Election Name: | 1967 Corio by-election |
Country: | Australia |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1966 Australian federal election |
Previous Year: | 1966 |
Election Date: | 22 July 1967 |
Next Election: | 1969 Australian federal election |
Next Year: | 1969 |
Turnout: | 52,127 (93.4%) |
Seats For Election: | The Corio seat in the House of Representatives |
Candidate1: | Gordon Scholes |
Party1: | Australian Labor Party |
Popular Vote1: | 25,679 |
Percentage1: | 50.3% |
Swing1: | 11.1 |
Candidate2: | Ronald Hay |
Party2: | Liberal Party of Australia |
Popular Vote2: | 18,583 |
Percentage2: | 36.4% |
Swing2: | 8.9 |
MP | |
Before Election: | Hubert Opperman |
Before Party: | Liberal Party of Australia |
After Election: | Gordon Scholes |
After Party: | Australian Labor Party |
A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Corio on 22 July 1967. This was triggered by the resignation of Liberal Party MP Hubert Opperman.
The by-election was won by Labor candidate Gordon Scholes, a significant boost for Gough Whitlam, the new Opposition Leader.