South Australian state election, 7 March 1953[1] House of Assembly << 1950–1956 >>
Enrolled voters		354,273
Votes cast		336,592		Turnout	95.01%	+1.86%
Informal votes		9,871		Informal	2.93%	–0.40%
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	166,517	50.97%	+2.88%	14	+ 2
	Liberal and Country	119,106	36.45%	–4.05%	21	– 2
	Communist	4,827	1.48%	+0.14%	0	± 0
	Independent	36,271	11.10%	+1.03%	4	± 0
Total		326,721			39
Two-party-preferred
	Liberal and Country		47.00%	–4.30%
	Labor		53.00%	+4.30%

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1953 South Australian state election.

Results by electoral district[edit]

Adelaide[edit]

1953 South Australian state election: Adelaide^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Sam Lawn	9,271	89.5	+51.2
	Communist	Edward Robertson	1,093	10.5	+10.5
Total formal votes			10,364	93.1	+0.8
Informal votes			770	6.9	-0.8
Turnout			11,134	92.4	+1.7
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Albert[edit]

1953 South Australian state election: Albert

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Malcolm McIntosh	4,225	74.6	-25.4
	Independent	Robert Upton	999	17.7	+17.7
	Independent	Carl Muller	436	7.7	+7.7
Total formal votes			5,660	96.6
Informal votes			200	3.4
Turnout			5,860	95.7
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

• Preferences were not distributed.

Alexandra[edit]

1953 South Australian state election: Alexandra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	David Brookman	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Angas[edit]

1953 South Australian state election: Angas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Berthold Teusner	4,088	68.1	-7.8
	Independent	Henry Schneider	1,914	31.9	+7.8
Total formal votes			6,002	97.1	-0.9
Informal votes			176	2.9	+0.9
Turnout			6,178	96.7	+0.4
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	-7.8

Burnside[edit]

1953 South Australian state election: Burnside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Geoffrey Clarke	11,791	61.5	-38.5
	Labor	Frederick Hansford	5,601	29.2	+29.2
	Independent	John Parkinson	1,770	9.2	+9.2
Total formal votes			19,162	97.6
Informal votes			475	2.4
Turnout			19,637	94.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Geoffrey Clarke		66.1	-33.9
	Labor	Frederick Hansford		33.9	+33.9
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Burra[edit]

1953 South Australian state election: Burra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	George Hawker	2,478	59.4	-1.9
	Labor	Even George	1,697	40.6	+1.9
Total formal votes			4,175	99.0	0.0
Informal votes			41	1.0	0.0
Turnout			4,216	97.2	+2.5
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	-1.9

Chaffey[edit]

1953 South Australian state election: Chaffey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Macgillivray	4,731	69.1	+28.8
	Liberal and Country	Ross Story	2,111	30.9	-4.2
Total formal votes			6,842	97.5	+0.2
Informal votes			174	2.5	-0.2
Turnout			7,016	95.3	-0.1
	Independent hold		Swing	+8.4

Eyre[edit]

1953 South Australian state election: Eyre

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Arthur Christian	3,194	67.8	-32.2
	Independent	Herbert Hogan	1,519	32.2	+32.2
Total formal votes			4,713	97.9
Informal votes			102	2.1
Turnout			4,815	94.7
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Flinders[edit]

1953 South Australian state election: Flinders

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Glen Pearson	4,129	58.4	-41.6
	Labor	Percy Baillie	2,936	41.6	+41.6
Total formal votes			7,065	98.7
Informal votes			94	1.3
Turnout			7,159	96.2
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Frome[edit]

1953 South Australian state election: Frome

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Mick O'Halloran	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Gawler[edit]

1953 South Australian state election: Gawler

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Clark	4,432	77.1	+22.9
	Independent	Frank Rieck	1,320	22.9	+22.9
Total formal votes			5,752	96.2	-2.7
Informal votes			230	3.8	+2.7
Turnout			5,982	96.1	+0.7
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Glenelg[edit]

1953 South Australian state election: Glenelg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Baden Pattinson	12,927	50.7	-11.6
	Labor	Loftus Fenwick	12,562	49.3	+11.6
Total formal votes			25,489	97.5	+0.2
Informal votes			617	2.5	-0.2
Turnout			26,128	95.6	+1.7
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	-11.6

Goodwood[edit]

1953 South Australian state election: Goodwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Walsh	15,057	63.1	+8.6
	Liberal and Country	Howard Zelling	8,795	36.9	-8.6
Total formal votes			23,852	97.6	-0.8
Informal votes			577	2.4	+0.8
Turnout			24,429	94.7	+1.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.6

Gouger[edit]

1953 South Australian state election: Gouger

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Rufus Goldney	3,560	56.1	-14.4
	Labor	Bernard McEwen	2,784	43.9	+14.4
Total formal votes			6,344	98.6	+0.8
Informal votes			89	1.4	-0.8
Turnout			6,433	96.9
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	-14.4

Gumeracha[edit]

1953 South Australian state election: Gumeracha

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Thomas Playford	5,315	90.4	-9.6
	Communist	Alan Finger	566	9.6	+9.6
Total formal votes			5,881	95.1
Informal votes			302	4.9
Turnout			6,183	96.2
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Hindmarsh[edit]

1953 South Australian state election: Hindmarsh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Cyril Hutchens	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Light[edit]

1953 South Australian state election: Light

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Herbert Michael	3,079	59.5	-40.5
	Labor	Donald MacLeod	2,092	40.5	+40.5
Total formal votes			5,171	98.5
Informal votes			80	1.5
Turnout			5,251	96.7
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Mitcham[edit]

1953 South Australian state election: Mitcham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Henry Dunks	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Mount Gambier[edit]

1953 South Australian state election: Mount Gambier

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Fletcher	4,577	54.3	-10.1
	Labor	Raphael Mahony	3,848	45.7	+10.1
Total formal votes			8,425	98.8	+0.4
Informal votes			101	1.2	-0.4
Turnout			8,526	96.0	+2.3
	Independent hold		Swing	-10.1

Murray[edit]

1953 South Australian state election: Murray

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Hector White	3,026	45.1	-4.1
	Labor	Robert Moroney	2,220	33.1	-17.7
	Independent	Lawrence McKenzie	773	11.5	+11.5
	Independent	Albert Denman	685	10.2	+10.2
Total formal votes			6,704	97.2	-1.1
Informal votes			194	2.8	+1.1
Turnout			6,898	96.8	+1.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Hector White	3,385	50.5	+1.3
	Labor	Robert Moroney	3,319	49.5	-1.3
	Liberal and Country gain from Labor		Swing	+1.3

Newcastle[edit]

1953 South Australian state election: Newcastle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	George Jenkins	2,275	63.7	-7.6
	Labor	Gerald Travers	1,298	36.3	+7.6
Total formal votes			3,573	97.4	-1.5
Informal votes			96	2.6	+1.5
Turnout			3,669	92.0	+5.9
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	-7.6

Norwood[edit]

1953 South Australian state election: Norwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Don Dunstan	9,189	56.3	+12.4
	Liberal and Country	Roy Moir	7,122	43.7	-0.2
Total formal votes			16,311	97.8	+2.9
Informal votes			367	2.2	-2.9
Turnout			16,678	95.1	+1.4
	Labor gain from Liberal and Country		Swing	+10.8

Onkaparinga[edit]

1953 South Australian state election: Onkaparinga

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Howard Shannon	4,266	57.0	-4.1
	Labor	Frank Staniford	3,223	43.0	+4.1
Total formal votes			7,489	97.9	-0.7
Informal votes			160	2.1	+0.7
Turnout			7,649	95.7	+0.8
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	-4.1

Port Adelaide[edit]

1953 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	James Stephens	25,131	91.9	+1.7
	Communist	Peter Symon	2,212	8.1	-1.7
Total formal votes			27,343	94.6	0.0
Informal votes			1,559	5.4	0.0
Turnout			28,902	95.1	+2.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.7

Port Pirie[edit]

1953 South Australian state election: Port Pirie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles Davis	5,137	65.8	-3.7
	Independent	Arthur Pickering	1,585	20.3	+20.3
	Independent	Thomas Madigan	1,089	13.9	+13.9
Total formal votes			7,811	95.2	+4.3
Informal votes			390	4.8	-4.3
Turnout			8,201	96.2	+1.2
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

• Preferences were not distributed.

Prospect[edit]

1953 South Australian state election: Prospect

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Jennings	11,728	53.4	+12.2
	Liberal and Country	Elder Whittle	10,228	46.6	-8.9
Total formal votes			21,956	97.9	+2.4
Informal votes			468	2.1	-2.4
Turnout			22,424	94.9	+0.4
	Labor gain from Liberal and Country		Swing	+9.2

Ridley[edit]

1953 South Australian state election: Ridley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Tom Stott	4,531	77.8	-22.2
	Independent	Henry Schneider	1,291	22.2	+22.2
Total formal votes			5,822	98.2
Informal votes			107	1.8
Turnout			5,929	97.0
	Independent hold		Swing	N/A

Rocky River[edit]

1953 South Australian state election: Rocky River

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	James Heaslip	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Semaphore[edit]

1953 South Australian state election: Semaphore

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harold Tapping	19,043	87.6	+7.1
	Independent	Roy Luckman	2,693	12.4	+12.4
Total formal votes			21,736	95.4	+1.2
Informal votes			1,037	4.6	-1.2
Turnout			22,773	93.9	+1.8
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Stanley[edit]

1953 South Australian state election: Stanley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Percy Quirke	2,954	61.9	+14.7
	Liberal and Country	Elliot Parker	1,817	38.1	+2.6
Total formal votes			4,771	98.0	-0.8
Informal votes			98	2.0	+0.8
Turnout			4,869	96.8	-0.1
	Independent hold		Swing	+1.9

Stirling[edit]

1953 South Australian state election: Stirling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	William Jenkins	3,507	52.9	-3.7
	Independent	William McAnaney	2,141	32.3	32.3
	Independent	Orlando Hutchinson	985	14.8	+14.8
Total formal votes			6,633	97.6	-0.7
Informal votes			161	2.4	+0.7
Turnout			6,794	97.0	+1.8
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

• Preferences were not distributed.

Stuart[edit]

1953 South Australian state election: Stuart

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lindsay Riches	8,444	89.8	-3.0
	Communist	Elliott Johnston	956	10.2	+3.0
Total formal votes			9,400	96.3	+0.1
Informal votes			363	3.7	-0.1
Turnout			9,763	90.1	+0.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.0

Thebarton[edit]

1953 South Australian state election: Thebarton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Fred Walsh	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Torrens[edit]

1953 South Australian state election: Torrens

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Leo Travers	8,469	51.3	-3.2
	Labor	Thomas Sexton	8,055	48.7	+3.2
Total formal votes			16,524	97.9	-0.3
Informal votes			359	2.1	+0.3
Turnout			16,883	94.1	+1.9
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	-3.2

Unley[edit]

1953 South Australian state election: Unley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Colin Dunnage	8,065	50.3	-7.5
	Labor	Arthur Savage	7,974	49.7	+7.5
Total formal votes			16,039	97.9	-0.1
Informal votes			336	2.1	+0.1
Turnout			16,375	94.5	+2.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-7.5

Victoria[edit]

1953 South Australian state election: Victoria

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Corcoran	4,795	49.4	+2.1
	Liberal and Country	Roy McLachlan	4,639	47.8	-4.9
	Independent	John Gartner	278	2.9	+2.9
Total formal votes			9,712	98.7	-0.3
Informal votes			126	1.3	+0.3
Turnout			9,838	95.5	+1.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Corcoran		50.8	+3.5
	Liberal and Country	Roy McLachlan		49.2	-3.5
	Labor gain from Liberal and Country		Swing	+3.5

Wallaroo[edit]

1953 South Australian state election: Wallaroo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Hughie McAlees	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Yorke Peninsula[edit]

1953 South Australian state election: Yorke Peninsula

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Cecil Hincks	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Young[edit]

1953 South Australian state election: Young

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Robert Nicholls	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

See also[edit]

• Candidates of the 1953 South Australian state election
• Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1953–1956

References[edit]