Results of the 1953 Queensland state election

Queensland state election, 7 March 1953[1]
Legislative Assembly
<< 1950–1956 >>

Enrolled voters 657,349[1]
Votes cast 616,611 Turnout 93.80 +1.29
Informal votes 7,912 Informal 1.28 +0.17
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 323,882 53.21% +6.34 50 + 8
  Liberal 129,633 21.30% –8.61 8 – 3
  Country 114,124 18.75% –0.50 15 – 5
  North Queensland Labor 6,680 1.10% –0.12 1 ± 0
  Social Credit 4,103 0.67% +0.67 0 ± 0
  Communist 3,948 0.65% +0.28 0 ± 0
  Ind. Labor 824 0.13% –0.42 0 ± 0
  Independent 25,505 4.19% +2.90 1 ± 0
Total 608,699     75  

This is a list of electoral district results for the 1953 Queensland state election.

Results by electoral district

Aubigny

1953 Queensland state election: Aubigny[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Jim Sparkes 5,240 59.3 −14.3
Independent Vic Sullivan 3,601 40.7 +40.7
Total formal votes 8,841 99.1 −0.4
Informal votes 78 0.9 +0.4
Turnout 8,919 95.0 +1.8
Country hold Swing N/A

Balonne

1953 Queensland state election: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Taylor 2,600 61.2 +7.3
Country Claude Dunshea 1,650 38.8 −7.3
Total formal votes 4,250 99.1 +0.1
Informal votes 38 0.9 −0.1
Turnout 4,288 85.4 −2.0
Labor hold Swing +7.3

Barambah

1953 Queensland state election: Barambah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Joh Bjelke-Petersen unopposed
Country hold Swing

Barcoo

1953 Queensland state election: Barcoo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ned Davis unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Baroona

1953 Queensland state election: Baroona
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Power unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Belyando

1953 Queensland state election: Belyando
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Foley unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Bremer

1953 Queensland state election: Bremer
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Donald unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Brisbane

1953 Queensland state election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Johnno Mann 6,239 75.2 +16.4
Social Credit Colin Nonmus 1,598 19.3 +19.3
Communist Laura Hansen 457 5.5 +5.5
Total formal votes 8,294 95.3 −3.4
Informal votes 407 4.7 +3.4
Turnout 8,701 89.5 +0.4
Labor hold Swing N/A

Bulimba

1953 Queensland state election: Bulimba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Gardner 7,938 64.0 +28.3
Liberal Ronald Holt 4,464 36.0 +0.7
Total formal votes 12,402 98.5 −0.3
Informal votes 193 1.5 +0.3
Turnout 12,595 95.7 +1.4
Labor hold Swing +13.7

Bundaberg

1953 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ted Walsh 6,513 65.6 +21.0
Liberal Willie Howard 2,865 28.9 +3.1
Independent James Julin 549 5.5 +5.5
Total formal votes 9,927 99.3 +1.7
Informal votes 67 0.7 −1.7
Turnout 9,994 94.5 −1.0
Labor hold Swing +6.0

Buranda

1953 Queensland state election: Buranda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dick Brown 6,117 63.5 +10.5
Liberal Cecil Holt 3,523 36.5 −10.5
Total formal votes 9,640 98.9 −0.2
Informal votes 110 1.1 +0.2
Turnout 9,750 94.3 −0.1
Labor hold Swing +10.5

Burdekin

1953 Queensland state election: Burdekin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Arthur Coburn 4,337 58.0 +5.5
Labor William Wall 3,137 42.0 −2.0
Total formal votes 7,474 98.6 −0.5
Informal votes 107 1.4 +0.5
Turnout 7,581 96.1 +4.5
Independent hold Swing +3.6

Cairns

1953 Queensland state election: Cairns
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Thomas Crowley 4,546 59.6 +0.5
Country Arthur Keller 2,389 31.3 −9.6
Protestant Labor Charles Crawley 406 5.5 +5.5
Communist Cedric Dyer 292 3.6 +3.6
Total formal votes 7,633 98.6 −0.2
Informal votes 108 1.4 +0.2
Turnout 7,741 90.6 +3.2
Labor hold Swing +6.5

Callide

1953 Queensland state election: Callide
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Vince Jones 5,988 63.9 −1.9
Labor Patrick Moore 3,386 36.1 +1.9
Total formal votes 9,374 97.1 0.0
Informal votes 281 2.9 0.0
Turnout 9,655 96.9 +2.2
Country hold Swing −1.9

Carnarvon

1953 Queensland state election: Carnarvon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Paul Hilton 5,625 61.4 +10.6
Country Eric McCorkell 3,537 38.6 −10.6
Total formal votes 9,162 98.8 −0.5
Informal votes 108 1.2 +0.5
Turnout 9,270 92.1 +1.9
Labor hold Swing +10.6

Carpentaria

1953 Queensland state election: Carpentaria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Norm Smith 3,093 62.7 −0.2
Country William Aplin 1,842 37.3 +5.8
Total formal votes 4,935 99.1 +0.5
Informal votes 47 0.9 −0.5
Turnout 4,982 84.2 +3.5
Labor hold Swing −3.9

Charters Towers

1953 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Jones unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Chermside

1953 Queensland state election: Chermside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alex Dewar 7,306 51.6 −8.5
Labor Kenneth McRae 6,844 48.4 +8.5
Total formal votes 14,150 99.2 +0.5
Informal votes 116 0.8 −0.5
Turnout 14,266 95.0 +0.6
Liberal hold Swing −8.5

Clayfield

1953 Queensland state election: Clayfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harold Taylor unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Condamine

1953 Queensland state election: Condamine
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Les Diplock 5,074 50.5 +12.6
Country Eric Allpass 4,975 49.5 −12.6
Total formal votes 10,049 99.5 +0.1
Informal votes 53 0.5 −0.1
Turnout 10,102 93.2 +2.3
Labor gain from Country Swing +12.6

Cook

1953 Queensland state election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bunny Adair 4,135 53.1 +3.9
Country Carlisle Wordsworth 3,658 46.9 −3.9
Total formal votes 7,793 98.8 −0.1
Informal votes 93 1.2 +0.1
Turnout 7,886 89.8 +1.6
Labor gain from Country Swing +3.9

Cooroora

1953 Queensland state election: Cooroora
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Low 6,359 70.1 −2.5
Labor Geoffrey Arnell 2,713 29.9 +2.5
Total formal votes 9,072 99.3 +0.1
Informal votes 67 0.7 −0.1
Turnout 9,139 94.6 +2.4
Country hold Swing −2.5

Coorparoo

1953 Queensland state election: Coorparoo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Hiley 6,722 57.5 −5.5
Labor Gerald Maher 4,970 42.5 +5.5
Total formal votes 11,692 99.1 +0.1
Informal votes 110 0.9 −0.1
Turnout 11,802 94.0 +0.7
Liberal hold Swing −5.5

Cunningham

1953 Queensland state election: Cunningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Alan Fletcher 5,944 60.9 −39.1
Labor Robert Bradfield 3,808 39.1 +39.1
Total formal votes 9,752 99.2
Informal votes 78 0.8
Turnout 9,830 93.2
Country hold Swing N/A

Darlington

1953 Queensland state election: Darlington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Tom Plunkett 6,507 66.6 −33.4
Labor Charles Knoll 2,998 30.7 +30.7
Communist William Yarrow 270 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 9,775 96.9
Informal votes 314 3.1
Turnout 10,089 93.3
Country hold Swing N/A

Fassifern

1953 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Alf Muller 5,954 68.1 −8.1
Independent Oliver Hooper 2,791 31.9 +31.9
Total formal votes 8,745 98.9 −0.4
Informal votes 101 1.1 +0.4
Turnout 8,846 94.3 +0.4
Country hold Swing N/A

Fitzroy

1953 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Clark 6,028 69.5 +7.6
Liberal William Hoare 2,490 28.7 −9.4
Communist Eric Browne 157 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 8,675 99.1 +0.1
Informal votes 78 0.9 −0.1
Turnout 8,753 95.0 +1.8
Labor hold Swing +8.9

Flinders

1953 Queensland state election: Flinders
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ernest Riordan unopposed
Labor hold Swing

By-elections

  • This by-election was caused by the death of Ernest Riordan. It was held on 12 March 1955.
1955 Flinders state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Forde 1,176 46.0 −54.0
Country Bill Longeran 864 33.8 +33.8
Independent Labor Charles Corney 519 20.3 +20.3
Total formal votes 2,559 98.9
Informal votes 28 1.1
Turnout 2,587 57.6
Labor hold Swing N/A

Fortitude Valley

1953 Queensland state election: Fortitude Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mick Brosnan 6,718 72.1 +14.5
Social Credit John Marion 2,156 23.2 +23.2
Communist Albert Graham 438 4.7 +1.6
Total formal votes 9,312 97.0 +1.4
Informal votes 291 3.0 −1.4
Turnout 9,603 91.8 −0.4
Labor hold Swing N/A

Gregory

1953 Queensland state election: Gregory
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Devries unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Haughton

1953 Queensland state election: Haughton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Colin McCathie 4,617 59.2 +12.3
Country Frederick Purdie 1,661 21.3 +21.3
NQ Labor Ernest O'Brien 1,526 19.6 0.0
Total formal votes 7,804 99.4 +1.4
Informal votes 46 0.6 −1.4
Turnout 7,850 96.3 +3.3
Labor hold Swing +13.7

Hinchinbrook

1953 Queensland state election: Hinchinbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Cecil Jesson 4,494 59.3 +3.3
Liberal James Ryan 1,549 20.4 −23.7
Independent Douglas Jeffrey 1,534 20.2 +20.2
Total formal votes 7,577 98.2 +0.1
Informal votes 139 1.8 −0.1
Turnout 7,716 92.0 +1.9
Labor hold Swing +18.4

Ipswich

1953 Queensland state election: Ipswich
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ivor Marsden 8,090 94.6 +30.6
Communist Richard Cobb 463 5.4 +5.4
Total formal votes 8,553 94.6 −4.4
Informal votes 492 5.4 +4.4
Turnout 9,045 93.3 +3.2
Labor hold Swing N/A

Isis

1953 Queensland state election: Isis
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Jack Pizzey 5,326 58.7 −3.2
Labor John Barron 3,743 41.3 +3.2
Total formal votes 9,069 98.7 +1.6
Informal votes 123 1.3 −1.6
Turnout 9,192 94.6 −0.4
Country hold Swing −3.2

Ithaca

1953 Queensland state election: Ithaca
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Leonard Eastment 6,513 65.0 +4.3
Liberal Douglas Lowndes 3,361 33.6 −5.7
Communist Herbert Heritage 141 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 10,015 98.9 0.0
Informal votes 107 1.1 0.0
Turnout 10,122 95.4 +1.3
Labor hold Swing +5.3

Kedron

1953 Queensland state election: Kedron
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eric Lloyd 10,279 65.8 +17.8
Liberal John Harris 5,351 34.2 −17.8
Total formal votes 15,630 99.0 −0.2
Informal votes 160 1.0 +0.2
Turnout 15,790 95.7 +0.8
Labor hold Swing +17.8

Kelvin Grove

1953 Queensland state election: Kelvin Grove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bert Turner 6,314 61.9 +5.7
Liberal Mary Lahey 3,883 38.1 −5.7
Total formal votes 10,197 98.4 −0.6
Informal votes 165 1.6 +0.6
Turnout 10,362 94.8 +0.1
Labor hold Swing +5.7

Keppel

1953 Queensland state election: Keppel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Viv Cooper 5,850 55.4 −0.7
Country Alfred Ganter 4,001 37.9 −6.0
Independent Tolstoy Birkbeck 703 6.7 +6.7
Total formal votes 10,554 99.0 −0.3
Informal votes 111 1.0 +0.3
Turnout 10,665 95.7 +1.7
Labor hold Swing +3.3

Kurilpa

1953 Queensland state election: Kurilpa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Moores 5,853 62.7 +5.3
Liberal Lilian Derrick 2,868 30.7 −11.9
Social Credit Richard Boorman 349 3.7 +3.7
Communist Anna Slater 165 1.8 +1.8
Independent Sydney Clare 101 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 9,336 98.1 −0.4
Informal votes 180 1.9 +0.4
Turnout 9,516 91.7 −1.8
Labor hold Swing +9.7

Landsborough

1953 Queensland state election: Landsborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Frank Nicklin unopposed
Country hold Swing

Lockyer

1953 Queensland state election: Lockyer
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gordon Chalk 6,177 67.1 +3.9
Labor John Hilton 3,032 32.9 +7.7
Total formal votes 9,209 99.5 −0.1
Informal votes 47 0.5 +0.1
Turnout 9,256 95.4 +2.2
Liberal hold Swing −4.4

Mackay

1953 Queensland state election: Mackay[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Fred Graham 4,586 64.5 +9.5
Liberal Flora Johnson 2,520 35.5 −9.5
Total formal votes 7,106 99.3 +0.1
Informal votes 48 0.7 −0.1
Turnout 7,154 95.9 +3.8
Labor hold Swing +9.5

Mackenzie

1953 Queensland state election: Mackenzie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Paddy Whyte 2,420 55.0 +3.7
Country James Lawrence 1,978 45.0 −3.7
Total formal votes 4,398 99.2 +0.5
Informal votes 36 0.8 −0.5
Turnout 4,434 90.1 +1.1
Labor hold Swing +3.7

Marodian

1953 Queensland state election: Marodian
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country James Heading 5,748 67.6 −2.2
Labor Sydney Campbell 2,754 32.4 +2.2
Total formal votes 8,502 99.1 −0.3
Informal votes 79 0.9 +0.3
Turnout 8,581 93.3 +3.1
Country hold Swing −2.2

Maryborough

1953 Queensland state election: Maryborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Farrell 5,429 56.0 −9.5
Independent Cyril Tanner 4,178 43.1 +43.1
Communist Charles Reed 92 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 9,699 97.8 −0.2
Informal votes 214 2.2 +0.2
Turnout 9,913 97.5 +0.9
Labor hold Swing N/A

By-election

  • This by-election was caused by the death of David Farrell. It was held on 28 November 1953.
1953 Maryborough state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Horace Davies 5,730 61.2 +5.2
Independent Ralph Stafford 3,640 38.8 +38.8
Total formal votes 9,370 98.5 +0.7
Informal votes 141 1.5 −0.7
Turnout 9,511 91.7 −5.8
Labor hold Swing N/A

Merthyr

1953 Queensland state election: Merthyr
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Moore 6,110 63.8 +7.8
Liberal William Knox 3,470 36.2 −7.8
Total formal votes 9,580 98.7 0.0
Informal votes 129 1.3 0.0
Turnout 9,709 93.9 +0.5
Labor hold Swing +7.8

Mirani

1953 Queensland state election: Mirani
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ernie Evans 4,332 57.9 −5.1
Labor Roger Scanlan 3,146 42.1 +5.1
Total formal votes 7,478 99.0 −0.3
Informal votes 74 1.0 +0.3
Turnout 7,552 94.8 +2.6
Country hold Swing −5.1

Mount Coot-tha

1953 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kenneth Morris 7,484 57.3 −2.8
Labor Vlad Darveniza 5,578 42.7 +2.8
Total formal votes 13,062 98.8 −0.2
Informal votes 163 1.2 +0.2
Turnout 13,225 94.2 +0.4
Liberal hold Swing −2.8

Mount Gravatt

1953 Queensland state election: Mount Gravatt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Felix Dittmer 12,203 63.5 +11.2
Liberal Daniel Rowley 6,635 34.5 −11.5
Communist George Bordujenko 386 2.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 19,224 98.7 +0.1
Informal votes 259 1.3 −0.1
Turnout 19,483 93.6 +1.5
Labor hold Swing +11.6

Mourilyan

1953 Queensland state election: Mourilyan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Byrne 4,867 67.3 +23.8
Country John Castor 2,142 29.6 −9.0
Communist Bertie Clark 227 3.1 −0.6
Total formal votes 7,236 99.2 0.0
Informal votes 58 0.8 0.0
Turnout 7,294 94.1 +2.5
Labor hold Swing +16.4

Mulgrave

1953 Queensland state election: Mulgrave
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles English 3,716 51.1 +7.1
Country Bob Watson 3,553 48.9 +0.1
Total formal votes 7,269 98.7 −0.2
Informal votes 99 1.3 +0.2
Turnout 7,368 92.9 +2.0
Labor gain from Country Swing +3.7

Mundingburra

1953 Queensland state election: Mundingburra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NQ Labor Tom Aikens 4,372 52.5 +9.9
Labor Daniel Gleeson 2,303 27.7 +3.8
Liberal Christopher Wordsworth 1,647 19.8 −13.9
Total formal votes 8,322 99.3 +0.6
Informal votes 56 0.7 −0.6
Turnout 8,378 94.8 +2.5
NQ Labor hold Swing N/A

Murrumba

1953 Queensland state election: Murrumba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Nicholson 6,564 57.8 −7.3
Labor Kenneth Griffith 4,801 42.2 +7.3
Total formal votes 11,365 99.2 +0.3
Informal votes 89 0.8 −0.3
Turnout 11,454 92.5 −0.7
Country hold Swing −7.3

Nash

1953 Queensland state election: Nash
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Greg Kehoe 5,583 56.1 +6.0
Liberal Ronald Witham 4,373 43.9 −6.0
Total formal votes 9,956 99.2 −0.2
Informal votes 75 0.8 +0.2
Turnout 10,031 94.2 +0.1
Labor hold Swing +6.0

Norman

1953 Queensland state election: Norman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Baxter 6,447 59.2 +10.4
Liberal Rex Brock 4,446 40.8 −10.4
Total formal votes 10,893 98.9 0.0
Informal votes 116 1.1 0.0
Turnout 11,009 93.9 +0.6
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +10.4

North Toowoomba

1953 Queensland state election: North Toowoomba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Les Wood 5,649 61.8 +7.4
Liberal John Groom 3,486 38.2 −7.4
Total formal votes 9,135 99.1 −0.1
Informal votes 82 0.9 +0.1
Turnout 9,217 93.7 +4.7
Labor hold Swing +7.4

Nundah

1953 Queensland state election: Nundah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Roberts 6,882 61.9 +9.6
Liberal Nellie Taylor 4,232 38.1 −9.6
Total formal votes 11,114 98.6 −0.3
Informal votes 162 1.4 +0.3
Turnout 11,276 94.5 +0.7
Labor hold Swing +9.6

Port Curtis

1953 Queensland state election: Port Curtis
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Burrows 6,241 67.8 +10.0
Liberal Julia Hinds 2,970 32.2 −10.0
Total formal votes 9,211 99.2 0.0
Informal votes 69 0.8 0.0
Turnout 9,280 95.3 +0.6
Labor hold Swing +10.0

Rockhampton

1953 Queensland state election: Rockhampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Larcombe 5,457 61.8 +10.5
Liberal Thomas Donohoe 3,141 35.6 −13.0
Independent Thomas Kelly 227 2.6 +2.6
Total formal votes 8,825 99.0 0.0
Informal votes 88 1.0 0.0
Turnout 8,913 95.1 +2.2
Labor hold Swing +12.2

Roma

1953 Queensland state election: Roma
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alfred Dohring 2,555 51.6 +4.9
Country William Ewan 2,393 48.4 −4.9
Total formal votes 4,948 99.3 +0.4
Informal votes 35 0.7 −0.4
Turnout 4,983 94.1 +0.4
Labor gain from Country Swing +4.9

Sandgate

1953 Queensland state election: Sandgate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Herbert Robinson 8,047 55.9 +9.9
Liberal Eric Decker 6,338 44.1 −9.9
Total formal votes 14,385 98.6 0.0
Informal votes 209 1.4 0.0
Turnout 14,594 94.0 −0.3
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +9.9

Sherwood

1953 Queensland state election: Sherwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tom Kerr 6,830 50.5 −7.9
Labor Robert Mansfield 6,552 48.5 +6.9
Independent Pablo O'Dowd 141 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 13,523 98.8 −0.4
Informal votes 169 1.2 +0.4
Turnout 13,692 94.2 +0.8
Liberal hold Swing −7.4

Somerset

1953 Queensland state election: Somerset
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alexander Skinner 4,522 51.0 +8.8
Country James Brough 4,353 49.0 −8.8
Total formal votes 8,875 99.1 −0.1
Informal votes 78 0.9 +0.1
Turnout 8,953 93.9 +0.4
Labor gain from Country Swing +8.8

South Brisbane

1953 Queensland state election: South Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Vince Gair 5,847 64.6 +8.1
Liberal Geoffrey Wadeson 2,787 30.8 −12.7
Independent John Parker 418 4.6 +4.6
Total formal votes 9,052 98.5 −0.4
Informal votes 134 1.5 +0.4
Turnout 9,186 90.4 −1.5
Labor hold Swing +11.2

Southport

1953 Queensland state election: Southport
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Eric Gaven 6,089 60.2 +11.2
Labor Edgar Hill 4,031 39.8 +11.0
Total formal votes 10,120 99.3 −0.3
Informal votes 74 0.7 +0.3
Turnout 10,194 93.2 +2.2
Country hold Swing −2.8

Tablelands

1953 Queensland state election: Tablelands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harold Collins 5,165 66.3 +12.7
Country James Baldock 2,412 30.9 −8.9
Communist Richard Anear 217 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 7,794 99.1 −0.2
Informal votes 72 0.9 +0.2
Turnout 7,866 91.4 +1.5
Labor hold Swing +10.8

Toowong

1953 Queensland state election: Toowong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Munro 7,135 62.8 −4.2
Labor Frank Venables 4,234 37.2 +4.2
Total formal votes 11,369 98.8 −0.3
Informal votes 136 1.2 +0.3
Turnout 11,505 94.0 +0.6
Liberal hold Swing −4.2

Toowoomba

1953 Queensland state election: Toowoomba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Duggan 6,086 66.1 +10.4
Liberal Frank Farnell 3,123 33.9 −10.4
Total formal votes 9,209 99.2 +0.2
Informal votes 71 0.8 −0.2
Turnout 9,280 93.5 +3.0
Labor hold Swing +10.4

Townsville

1953 Queensland state election: Townsville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Keyatta 3,786 58.4 +6.8
Liberal Archibald Hooper 1,713 26.4 −12.0
NQ Labor Kevin Gormley 782 12.1 +4.9
Communist Hugh Fay 200 3.1 +3.1
Total formal votes 6,481 98.7 +0.1
Informal votes 85 1.3 −0.1
Turnout 6,566 92.4 +5.8
Labor hold Swing +11.5

Warrego

1953 Queensland state election: Warrego
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Dufficy unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Warwick

1953 Queensland state election: Warwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Otto Madsen 5,651 64.8 −3.6
Labor John O'Brien 3,069 35.2 +3.6
Total formal votes 8,720 99.2 0.0
Informal votes 67 0.8 0.0
Turnout 8,787 95.7 +2.3
Country hold Swing −3.6

Whitsunday

1953 Queensland state election: Whitsunday
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Lloyd Roberts 3,878 49.5 +4.2
Labor Hugh MacLennan 3,510 44.8 +8.3
Communist Jim Henderson 443 5.7 −7.0
Total formal votes 7,831 99.2 +0.2
Informal votes 65 0.8 −0.2
Turnout 7,896 94.1 +2.5
Country hold Swing −2.9

Windsor

1953 Queensland state election: Windsor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Rasey 6,011 60.2 +10.1
Liberal John Cutting 3,980 39.8 −10.1
Total formal votes 9,901 98.9 −0.2
Informal votes 108 1.1 +0.2
Turnout 10,009 94.1 +0.5
Labor hold Swing +10.1

Wynnum

1953 Queensland state election: Wynnum
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Gunn 9,261 69.5 +8.5
Liberal Charles Mengel 4,066 30.5 −8.5
Total formal votes 13,327 98.9 −0.2
Informal votes 152 1.1 +0.2
Turnout 13,479 93.9 −1.2
Labor hold Swing +8.5

Yeronga

1953 Queensland state election: Yeronga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Winston Noble 6,041 51.2 −7.6
Labor Tom Doyle 5,767 48.8 +7.6
Total formal votes 11,808 98.8 +0.3
Informal votes 146 1.2 −0.3
Turnout 11,954 95.3 +1.7
Liberal hold Swing −7.6

See also

References

  1. ^ Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 7 March 1953". Retrieved 25 January 2010.
  2. ^ Hughes, Colin A. (1974). Voting for the Queensland legislative assembly, 1890-1964. Canberra: Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN 0-7081-0301-4.
  3. ^ Hughes, Colin A. (1974). Voting for the Queensland legislative assembly, 1890-1964. Canberra: Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN 0-7081-0301-4.