53.0	+0.8
	Liberal	Frank Rudd	12,048	31.6	-6.9
	Country	Glen Sheil	3,279	8.6	+8.6
	Democratic Labor	Peter Boyle	2,628	6.9	-2.4
Total formal votes			38,170	99.2
Informal votes			316	0.8
Turnout			38,486	93.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Doug Everingham		56.0	+1.1
	Liberal	Frank Rudd		44.0	-1.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.1

^ "By-Elections 1966-1969". Psephos. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2012.