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1953 Queensland state election Turnout 93.80 (pp
Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 7 March 1953 to elect the 75 members of the state's Legislative Assembly . The Labor government was seeking its eighth continuous term in office since the 1932 election . It was the first electoral test for Vince Gair , who had become Premier of Queensland 14 months earlier after the death of Ned Hanlon .
Key dates
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Date
Event
6 February 1953
The Parliament was dissolved.[1]
6 February 1953
Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election.[2]
13 February 1953
Close of nominations.
7 March 1953
Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm.[3]
16 March 1953
The Gair Ministry was reconstituted.
5 June 1953
The writ was returned and the results formally declared.
4 August 1953
Parliament was summoned for business.[4]
Results
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The result was a considerable swing to the Labor government.
Queensland state election, 7 March 1953[5] 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
NQ 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
Independent Labor
824
0.13%
–0.42
0
± 0
Independent
25,505
4.19%
+2.90
1 ± 0
Total
608,699
75
Popular vote
Labor
53.21%
Liberal
21.30%
Country
18.75%
NQ Labor
1.10%
Social Credit
0.67%
Communist
0.65%
Independents
4.33%
Seats
Labor
66.67%
Country
20.00%
Liberal
10.67%
NQ Labor
1.33%
Independents
1.33%
1
Seats changing party representation
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This table lists changes in party representation at the 1953 election.
Members listed in italics did not recontest their seats.
In addition, Labor retained the seat of Kedron , which it had won from the Liberals at the 1951 by-election .
See also
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References
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^ "Put a '1' in that square" . The Courier-Mail Brisbane . 6 March 1953. p. 3 . Retrieved 19 December 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "A Proclamation". Queensland Government Gazette
^ Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 7 March 1953" . Retrieved 25 January 2010 .
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● T h i s p a g e w a s l a s t e d i t e d o n 1 8 J u n e 2 0 2 3 , a t 0 8 : 0 8 ( U T C ) . ● T e x t i s a v a i l a b l e u n d e r t h e C r e a t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - S h a r e A l i k e L i c e n s e 4 . 0 ;
a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
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