1967 Corio by-election

1967 Corio by-election
The Corio seat in the House of Representatives
Turnout	52,127 (93.4%)
MP before election; Hubert Opperman; Liberal	Elected MP ; Gordon Scholes; Labor

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.

Results[]

Corio by-election, 1967^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

^ "By-Elections 1966-1969". Psephos. Archived from the original on 2012-05-29. Retrieved 2012-05-19.

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