# Results of the 1953 New South Wales state election

New South Wales state election, 14 February 1953 Legislative Assembly
<< 1950–1956 >> :
| Enrolled voters | Enrolled voters | 1,953,953 | | | | |
| Votes cast | Votes cast | 1,548,877 | | Turnout | 93.86 | +1.11 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 39,416 | | Informal | 2.48 | +0.71 |
| Summary of votes by party |||||||
| Party | Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| | Labor | 852,276 | 55.03 | +8.28 | 57 | +11 |
| | Liberal | 432,739 | 27.94 | −9.57 | 22 | −7 |
| | Country | 179,680 | 11.60 | +2.63 | 14 | −3 |
| | Independent | 38,822 | 2.51 | +0.20 | 0 | − |
| | Communist | 21,421 | 1.38 | +0.54 | 0 | − |
| | Independent Labor | 16,533 | 1.07 | −0.58 | 1 | − 1 |
| | Lang Labor | 7,046 | 0.48 | −0.74 | 0 | − |
| Total | Total | 1,588,293 | | | 94 | |
This is a list of electoral district results for the 1953 New South Wales state election.

## Results by electoral district
### Albury

1953 New South Wales state election: Albury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Doug Padman | 9,644 | 51.8 |
| | Labor | Frank Finnan | 8,988 | 48.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,632 | 98.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 208 | 1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,840 | 93.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Armidale

1953 New South Wales state election: Armidale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Jim Cahill | 8,595 | 50.04 |
| | Country | Davis Hughes | 8,582 | 49.96 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,177 | 98.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 240 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,417 | 95.1 |
| | Labor gain from Country | Labor gain from Country | Swing | |

### Ashfield

1953 New South Wales state election: Ashfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Richard Murden | 10,753 | 50.3 |
| | Labor | Jack Richardson | 10,631 | 49.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,384 | 98.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 354 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,738 | 94.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |
Athol Richardson (Liberal) had held the seat at the 1950 election, however he was appointed to the Supreme Court and Jack Richardson (Labor) won the seat at the 1952 by-election.

### Auburn

1953 New South Wales state election: Auburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Edgar Dring | 12,095 | 62.0 |
| | Lang Labor | Chris Lang | 7,406 | 38.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,501 | 96.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 786 | 3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,287 | 94.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Balmain

1953 New South Wales state election: Balmain :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | John McMahon | 17,887 | 79.1 |
| | Independent | Arthur Doughty | 3,267 | 14.5 |
| | Communist | Stanley Moran | 1,459 | 6.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,613 | 96.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 892 | 3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,505 | 92.9 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | John McMahon | 18,617 | 82.3 |
| | Independent | Arthur Doughty | 3,996 | 17.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Bankstown

1953 New South Wales state election: Bankstown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Spence Powell | 16,726 | 89.4 |
| | Communist | Claude Jones | 1,981 | 10.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,707 | 92.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,517 | 7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,224 | 93.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Barwon

1953 New South Wales state election: Barwon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Geoff Crawford | 8,274 | 53.8 |
| | Labor | Gerard McInerney | 7,118 | 46.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,392 | 98.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 234 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,626 | 93.0 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Bathurst

1953 New South Wales state election: Bathurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Gus Kelly | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | | |

### Blacktown

1953 New South Wales state election: Blacktown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | John Freeman | 14,424 | 61.2 |
| | Liberal | George Walker | 8,391 | 35.6 |
| | Communist | Melville McCalman | 756 | 3.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,571 | 98.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 477 | 2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,048 | 94.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | John Freeman | 15,088 | 64.0 |
| | Liberal | George Walker | 8,486 | 36.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Bondi

1953 New South Wales state election: Bondi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Abe Landa | 12,904 | 59.6 |
| | Liberal | Leslie Fingleton | 8,757 | 40.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,661 | 98.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 446 | 2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,107 | 93.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Bulli

1953 New South Wales state election: Bulli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Laurie Kelly | 14,480 | 87.9 |
| | Communist | Sara Phipps | 1,994 | 12.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,474 | 94.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,054 | 6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,528 | 94.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Burrinjuck

1953 New South Wales state election: Burrinjuck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Bill Sheahan | 10,809 | 59.5 |
| | Country | Robert Stewart | 5,812 | 32.0 |
| | Independent | Barney Morton | 1,212 | 6.7 |
| | Independent | John Cusack | 337 | 1.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,170 | 98.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 205 | 1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,375 | 95.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Bill Sheahan | 11,538 | 63.5 |
| | Country | Robert Stewart | 6,632 | 36.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Burwood

1953 New South Wales state election: Burwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Leslie Parr | 12,411 | 57.1 |
| | Labor | William Weiss | 9,311 | 42.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,722 | 98.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 278 | 1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,000 | 93.2 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Byron

1953 New South Wales state election: Byron :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Stanley Stephens | unopposed | | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | | | |

### Canterbury

1953 New South Wales state election: Canterbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Arthur Tonge | 14,025 | 66.5 |
| | Liberal | Donald Arthur | 6,146 | 29.1 |
| | Communist | Roy Boyd | 912 | 4.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,083 | 98.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 418 | 1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,501 | 94.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Arthur Tonge | 14,758 | 70.0 |
| | Liberal | Donald Arthur | 6,325 | 30.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Casino

1953 New South Wales state election: Casino :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | William Young | 5,199 | 36.7 |
| | Country | Ian Robinson | 4,547 | 32.1 |
| | Country | John Reid | 3,152 | 22.2 |
| | Country | William Cooke | 1,275 | 9.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,173 | 98.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 249 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,422 | 94.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Ian Robinson | 8,560 | 60.4 |
| | Labor | William Young | 5,613 | 39.6 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Castlereagh

1953 New South Wales state election: Castlereagh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Jack Renshaw | 10,147 | 62.8 |
| | Country | Keith Sullivan | 6,023 | 37.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,170 | 98.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 220 | 1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,390 | 90.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Cessnock

1953 New South Wales state election: Cessnock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | John Crook | 15,145 | 85.6 |
| | Communist | John Tapp | 2,557 | 14.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,702 | 95.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 908 | 4.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,610 | 94.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Clarence

1953 New South Wales state election: Clarence :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Cecil Wingfield | 11,672 | 66.3 |
| | Labor | George Russell | 5,269 | 30.0 |
| | Communist | Kenneth Harding | 650 | 3.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,591 | 97.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 378 | 2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,969 | 95.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Cecil Wingfield | 11,962 | 68.0 |
| | Labor | George Russell | 5,629 | 32.0 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Cobar

1953 New South Wales state election: Cobar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ernest Wetherell | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | | |

### Collaroy

1953 New South Wales state election: Collaroy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Robert Askin | 12,722 | 63.3 |
| | Labor | Evelyn Barron | 7,360 | 36.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,082 | 98.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 414 | 2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,496 | 92.3 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Concord

1953 New South Wales state election: Concord :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Thomas Murphy | 11,661 | 54.7 |
| | Liberal | John Adamson | 9,673 | 45.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,334 | 98.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 421 | 1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,755 | 94.3 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | |

### Coogee

1953 New South Wales state election: Coogee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Lou Walsh | 11,099 | 53.2 |
| | Liberal | Kevin Ellis | 9,776 | 46.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,875 | 98.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 386 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,261 | 93.2 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | |

### Cook's River

1953 New South Wales state election: Cook's River :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Joseph Cahill | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | | |

### Croydon

1953 New South Wales state election: Croydon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | David Hunter | 10,844 | 54.9 |
| | Labor | Kenneth Guthrie | 8,924 | 45.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,768 | 98.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 337 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,105 | 93.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Drummoyne

1953 New South Wales state election: Drummoyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Roy Jackson | 11,551 | 52.1 |
| | Liberal | Robert Dewley | 10,622 | 47.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,173 | 98.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 443 | 2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,616 | 95.0 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | |

### Dubbo

1953 New South Wales state election: Dubbo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Clarrie Robertson | 8,831 | 52.0 |
| | Country | Robert Medcalf | 8,140 | 48.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,971 | 98.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 302 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,273 | 94.8 |
| | Labor gain from Country | Labor gain from Country | Swing | |

### Dulwich Hill

1953 New South Wales state election: Dulwich Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | George Weir | 13,626 | 62.4 |
| | Liberal | Basil Mottershead | 8,196 | 37.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,822 | 97.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 461 | 2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,283 | 93.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Earlwood

1953 New South Wales state election: Earlwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Eric Willis | 11,844 | 50.3 |
| | Labor | Arthur Higgins | 11,691 | 49.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,535 | 98.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 401 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,936 | 95.5 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### East Hills

1953 New South Wales state election: East Hills :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Arthur Williams | 16,018 | 69.9 |
| | Liberal | Armand Macquart | 6,891 | 30.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,909 | 97.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 489 | 2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,398 | 94.0 |
| | Labor notional hold | Labor notional hold | Swing | N/A |

### Eastwood

1953 New South Wales state election: Eastwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Eric Hearnshaw | 12,757 | 59.0 |
| | Labor | Francis Corcoran | 5,525 | 25.6 |
| | Independent | Francis Collings | 3,335 | 15.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,617 | 98.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 340 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,957 | 93.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Eric Hearnshaw | 15,132 | 70.0 |
| | Labor | Francis Corcoran | 6,485 | 30.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Fairfield

1953 New South Wales state election: Fairfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Clarrie Earl | 17,322 | 91.3 |
| | Communist | Edwin Lipscombe | 1,642 | 8.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,964 | 90.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,030 | 9.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,994 | 93.2 |
| | Labor notional hold | Labor notional hold | Swing | N/A |

### Georges River

1953 New South Wales state election: Georges River :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Frank O'Neill | 12,310 | 58.6 |
| | Liberal | Samuel Warren | 8,711 | 41.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,021 | 98.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 428 | 2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,449 | 94.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Gloucester

1953 New South Wales state election: Gloucester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Ray Fitzgerald | 9,696 | 63.0 |
| | Labor | Percy Randle | 5,694 | 37.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,390 | 98.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 276 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,666 | 94.8 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Gordon

1953 New South Wales state election: Gordon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Stewart Fraser | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | | | |

### Gosford

1953 New South Wales state election: Gosford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Harold Jackson | 9,576 | 54.0 |
| | Labor | Rupert Wallace | 8,160 | 46.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,736 | 98.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 359 | 2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,095 | 93.2 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Goulburn

1953 New South Wales state election: Goulburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Laurie Tully | 10,155 | 62.6 |
| | Liberal | Pat Osborne | 6,069 | 37.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,224 | 98.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 290 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,514 | 95.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Granville

1953 New South Wales state election: Granville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Bill Lamb | 18,364 | 92.9 |
| | Communist | Albert Williams | 1,415 | 7.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,779 | 92.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,729 | 8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,508 | 94.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Hamilton

1953 New South Wales state election: Hamilton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | George Campbell | 10,884 | 64.2 |
| | Liberal | John Milne | 6,063 | 35.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,947 | 98.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 327 | 1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,274 | 94.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Hartley

1953 New South Wales state election: Hartley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent Labor | Jim Chalmers | 9,815 | 57.2 |
| | Labor | James Punch | 5,443 | 31.7 |
| | Communist | John King | 1,901 | 11.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,159 | 96.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 625 | 3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,784 | 95.1 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent Labor | Jim Chalmers | 10,765 | 62.7 |
| | Labor | James Punch | 6,394 | 37.3 |
| | Member changed to Independent Labor from Labor | Member changed to Independent Labor from Labor | Swing | N/A |

### Hawkesbury

1953 New South Wales state election: Hawkesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Bernie Deane | 9,149 | 57.2 |
| | Labor | John Egan | 6,848 | 42.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,997 | 98.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 293 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,290 | 92.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Hornsby

1953 New South Wales state election: Hornsby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Sydney Storey | 12,744 | 60.5 |
| | Independent | Leslie Matthews | 6,868 | 32.6 |
| | Independent | Victor Taylor | 1,438 | 6.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,050 | 97.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 465 | 2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,515 | 92.6 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Sydney Storey | 13,463 | 63.9 |
| | Independent | Leslie Matthews | 7,587 | 36.1 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Hurstville

1953 New South Wales state election: Hurstville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Clive Evatt | 13,187 | 58.6 |
| | Liberal | Bill Arthur | 9,317 | 41.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,504 | 98.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 404 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,908 | 95.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Illawarra

1953 New South Wales state election: Illawarra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Howard Fowles | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | | |

### Kahibah

1953 New South Wales state election: Kahibah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Joshua Arthur | 11,093 | 64.7 |
| | Liberal | Inglis Alexander | 6,061 | 35.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,154 | 95.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 759 | 4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,913 | 96.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### King

1953 New South Wales state election: King :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Daniel Clyne | 16,181 | 77.8 |
| | Liberal | Roberta Galagher | 4,628 | 22.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,809 | 96.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 830 | 3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,639 | 89.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Kogarah

1953 New South Wales state election: Kogarah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Bill Crabtree | 12,486 | 55.7 |
| | Liberal | Douglas Cross | 9,927 | 44.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,413 | 98.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 405 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,818 | 94.6 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | |

### Kurri Kurri

1953 New South Wales state election: Kurri Kurri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | George Booth | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | | |

### Lake Macquarie

1953 New South Wales state election: Lake Macquarie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Simpson | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | | |

### Lakemba

1953 New South Wales state election: Lakemba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Stan Wyatt | 15,008 | 68.8 |
| | Liberal | George Chambers | 6,813 | 31.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,821 | 98.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 357 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,178 | 94.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Lane Cove

1953 New South Wales state election: Lane Cove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Ken McCaw | 13,514 | 65.4 |
| | Labor | Alan Bagot | 7,153 | 34.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,667 | 98.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 390 | 1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,057 | 93.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Leichhardt

1953 New South Wales state election: Leichhardt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Claude Matthews | 16,915 | 74.5 |
| | Liberal | William Cole | 5,794 | 25.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,709 | 97.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 633 | 2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,342 | 92.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Lismore

1953 New South Wales state election: Lismore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Jack Easter | 5,775 | 35.9 |
| | Labor | Donald Watson | 5,520 | 34.3 |
| | Country | William Frith | 4,786 | 29.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,081 | 98.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 185 | 1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,266 | 94.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Jack Easter | 10,132 | 63.0 |
| | Labor | Donald Watson | 5,949 | 37.0 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Liverpool

1953 New South Wales state election: Liverpool :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Jack Mannix | 15,184 | 72.5 |
| | Liberal | Madge Lee | 5,752 | 27.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,936 | 97.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 535 | 2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,471 | 93.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Liverpool Plains

1953 New South Wales state election: Liverpool Plains :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Roger Nott | 9,560 | 59.0 |
| | Country | Frank O'Keefe | 4,583 | 28.3 |
| | Liberal | James Reeves | 2,071 | 12.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,214 | 98.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 180 | 1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,394 | 95.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Roger Nott | 9,728 | 60.0 |
| | Country | Frank O'Keefe | 6,486 | 40.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Maitland

1953 New South Wales state election: Maitland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Walter Howarth | 8,520 | 53.8 |
| | Labor | Leonard Neville | 7,302 | 46.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,822 | 98.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 216 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,038 | 96.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Manly

1953 New South Wales state election: Manly :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Douglas Darby | 12,583 | 62.6 |
| | Labor | Malcolm Stuart-Robertson | 7,512 | 37.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,095 | 98.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 346 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,441 | 92.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Maroubra

1953 New South Wales state election: Maroubra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bob Heffron | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | | |

### Marrickville

1953 New South Wales state election: Marrickville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Phillip Ryan | 16,893 | 80.8 |
| | Independent | William McCristal | 4,018 | 19.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,911 | 94.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,320 | 5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,231 | 94.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Monaro

1953 New South Wales state election: Monaro :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | John Seiffert | 9,002 | 64.7 |
| | Liberal | Ernest Smith | 4,912 | 35.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,914 | 98.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 272 | 1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,186 | 94.3 |
| | Member changed to Labor from Independent Labor | Member changed to Labor from Independent Labor | Swing | |
* Seiffert had been allowed to re-join the Labor Party after being re-elected as an Independent Labor MP in 1950.

### Mosman

1953 New South Wales state election: Mosman :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Pat Morton | 16,951 | 75.6 |
| | Labor | Edna Ryan | 5,474 | 24.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,425 | 97.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 503 | 2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,928 | 92.5 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Mudgee

1953 New South Wales state election: Mudgee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Leo Nott | 8,817 | 53.0 |
| | Country | Frederick Cooke | 7,818 | 47.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,635 | 98.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 262 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,897 | 95.0 |
| | Labor gain from Country | Labor gain from Country | Swing | |

### Murray

1953 New South Wales state election: Murray :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Joe Lawson | 9,593 | 58.2 |
| | Labor | Francis Holden | 6,877 | 41.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,470 | 98.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 239 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,709 | 89.2 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Murrumbidgee

1953 New South Wales state election: Murrumbidgee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | George Enticknap | 10,388 | 62.3 |
| | Country | Richard Cuthbert | 6,296 | 37.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,684 | 98.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 313 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,997 | 92.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Nepean

1953 New South Wales state election: Nepean :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Joseph Jackson | 9,097 | 52.5 |
| | Labor | Alexander Liston | 8,213 | 47.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,310 | 98.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 335 | 1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,645 | 93.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Neutral Bay

1953 New South Wales state election: Neutral Bay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ivan Black | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | | | |

### Newcastle

1953 New South Wales state election: Newcastle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Frank Hawkins | 14,970 | 92.6 |
| | Communist | Douglas Olive | 1,202 | 7.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,172 | 94.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 866 | 5.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,038 | 94.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### North Sydney

1953 New South Wales state election: North Sydney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Trevor Humphries | 7,377 | 34.9 |
| | Labor | Ray Maher | 6,842 | 32.4 |
| | Independent Labor | James Geraghty | 6,718 | 31.8 |
| | Independent | Norman Jacobs | 187 | 0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,124 | 97.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 551 | 2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,675 | 93.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Ray Maher | 11,837 | 56.0 |
| | Liberal | Trevor Humphries | 9,287 | 44.0 |
| | Labor gain from Independent Labor | Labor gain from Independent Labor | Swing | |

### Orange

1953 New South Wales state election: Orange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Charles Cutler | 9,801 | 54.3 |
| | Labor | Louie Cassey | 8,248 | 45.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,049 | 98.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 260 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,309 | 95.6 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Oxley

1953 New South Wales state election: Oxley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Les Jordan | 9,839 | 55.2 |
| | Labor | William Kennewell | 6,480 | 36.3 |
| | Independent | Alan Borthwick | 1,190 | 6.7 |
| | Independent | Joseph Cordner | 327 | 1.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,836 | 98.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 273 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,109 | 96.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Les Jordan | 10,826 | 60.7 |
| | Labor | William Kennewell | 7,010 | 39.3 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Paddington

1953 New South Wales state election: Paddington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Maurice O'Sullivan | 17,596 | 87.0 |
| | Communist | Bill Brown | 2,641 | 13.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,237 | 92.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,581 | 7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,818 | 90.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Parramatta

1953 New South Wales state election: Parramatta :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Kevin Moran | 11,403 | 50.7 |
| | Liberal | Arthur Butterell | 10,746 | 47.8 |
| | Independent | Edward Harding | 333 | 1.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,482 | 98.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 410 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,892 | 94.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Kevin Moran | 11,578 | 51.5 |
| | Liberal | Arthur Butterell | 10,904 | 48.5 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | |

### Phillip

1953 New South Wales state election: Phillip :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Tom Shannon | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | | |

### Raleigh

1953 New South Wales state election: Raleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Clyde Reid | 7,121 | 37.6 |
| | Country | Radford Gamack | 6,918 | 36.5 |
| | Independent | Gordon Patterson | 3,828 | 20.2 |
| | Country | William Burns | 1,092 | 5.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,959 | 98.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 317 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,276 | 96.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Radford Gamack | 11,150 | 58.8 |
| | Labor | Clyde Reid | 7,809 | 41.2 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Randwick

1953 New South Wales state election: Randwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | William Gollan | 13,003 | 63.7 |
| | Liberal | George Goodwin | 7,399 | 36.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,402 | 98.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 411 | 2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,813 | 93.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Redfern

1953 New South Wales state election: Redfern :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Fred Green | 18,484 | 92.7 |
| | Communist | Henry Hatfield | 1,464 | 7.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,948 | 93.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,295 | 6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,243 | 92.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Rockdale

1953 New South Wales state election: Rockdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | John McGrath | 14,041 | 60.5 |
| | Liberal | Harold Heslehurst | 9,165 | 39.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,206 | 97.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 489 | 2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,695 | 94.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Ryde

1953 New South Wales state election: Ryde :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Frank Downing | 12,121 | 54.5 |
| | Liberal | Ken Anderson | 10,114 | 45.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,235 | 98.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 428 | 1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,663 | 95.2 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | |

### South Coast

1953 New South Wales state election: South Coast :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Jack Beale | 9,874 | 60.8 |
| | Labor | Alfred Berriman | 6,376 | 39.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,250 | 98.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 195 | 1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,445 | 93.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Sturt

1953 New South Wales state election: Sturt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | William Wattison | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | | |

### Sutherland

1953 New South Wales state election: Sutherland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Tom Dalton | 11,382 | 53.3 |
| | Liberal | Cecil Monro | 9,957 | 46.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,339 | 98.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 336 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,675 | 93.9 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | |

### Tamworth

1953 New South Wales state election: Tamworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Bill Chaffey | 9,741 | 54.6 |
| | Labor | William Scully | 8,084 | 45.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,825 | 99.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 179 | 1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,004 | 95.9 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Temora

1953 New South Wales state election: Temora :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Doug Dickson | 9,524 | 61.2 |
| | Labor | Hector Skidmore | 6,028 | 38.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,552 | 98.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 184 | 1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,736 | 94.1 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Tenterfield

1953 New South Wales state election: Tenterfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Michael Bruxner | 8,585 | 60.1 |
| | Labor | Frederick Cowley | 5,688 | 39.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,273 | 98.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 201 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,474 | 93.8 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Upper Hunter

1953 New South Wales state election: Upper Hunter :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | D'Arcy Rose | 8,791 | 55.3 |
| | Labor | George McGuirk | 7,093 | 44.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,884 | 99.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 144 | 0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,028 | 95.7 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Vaucluse

1953 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Murray Robson | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | | | |

### Wagga Wagga

1953 New South Wales state election: Wagga Wagga :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Eddie Graham | 10,292 | 64.2 |
| | Liberal | Wal Fife | 4,350 | 27.1 |
| | Country | William Wright | 1,279 | 8.0 |
| | Communist | Leslie Kelton | 107 | 0.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,028 | 98.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 314 | 1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,342 | 94.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Eddie Graham | 10,578 | 66.0 |
| | Liberal | Wal Fife | 5,450 | 34.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Waratah

1953 New South Wales state election: Waratah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Robert Cameron | 12,187 | 67.9 |
| | Independent | Alfred Hodge | 5,760 | 32.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,947 | 97.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 527 | 2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,474 | 95.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Waverley

1953 New South Wales state election: Waverley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Clarrie Martin | 14,354 | 68.5 |
| | Liberal | Ben Doig | 6,604 | 31.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,958 | 97.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 456 | 2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,414 | 91.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Willoughby

1953 New South Wales state election: Willoughby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | George Brain | 14,524 | 64.6 |
| | Labor | Joseph McNally | 7,949 | 35.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,473 | 98.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 356 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,829 | 93.8 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Wollondilly

1953 New South Wales state election: Wollondilly :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Blake Pelly | 9,747 | 56.9 |
| | Labor | Albert Hughes | 7,392 | 43.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,139 | 98.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 248 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,387 | 94.2 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Wollongong-Kembla

1953 New South Wales state election: Wollongong-Kembla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Rex Connor | 9,073 | 54.9 |
| | Independent | George Parker | 6,722 | 40.6 |
| | Communist | William Harkness | 740 | 4.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,535 | 96.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 524 | 3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,059 | 94.6 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Rex Connor | 9,443 | 57.1 |
| | Independent | George Parker | 7,092 | 42.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Woollahra

1953 New South Wales state election: Woollahra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Vernon Treatt | 15,203 | 67.6 |
| | Labor | Norman Jacobs | 7,283 | 32.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,486 | 97.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 546 | 2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,032 | 88.4 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Young

1953 New South Wales state election: Young :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Fred Cahill | 10,802 | 57.2 |
| | Country | Reg Hailstone | 8,086 | 42.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,888 | 99.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 161 | 0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,049 | 95.6 |