1967 Australian Capital Territory election
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The 1967 Australian Capital Territory election was held on Saturday 16 September 1967 to elect all eight members of the Advisory Council, the main elected representative body of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).[1]
The election was contested by the True Whig Party, a joke party formed by satirist Alan Fitzgerald in 1966. Although standing on a joke platform and promising to "do nothing", Fitzgerald was elected with the third highest primary vote behind Labor and the Liberal Party.[2][3]
Prior to the election, the ACT Progress and Welfare Council had dissolved, and incumbent member Jim Pead stood as an independent candidate.[4]
Results
The Liberal Party returned to having representation on the council, having not won any seats in 1964.
| Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | ||
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| Labor | 3 |  1
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| Liberal | 2 | 2
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| True Whig | 1 | 1
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| Independents | 2 |  3
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| Total | 100.0 | ||||||
References
- ^ "AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY ADVISORY COUNCIL ELECTION". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. 25 August 1967. p. 4623. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ^ "Hansard" (PDF). Legislative Assembly for the ACT.
- ^ "Elected Members, ACT Advisory Council, 1930-1974". Libraries ACT. 10 May 2022.
- ^ "PEAD STANDING AGAIN Advisory Council role defended". The Canberra Times. Vol. 41, no. 11, 769. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 17 August 1967. p. 11 – via National Library of Australia.