Results of the 1953 South Australian state election (House of Assembly)

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South Australian state election, 7 March 1953 [1]
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Enrolled voters354,273
Votes cast336,592 Turnout 95.01%+1.86%
Informal votes9,871Informal2.93%–0.40%
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes %SwingSeatsChange
  Labor 166,51750.97%+2.88%14+ 2
  Liberal and Country 119,10636.45%–4.05%21– 2
  Communist 4,8271.48%+0.14%0± 0
  Independent 36,27111.10%+1.03%4± 0
Total326,721  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

Adelaide

1953 South Australian state election: Adelaide [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Sam Lawn 9,27189.5+51.2
Communist Edward Robertson1,09310.5+10.5
Total formal votes10,36493.1+0.8
Informal votes7706.9−0.8
Turnout 11,13492.4+1.7
Labor hold Swing N/A

Albert

1953 South Australian state election: Albert
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Malcolm McIntosh 4,22574.6-25.4
Independent Robert Upton99917.7+17.7
Independent Carl Muller4367.7+7.7
Total formal votes5,66096.6
Informal votes2003.4
Turnout 5,86095.7
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Alexandra

1953 South Australian state election: Alexandra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country David Brookman unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Angas

1953 South Australian state election: Angas
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Berthold Teusner 4,08868.1-7.8
Independent Henry Schneider1,91431.9+7.8
Total formal votes6,00297.1−0.9
Informal votes1762.9+0.9
Turnout 6,17896.7+0.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing -7.8

Burnside

1953 South Australian state election: Burnside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Geoffrey Clarke 11,79161.5-38.5
Labor Frederick Hansford5,60129.2+29.2
Independent John Parkinson1,7709.2+9.2
Total formal votes19,16297.6
Informal votes4752.4
Turnout 19,63794.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Geoffrey Clarke 66.1-33.9
Labor Frederick Hansford33.9+33.9
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Burra

1953 South Australian state election: Burra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country George Hawker 2,47859.4-1.9
Labor Even George 1,69740.6+1.9
Total formal votes4,17599.00.0
Informal votes411.00.0
Turnout 4,21697.2+2.5
Liberal and Country hold Swing -1.9

Chaffey

1953 South Australian state election: Chaffey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent William Macgillivray 4,73169.1+28.8
Liberal and Country Ross Story 2,11130.9-4.2
Total formal votes6,84297.5+0.2
Informal votes1742.5−0.2
Turnout 7,01695.3−0.1
Independent hold Swing +8.4

Eyre

1953 South Australian state election: Eyre
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Arthur Christian 3,19467.8-32.2
Independent Herbert Hogan1,51932.2+32.2
Total formal votes4,71397.9
Informal votes1022.1
Turnout 4,81594.7
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Flinders

1953 South Australian state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Glen Pearson 4,12958.4-41.6
Labor Percy Baillie2,93641.6+41.6
Total formal votes7,06598.7
Informal votes941.3
Turnout 7,15996.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Frome

1953 South Australian state election: Frome
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Mick O'Halloran unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Gawler

1953 South Australian state election: Gawler
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Clark 4,43277.1+22.9
Independent Frank Rieck1,32022.9+22.9
Total formal votes5,75296.2−2.7
Informal votes2303.8+2.7
Turnout 5,98296.1+0.7
Labor hold Swing N/A

Glenelg

1953 South Australian state election: Glenelg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Baden Pattinson 12,92750.7-11.6
Labor Loftus Fenwick12,56249.3+11.6
Total formal votes25,48997.5+0.2
Informal votes6172.5−0.2
Turnout 26,12895.6+1.7
Liberal and Country hold Swing -11.6

Goodwood

1953 South Australian state election: Goodwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Walsh 15,05763.1+8.6
Liberal and Country Howard Zelling8,79536.9-8.6
Total formal votes23,85297.6−0.8
Informal votes5772.4+0.8
Turnout 24,42994.7+1.8
Labor hold Swing +8.6

Gouger

1953 South Australian state election: Gouger
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Rufus Goldney 3,56056.1-14.4
Labor Bernard McEwen2,78443.9+14.4
Total formal votes6,34498.6+0.8
Informal votes891.4−0.8
Turnout 6,43396.9
Liberal and Country hold Swing -14.4

Gumeracha

1953 South Australian state election: Gumeracha
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Thomas Playford 5,31590.4-9.6
Communist Alan Finger 5669.6+9.6
Total formal votes5,88195.1
Informal votes3024.9
Turnout 6,18396.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Hindmarsh

1953 South Australian state election: Hindmarsh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Cyril Hutchens unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Light

1953 South Australian state election: Light
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Herbert Michael 3,07959.5-40.5
Labor Donald MacLeod2,09240.5+40.5
Total formal votes5,17198.5
Informal votes801.5
Turnout 5,25196.7
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Mitcham

1953 South Australian state election: Mitcham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Henry Dunks unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Mount Gambier

1953 South Australian state election: Mount Gambier
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Fletcher 4,57754.3-10.1
Labor Raphael Mahony3,84845.7+10.1
Total formal votes8,42598.8+0.4
Informal votes1011.2−0.4
Turnout 8,52696.0+2.3
Independent hold Swing -10.1

Murray

1953 South Australian state election: Murray
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Hector White 3,02645.1-4.1
Labor Robert Moroney2,22033.1-17.7
Independent Lawrence McKenzie77311.5+11.5
Independent Albert Denman68510.2+10.2
Total formal votes6,70497.2−1.1
Informal votes1942.8+1.1
Turnout 6,89896.8+1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Hector White 3,38550.5+1.3
Labor Robert Moroney3,31949.5-1.3
Liberal and Country gain from Labor Swing +1.3

Newcastle

1953 South Australian state election: Newcastle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country George Jenkins 2,27563.7-7.6
Labor Gerald Travers1,29836.3+7.6
Total formal votes3,57397.4−1.5
Informal votes962.6+1.5
Turnout 3,66992.0+5.9
Liberal and Country hold Swing -7.6

Norwood

1953 South Australian state election: Norwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Don Dunstan 9,18956.3+12.4
Liberal and Country Roy Moir 7,12243.7-0.2
Total formal votes16,31197.8+2.9
Informal votes3672.2−2.9
Turnout 16,67895.1+1.4
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing +10.8

Onkaparinga

1953 South Australian state election: Onkaparinga
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Howard Shannon 4,26657.0-4.1
Labor Frank Staniford 3,22343.0+4.1
Total formal votes7,48997.9−0.7
Informal votes1602.1+0.7
Turnout 7,64995.7+0.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing -4.1

Port Adelaide

1953 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James Stephens 25,13191.9+1.7
Communist Peter Symon 2,2128.1-1.7
Total formal votes27,34394.60.0
Informal votes1,5595.40.0
Turnout 28,90295.1+2.3
Labor hold Swing +1.7

Port Pirie

1953 South Australian state election: Port Pirie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Charles Davis 5,13765.8-3.7
Independent Arthur Pickering1,58520.3+20.3
Independent Thomas Madigan1,08913.9+13.9
Total formal votes7,81195.2+4.3
Informal votes3904.8−4.3
Turnout 8,20196.2+1.2
Labor hold Swing N/A

Prospect

1953 South Australian state election: Prospect
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Jennings 11,72853.4+12.2
Liberal and Country Elder Whittle 10,22846.6-8.9
Total formal votes21,95697.9+2.4
Informal votes4682.1−2.4
Turnout 22,42494.9+0.4
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing +9.2

Ridley

1953 South Australian state election: Ridley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Tom Stott 4,53177.8-22.2
Independent Henry Schneider1,29122.2+22.2
Total formal votes5,82298.2
Informal votes1071.8
Turnout 5,92997.0
Independent hold Swing N/A

Rocky River

1953 South Australian state election: Rocky River
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country James Heaslip unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Semaphore

1953 South Australian state election: Semaphore
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Harold Tapping 19,04387.6+7.1
Independent Roy Luckman2,69312.4+12.4
Total formal votes21,73695.4+1.2
Informal votes1,0374.6−1.2
Turnout 22,77393.9+1.8
Labor hold Swing N/A

Stanley

1953 South Australian state election: Stanley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Percy Quirke 2,95461.9+14.7
Liberal and Country Elliot Parker1,81738.1+2.6
Total formal votes4,77198.0−0.8
Informal votes982.0+0.8
Turnout 4,86996.8−0.1
Independent hold Swing +1.9

Stirling

1953 South Australian state election: Stirling
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country William Jenkins 3,50752.9-3.7
Independent William McAnaney 2,14132.332.3
Independent Orlando Hutchinson98514.8+14.8
Total formal votes6,63397.6−0.7
Informal votes1612.4+0.7
Turnout 6,79497.0+1.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Stuart

1953 South Australian state election: Stuart
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Lindsay Riches 8,44489.8-3.0
Communist Elliott Johnston 95610.2+3.0
Total formal votes9,40096.3+0.1
Informal votes3633.7−0.1
Turnout 9,76390.1+0.1
Labor hold Swing -3.0

Thebarton

1953 South Australian state election: Thebarton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Fred Walsh unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Torrens

1953 South Australian state election: Torrens
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Leo Travers 8,46951.3-3.2
Labor Thomas Sexton8,05548.7+3.2
Total formal votes16,52497.9−0.3
Informal votes3592.1+0.3
Turnout 16,88394.1+1.9
Liberal and Country hold Swing -3.2

Unley

1953 South Australian state election: Unley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Colin Dunnage 8,06550.3-7.5
Labor Arthur Savage7,97449.7+7.5
Total formal votes16,03997.9−0.1
Informal votes3362.1+0.1
Turnout 16,37594.5+2.2
Labor hold Swing -7.5

Victoria

1953 South Australian state election: Victoria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Corcoran 4,79549.4+2.1
Liberal and Country Roy McLachlan 4,63947.8-4.9
Independent John Gartner2782.9+2.9
Total formal votes9,71298.7−0.3
Informal votes1261.3+0.3
Turnout 9,83895.5+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

1953 South Australian state election: Wallaroo
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Hughie McAlees unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Yorke Peninsula

1953 South Australian state election: Yorke Peninsula
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Cecil Hincks unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Young

1953 South Australian state election: Young
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Robert Nicholls unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

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  1. ↑ "Summary of 1953 Election". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
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