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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.
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The Corio seat in the House of Representatives | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 52,127 (93.4%) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The by-election was won by Labor candidate Gordon Scholes, a significant boost for Gough Whitlam, the new Opposition Leader.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Gordon Scholes | 25,679 | 50.3 | +11.1 | |
Liberal | Ronald Hay | 18,583 | 36.4 | -8.9 | |
Democratic Labor | Patrick Bourke | 5,418 | 10.6 | -0.2 | |
Liberal Reform Group | Sir George Jones | 923 | 1.8 | -0.3 | |
Independent | Mabel Cardinal | 486 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
Total formal votes | 51,089 | 98.0 | |||
Informal votes | 1,038 | 2.0 | |||
Turnout | 52,127 | 93.4 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Gordon Scholes | 53.1 | +11.0 | ||
Liberal | Ronald Hay | 46.9 | -11.0 | ||
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +11.0 |