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Sitting
Senators are shown in bold text. Tickets that elected at least one Senator are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are identified by an asterisk (*).
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1490:
1095:
493:
1500:
172:
1152:
1000:
773:
659:
346:
180:
73:
54:
1527:
414:
241:
43:
1455:
1102:
915:
859:
794:
667:
103:
839:
732:
959:
586:
136:
1485:
17:
106:(Tasmania) was defeated for preselection. He contested the election as a member of his own party, the "Tasmanian Labor Party".
1386:
851:
655:
385:
81:
1335:
1052:
880:
813:
554:
379:
209:
1310:
1157:
1133:
1012:
847:
436:
335:
286:
165:
66:
58:
1409:
1363:
1282:
1145:
1121:
1116:
1058:
1008:
886:
874:
835:
702:
671:
548:
513:
460:
448:
331:
296:
276:
266:
161:
85:
77:
1064:
1432:
1019:
272:
188:
176:
593:
1512:
1254:
1087:
1040:
1004:
868:
831:
708:
696:
663:
542:
509:
431:
367:
327:
197:
157:
99:
47:
39:
35:
1046:
1015:
443:
373:
338:
203:
168:
995:
Six seats were up for election. One of these was a short-term vacancy caused by
Country Party Senator
1224:
1210:
Beside each party is an indication of whether the party contested the Senate election in each state.
654:
Six seats were up for election. One of these was a short-term vacancy caused by
Liberal Senator
354:
1234:
765:
740:
533:
907:
634:
358:
261:
1239:
1219:
1140:
1023:
517:
485:
421:
1027:
949:
780:
578:
1521:
1128:
996:
843:
529:
525:
282:
62:
1175:
1031:
941:
922:
683:
679:
612:
406:
350:
249:
967:
933:
855:
753:
629:
604:
521:
455:
342:
184:
122:
1229:
1167:
747:
687:
473:
233:
809:
675:
1244:
16:
This article provides information on candidates who stood for the
670:
contested the election for the "Tasmanian Labour Group"). The
658:'s death; this had been filled in the interim by Liberal
61:) was appointed a Western Australian Senator to replace
42:) was appointed a Western Australian Senator to replace
666:was defending four seats (although sitting senator
999:'s death; this had been filled in the interim by
80:) was appointed a Tasmanian Senator to replace
8:
1533:Candidates for Australian federal elections
1496:Members of the Australian Senate, 1953–1956
1491:Members of the Australian Senate, 1951–1953
1513:Adam Carr's Election Archive - Senate 1953
24:By-elections, appointments and defections
1212:
1036:
864:
692:
538:
363:
193:
862:(Liberal) were not up for re-election.
690:(Liberal) were not up for re-election.
361:(Liberal) were not up for re-election.
191:(Liberal) were not up for re-election.
20:. The election was held on 9 May 1953.
1501:List of political parties in Australia
1034:(Labor) were not up for re-election.
830:Five seats were up for election. The
536:(Labor) were not up for re-election.
508:Five seats were up for election. The
326:Five seats were up for election. The
156:Five seats were up for election. The
7:
838:was defending three seats. Senators
341:was defending three seats. Senators
1018:was defending four seats. Senators
674:was defending two seats. Senators
516:was defending two seats. Senators
171:was defending two seats. Senators
14:
1003:, also of the Country Party. The
1486:1953 Australian Senate election
1079:
1077:
1070:
899:
892:
724:
717:
570:
563:
512:was defending three seats. The
398:
391:
225:
218:
160:was defending three seats. The
18:1953 Australian Senate election
1:
1410:All Parties Government League
1387:Democratic Party of Australia
1007:was defending two seats. The
834:was defending two seats. The
330:was defending two seats. The
29:By-elections and appointments
1336:Communist Party of Australia
1528:1953 elections in Australia
1433:Independent Co-operationist
1549:
1364:Henry George Justice Party
1283:Liberal Party of Australia
1191:
1181:
1164:
1112:
1083:
973:
956:
929:
903:
807:
790:
761:
728:
640:
623:
600:
574:
482:
467:
427:
402:
308:
293:
257:
229:
1311:Australian Country Party
1255:Australian Labor Party
709:Tasmanian Labour Group
53:On 30 September 1952,
1456:Tasmanian Labor Party
714:Ungrouped candidates
560:Ungrouped candidates
215:Ungrouped candidates
34:On 7 February 1952,
486:Sir Raphael Cilento
619:Frederick Boscombe
1477:
1476:
1203:
1202:
991:Western Australia
988:
987:
823:
822:
766:Robert Wordsworth
647:
646:
501:
500:
319:
318:
111:Retiring Senators
72:On 3 March 1953,
1540:
1213:
1206:Summary by party
1184:Carlyle Ferguson
1037:
908:Bert Hendrickson
865:
852:Charles Sandford
693:
656:Jack Chamberlain
635:Elliott Johnston
626:Edward Robertson
539:
364:
359:Annabelle Rankin
314:Edward Spensley
262:Alister McMullin
194:
82:Jack Chamberlain
1548:
1547:
1543:
1542:
1541:
1539:
1538:
1537:
1518:
1517:
1509:
1482:
1208:
1141:Shane Paltridge
1108:Charlie Golding
1024:Dorothy Tangney
1020:Agnes Robertson
993:
828:
817:
652:
642:Sydney Edwards
518:Clive Hannaford
506:
504:South Australia
494:Charles Russell
470:Albert Robinson
422:William Conelan
355:Neil O'Sullivan
324:
313:
311:
310:Robert Stafford
154:
152:New South Wales
146:
132:
118:
113:
95:
31:
26:
12:
11:
5:
1546:
1544:
1536:
1535:
1530:
1520:
1519:
1516:
1515:
1508:
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1504:
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1498:
1493:
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1468:
1466:
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1462:
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1452:
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1428:
1425:
1423:
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1418:
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1406:
1405:
1402:
1400:
1398:
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1393:
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1383:
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1379:
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1368:
1366:
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1326:
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1313:
1307:
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1303:
1300:
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1294:
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1278:
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1269:
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1263:
1260:
1257:
1251:
1250:
1247:
1242:
1237:
1232:
1227:
1222:
1217:
1207:
1204:
1201:
1200:
1199:
1198:
1195:
1190:
1189:
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1178:
1173:
1170:
1163:
1162:
1161:
1149:
1137:
1125:
1111:
1110:
1109:
1106:
1100:
1092:
1081:
1080:
1078:
1076:
1074:
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1069:
1068:
1062:
1056:
1050:
1044:
1030:(Liberal) and
1028:Seddon Vincent
992:
989:
986:
985:
984:
983:
980:
977:
972:
971:
970:
965:
962:
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950:Magnus Cormack
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938:
928:
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901:
900:
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890:
884:
878:
872:
827:
824:
821:
820:
818:Robert McEwin
806:
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804:
801:
798:
789:
788:
787:
784:
781:Robert Wardlaw
778:
770:
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759:
758:
750:
745:
741:Justin O'Byrne
737:
726:
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723:
721:
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597:
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583:
579:Jack Critchley
572:
571:
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558:
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534:Sid O'Flaherty
505:
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357:(Liberal) and
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292:
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270:
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187:(Country) and
173:John Armstrong
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128:
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117:
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94:
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70:
51:
30:
27:
25:
22:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1545:
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1205:
1197:Robert Salter
1196:
1194:Claude Swaine
1193:
1192:
1186:
1183:
1182:
1177:
1174:
1171:
1169:
1166:
1165:
1159:
1155:
1154:
1153:Bill Robinson
1150:
1147:
1143:
1142:
1138:
1135:
1131:
1130:
1129:Harrie Seward
1126:
1123:
1119:
1118:
1117:Malcolm Scott
1114:
1113:
1107:
1104:
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1098:
1097:
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1066:
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1048:
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1042:
1039:
1038:
1035:
1033:
1029:
1025:
1021:
1017:
1014:
1010:
1006:
1002:
1001:Bill Robinson
998:
997:Edmund Piesse
990:
982:Ivan Robinson
981:
978:
976:Leslie Bawden
975:
974:
969:
966:
963:
961:
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957:
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951:
947:
944:
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902:
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895:
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882:
879:
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870:
867:
866:
863:
861:
857:
853:
849:
845:
844:George Rankin
841:
837:
836:Liberal Party
833:
825:
819:
815:
811:
802:
800:Andrew Graham
799:
797:
796:
792:
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782:
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774:John Marriott
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681:
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673:
672:Liberal Party
669:
665:
661:
660:John Marriott
657:
649:
643:
636:
633:
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628:
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564:
559:
556:
553:
550:
547:
544:
541:
540:
537:
535:
531:
530:Theo Nicholls
527:
526:George McLeay
523:
519:
515:
514:Liberal Party
511:
503:
495:
492:
490:Henry Herbert
489:
487:
484:
483:
477:
475:
472:
469:
468:
462:
458:
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453:
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446:
445:
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423:
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401:
396:
394:
392:
387:
384:
381:
378:
375:
372:
369:
366:
365:
362:
360:
356:
352:
348:
347:Walter Cooper
344:
340:
337:
333:
329:
321:
315:
304:Cecil Connors
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294:
288:
284:
283:Thelma Kirkby
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202:
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196:
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192:
190:
186:
182:
181:John McCallum
178:
174:
170:
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159:
151:
149:
143:
138:
134:
133:
129:
124:
120:
119:
115:
110:
105:
101:
97:
96:
92:
87:
83:
79:
75:
74:John Marriott
71:
68:
64:
63:Edmund Piesse
60:
56:
55:Bill Robinson
52:
49:
45:
41:
37:
33:
32:
28:
23:
21:
19:
1209:
1176:John Gandini
1172:Jack Coleman
1151:
1139:
1127:
1115:
1096:James Fraser
1094:
1086:
1032:Don Willesee
994:
979:William Pitt
960:Ralph Gibson
948:
942:Ivy Wedgwood
940:
932:
923:Pat Kennelly
914:
906:
858:(Labor) and
829:
808:
793:
786:Cedric Moore
772:
764:
752:
739:
731:
686:(Labor) and
684:Nick McKenna
680:Denham Henty
653:
641:
613:Keith Laught
611:
603:
585:
577:
532:(Labor) and
507:
454:
442:
430:
415:Gordon Brown
413:
407:Condon Byrne
405:
351:Ben Courtice
325:
312:Hanse Goleby
309:
301:Claude Jones
273:Ken Anderson
260:
250:Donald Grant
248:
242:James Arnold
240:
232:
189:Bill Spooner
155:
147:
44:Richard Nash
15:
1187:Colin Unwin
1103:John Harris
1067:candidates
1061:candidates
1055:candidates
1049:candidates
1043:candidates
1022:(Liberal),
1005:Labor Party
968:Frank Hardy
934:John Gorton
916:Jack Devlin
889:candidates
883:candidates
877:candidates
871:candidates
860:John Spicer
856:Jim Sheehan
840:Don Cameron
832:Labor Party
803:Ian Pearson
795:Bill Morrow
754:Bill Aylett
733:George Cole
711:candidates
705:candidates
699:candidates
682:(Liberal),
678:(Liberal),
668:Bill Morrow
664:Labor Party
630:Alan Finger
605:Rex Pearson
557:candidates
551:candidates
545:candidates
528:(Liberal),
524:(Liberal),
522:Ted Mattner
520:(Liberal),
510:Labor Party
456:Roy Kendall
388:candidates
382:candidates
376:candidates
370:candidates
349:(Country),
343:Archie Benn
328:Labor Party
212:candidates
206:candidates
200:candidates
185:Albert Reid
183:(Liberal),
177:Bill Ashley
158:Labor Party
123:Alex Finlay
104:Bill Morrow
1522:Categories
1507:References
1168:Sam Aarons
748:Reg Murray
688:Reg Wright
594:Jim Toohey
478:Tom Millar
474:Max Julius
386:Democratic
322:Queensland
234:Stan Amour
93:Defections
1088:Joe Cooke
1065:Ind Co-op
1053:Communist
1047:Coalition
1026:(Labor),
1016:Coalition
964:Bill Bird
881:Communist
854:(Labor),
842:(Labor),
810:Max Bound
676:Allan Guy
587:John Ryan
555:Communist
432:Ted Maher
380:Communist
374:Coalition
353:(Labor),
345:(Labor),
339:Coalition
297:Jim Healy
210:Communist
204:Coalition
179:(Labor),
175:(Labor),
169:Coalition
137:John Tate
98:In 1953,
36:Joe Cooke
1480:See also
826:Victoria
650:Tasmania
444:Ian Wood
135:Senator
121:Senator
102:Senator
1013:Country
1009:Liberal
875:Liberal
848:Country
703:Liberal
549:Liberal
336:Country
332:Liberal
166:Country
162:Liberal
130:Liberal
86:Liberal
78:Liberal
67:Country
59:Country
1249:Total
1216:Party
662:. The
144:Senate
1041:Labor
869:Labor
697:Labor
543:Labor
368:Labor
198:Labor
139:(NSW)
116:Labor
100:Labor
48:Labor
40:Labor
1059:APGL
887:HGJP
125:(SA)
1245:Tas
1230:Qld
1225:Vic
1220:NSW
1146:Lib
1144:* (
1132:* (
1122:Lib
1120:* (
850:),
814:CPA
461:Lib
459:* (
449:Lib
447:* (
435:* (
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275:* (
267:Lib
265:* (
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