1953 North Dunedin by-election
Results
The following table gives the election results:

1953 North Dunedin by-election

Section Title: Results
Table Section Text: The following table gives the election results:

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±

Labour	Ethel McMillan	6,424	61.96

National	Walter MacDougall	3,944	38.04

Majority	2,480	23.92

Turnout	10,368	70.41	−21.62

Registered electors	14,724

Sentence(s)

McMillan obtained 61.96% of the votes and was successful.

final_sentence: McMillan obtained 61.96% of the votes and was successful.