# Results of the 1953 Queensland state election

Queensland state election, 7 March 1953 Legislative Assembly
<< 1950–1956 >> :
| Enrolled voters | Enrolled voters | 657,349 | | | | |
| Votes cast | Votes cast | 616,611 | | Turnout | 93.80 | +1.29 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 7,912 | | Informal | 1.28 | +0.17 |
| Summary of votes by party |||||||
| 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 |
| | North Queensland 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 |
| | Ind. Labor | 824 | 0.13% | –0.42 | 0 | ± 0 |
| | Independent | 25,505 | 4.19% | +2.90 | 1 | ± 0 |
| Total | Total | 608,699 | | | 75 | |
This is a list of electoral district results for the 1953 Queensland state election.

## Results by electoral district
### Aubigny

1953 Queensland state election: Aubigny :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Jim Sparkes | 5,240 | 59.3 | -14.3 |
| | Independent | Vic Sullivan | 3,601 | 40.7 | +40.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,841 | 99.1 | −0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 78 | 0.9 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,919 | 95.0 | +1.8 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Balonne

1953 Queensland state election: Balonne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Taylor | 2,600 | 61.2 | +7.3 |
| | Country | Claude Dunshea | 1,650 | 38.8 | -7.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,250 | 99.1 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 38 | 0.9 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,288 | 85.4 | −2.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +7.3 | |

### Barambah

1953 Queensland state election: Barambah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Joh Bjelke-Petersen | unopposed | | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | | |

### Barcoo

1953 Queensland state election: Barcoo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ned Davis | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Baroona

1953 Queensland state election: Baroona :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bill Power | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Belyando

1953 Queensland state election: Belyando :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Tom Foley | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Bremer

1953 Queensland state election: Bremer :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Donald | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Brisbane

1953 Queensland state election: Brisbane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Johnno Mann | 6,239 | 75.2 | +16.4 |
| | Social Credit | Colin Nonmus | 1,598 | 19.3 | +19.3 |
| | Communist | Laura Hansen | 457 | 5.5 | +5.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,294 | 95.3 | −3.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 407 | 4.7 | +3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,701 | 89.5 | +0.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Bulimba

1953 Queensland state election: Bulimba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bob Gardner | 7,938 | 64.0 | +28.3 |
| | Liberal | Ronald Holt | 4,464 | 36.0 | +0.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,402 | 98.5 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 193 | 1.5 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,595 | 95.7 | +1.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +13.7 | |

### Bundaberg

1953 Queensland state election: Bundaberg :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ted Walsh | 6,513 | 65.6 | +21.0 |
| | Liberal | Willie Howard | 2,865 | 28.9 | +3.1 |
| | Independent | James Julin | 549 | 5.5 | +5.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,927 | 99.3 | +1.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 67 | 0.7 | −1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,994 | 94.5 | −1.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +6.0 | |

### Buranda

1953 Queensland state election: Buranda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Dick Brown | 6,117 | 63.5 | +10.5 |
| | Liberal | Cecil Holt | 3,523 | 36.5 | -10.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,640 | 98.9 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 110 | 1.1 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,750 | 94.3 | −0.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +10.5 | |

### Burdekin

1953 Queensland state election: Burdekin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Arthur Coburn | 4,337 | 58.0 | +5.5 |
| | Labor | William Wall | 3,137 | 42.0 | -2.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,474 | 98.6 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 107 | 1.4 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,581 | 96.1 | +4.5 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | +3.6 | |

### Cairns

1953 Queensland state election: Cairns :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Thomas Crowley | 4,546 | 59.6 | +0.5 |
| | Country | Arthur Keller | 2,389 | 31.3 | -9.6 |
| | Protestant Labor | Charles Crawley | 406 | 5.5 | +5.5 |
| | Communist | Cedric Dyer | 292 | 3.6 | +3.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,633 | 98.6 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 108 | 1.4 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,741 | 90.6 | +3.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +6.5 | |

### Callide

1953 Queensland state election: Callide :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Vince Jones | 5,988 | 63.9 | -1.9 |
| | Labor | Patrick Moore | 3,386 | 36.1 | +1.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,374 | 97.1 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 281 | 2.9 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,655 | 96.9 | +2.2 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -1.9 | |

### Carnarvon

1953 Queensland state election: Carnarvon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Paul Hilton | 5,625 | 61.4 | +10.6 |
| | Country | Eric McCorkell | 3,537 | 38.6 | -10.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,162 | 98.8 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 108 | 1.2 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,270 | 92.1 | +1.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +10.6 | |

### Carpentaria

1953 Queensland state election: Carpentaria :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Norm Smith | 3,093 | 62.7 | -0.2 |
| | Country | William Aplin | 1,842 | 37.3 | +5.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,935 | 99.1 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 47 | 0.9 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,982 | 84.2 | +3.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -3.9 | |

### Charters Towers

1953 Queensland state election: Charters Towers :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Arthur Jones | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Chermside

1953 Queensland state election: Chermside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Alex Dewar | 7,306 | 51.6 | -8.5 |
| | Labor | Kenneth McRae | 6,844 | 48.4 | +8.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,150 | 99.2 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 116 | 0.8 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,266 | 95.0 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -8.5 | |

### Clayfield

1953 Queensland state election: Clayfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Harold Taylor | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Condamine

1953 Queensland state election: Condamine :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Les Diplock | 5,074 | 50.5 | +12.6 |
| | Country | Eric Allpass | 4,975 | 49.5 | -12.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,049 | 99.5 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 53 | 0.5 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,102 | 93.2 | +2.3 |
| | Labor gain from Country | Labor gain from Country | Swing | +12.6 | |

### Cook

1953 Queensland state election: Cook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bunny Adair | 4,135 | 53.1 | +3.9 |
| | Country | Carlisle Wordsworth | 3,658 | 46.9 | -3.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,793 | 98.8 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 93 | 1.2 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,886 | 89.8 | +1.6 |
| | Labor gain from Country | Labor gain from Country | Swing | +3.9 | |

### Cooroora

1953 Queensland state election: Cooroora :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | David Low | 6,359 | 70.1 | -2.5 |
| | Labor | Geoffrey Arnell | 2,713 | 29.9 | +2.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,072 | 99.3 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 67 | 0.7 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,139 | 94.6 | +2.4 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -2.5 | |

### Coorparoo

1953 Queensland state election: Coorparoo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Hiley | 6,722 | 57.5 | -5.5 |
| | Labor | Gerald Maher | 4,970 | 42.5 | +5.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,692 | 99.1 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 110 | 0.9 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,802 | 94.0 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -5.5 | |

### Cunningham

1953 Queensland state election: Cunningham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Alan Fletcher | 5,944 | 60.9 | -39.1 |
| | Labor | Robert Bradfield | 3,808 | 39.1 | +39.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,752 | 99.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 78 | 0.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,830 | 93.2 | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Darlington

1953 Queensland state election: Darlington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Tom Plunkett | 6,507 | 66.6 | -33.4 |
| | Labor | Charles Knoll | 2,998 | 30.7 | +30.7 |
| | Communist | William Yarrow | 270 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,775 | 96.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 314 | 3.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,089 | 93.3 | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Fassifern

1953 Queensland state election: Fassifern :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Alf Muller | 5,954 | 68.1 | -8.1 |
| | Independent | Oliver Hooper | 2,791 | 31.9 | +31.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,745 | 98.9 | −0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 101 | 1.1 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,846 | 94.3 | +0.4 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Fitzroy

1953 Queensland state election: Fitzroy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Clark | 6,028 | 69.5 | +7.6 |
| | Liberal | William Hoare | 2,490 | 28.7 | -9.4 |
| | Communist | Eric Browne | 157 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,675 | 99.1 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 78 | 0.9 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,753 | 95.0 | +1.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +8.9 | |

### Flinders

1953 Queensland state election: Flinders :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ernest Riordan | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

#### By-elections

* This by-election was caused by the death of Ernest Riordan. It was held on 12 March 1955.
1955 Flinders state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Frank Forde | 1,176 | 46.0 | -54.0 |
| | Country | Bill Longeran | 864 | 33.8 | +33.8 |
| | Independent Labor | Charles Corney | 519 | 20.3 | +20.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,559 | 98.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 28 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,587 | 57.6 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Fortitude Valley

1953 Queensland state election: Fortitude Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Mick Brosnan | 6,718 | 72.1 | +14.5 |
| | Social Credit | John Marion | 2,156 | 23.2 | +23.2 |
| | Communist | Albert Graham | 438 | 4.7 | +1.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,312 | 97.0 | +1.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 291 | 3.0 | −1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,603 | 91.8 | −0.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Gregory

1953 Queensland state election: Gregory :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | George Devries | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Haughton

1953 Queensland state election: Haughton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Colin McCathie | 4,617 | 59.2 | +12.3 |
| | Country | Frederick Purdie | 1,661 | 21.3 | +21.3 |
| | NQ Labor | Ernest O'Brien | 1,526 | 19.6 | 0.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,804 | 99.4 | +1.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 46 | 0.6 | −1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,850 | 96.3 | +3.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +13.7 | |

### Hinchinbrook

1953 Queensland state election: Hinchinbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Cecil Jesson | 4,494 | 59.3 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal | James Ryan | 1,549 | 20.4 | -23.7 |
| | Independent | Douglas Jeffrey | 1,534 | 20.2 | +20.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,577 | 98.2 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 139 | 1.8 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,716 | 92.0 | +1.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +18.4 | |

### Ipswich

1953 Queensland state election: Ipswich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ivor Marsden | 8,090 | 94.6 | +30.6 |
| | Communist | Richard Cobb | 463 | 5.4 | +5.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,553 | 94.6 | −4.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 492 | 5.4 | +4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,045 | 93.3 | +3.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Isis

1953 Queensland state election: Isis :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Jack Pizzey | 5,326 | 58.7 | -3.2 |
| | Labor | John Barron | 3,743 | 41.3 | +3.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,069 | 98.7 | +1.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 123 | 1.3 | −1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,192 | 94.6 | −0.4 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -3.2 | |

### Ithaca

1953 Queensland state election: Ithaca :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Leonard Eastment | 6,513 | 65.0 | +4.3 |
| | Liberal | Douglas Lowndes | 3,361 | 33.6 | -5.7 |
| | Communist | Herbert Heritage | 141 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,015 | 98.9 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 107 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,122 | 95.4 | +1.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +5.3 | |

### Kedron

1953 Queensland state election: Kedron :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Eric Lloyd | 10,279 | 65.8 | +17.8 |
| | Liberal | John Harris | 5,351 | 34.2 | -17.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,630 | 99.0 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 160 | 1.0 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,790 | 95.7 | +0.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +17.8 | |

### Kelvin Grove

1953 Queensland state election: Kelvin Grove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bert Turner | 6,314 | 61.9 | +5.7 |
| | Liberal | Mary Lahey | 3,883 | 38.1 | -5.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,197 | 98.4 | −0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 165 | 1.6 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,362 | 94.8 | +0.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +5.7 | |

### Keppel

1953 Queensland state election: Keppel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Viv Cooper | 5,850 | 55.4 | -0.7 |
| | Country | Alfred Ganter | 4,001 | 37.9 | -6.0 |
| | Independent | Tolstoy Birkbeck | 703 | 6.7 | +6.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,554 | 99.0 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 111 | 1.0 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,665 | 95.7 | +1.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.3 | |

### Kurilpa

1953 Queensland state election: Kurilpa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Tom Moores | 5,853 | 62.7 | +5.3 |
| | Liberal | Lilian Derrick | 2,868 | 30.7 | -11.9 |
| | Social Credit | Richard Boorman | 349 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
| | Communist | Anna Slater | 165 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| | Independent | Sydney Clare | 101 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,336 | 98.1 | −0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 180 | 1.9 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,516 | 91.7 | −1.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +9.7 | |

### Landsborough

1953 Queensland state election: Landsborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Frank Nicklin | unopposed | | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | | |

### Lockyer

1953 Queensland state election: Lockyer :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Gordon Chalk | 6,177 | 67.1 | +3.9 |
| | Labor | John Hilton | 3,032 | 32.9 | +7.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,209 | 99.5 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 47 | 0.5 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,256 | 95.4 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -4.4 | |

### Mackay

1953 Queensland state election: Mackay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Fred Graham | 4,586 | 64.5 | +9.5 |
| | Liberal | Flora Johnson | 2,520 | 35.5 | -9.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,106 | 99.3 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 48 | 0.7 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,154 | 95.9 | +3.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +9.5 | |

### Mackenzie

1953 Queensland state election: Mackenzie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Paddy Whyte | 2,420 | 55.0 | +3.7 |
| | Country | James Lawrence | 1,978 | 45.0 | -3.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,398 | 99.2 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 36 | 0.8 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,434 | 90.1 | +1.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.7 | |

### Marodian

1953 Queensland state election: Marodian :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | James Heading | 5,748 | 67.6 | -2.2 |
| | Labor | Sydney Campbell | 2,754 | 32.4 | +2.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,502 | 99.1 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 79 | 0.9 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,581 | 93.3 | +3.1 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -2.2 | |

### Maryborough

1953 Queensland state election: Maryborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | David Farrell | 5,429 | 56.0 | -9.5 |
| | Independent | Cyril Tanner | 4,178 | 43.1 | +43.1 |
| | Communist | Charles Reed | 92 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,699 | 97.8 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 214 | 2.2 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,913 | 97.5 | +0.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### By-election

* This by-election was caused by the death of David Farrell. It was held on 28 November 1953.
1953 Maryborough state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Horace Davies | 5,730 | 61.2 | +5.2 |
| | Independent | Ralph Stafford | 3,640 | 38.8 | +38.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,370 | 98.5 | +0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 141 | 1.5 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,511 | 91.7 | −5.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Merthyr

1953 Queensland state election: Merthyr :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bill Moore | 6,110 | 63.8 | +7.8 |
| | Liberal | William Knox | 3,470 | 36.2 | -7.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,580 | 98.7 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 129 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,709 | 93.9 | +0.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +7.8 | |

### Mirani

1953 Queensland state election: Mirani :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Ernie Evans | 4,332 | 57.9 | -5.1 |
| | Labor | Roger Scanlan | 3,146 | 42.1 | +5.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,478 | 99.0 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 74 | 1.0 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,552 | 94.8 | +2.6 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -5.1 | |

### Mount Coot-tha

1953 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Kenneth Morris | 7,484 | 57.3 | -2.8 |
| | Labor | Vlad Darveniza | 5,578 | 42.7 | +2.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,062 | 98.8 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 163 | 1.2 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,225 | 94.2 | +0.4 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -2.8 | |

### Mount Gravatt

1953 Queensland state election: Mount Gravatt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Felix Dittmer | 12,203 | 63.5 | +11.2 |
| | Liberal | Daniel Rowley | 6,635 | 34.5 | -11.5 |
| | Communist | George Bordujenko | 386 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,224 | 98.7 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 259 | 1.3 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,483 | 93.6 | +1.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +11.6 | |

### Mourilyan

1953 Queensland state election: Mourilyan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Peter Byrne | 4,867 | 67.3 | +23.8 |
| | Country | John Castor | 2,142 | 29.6 | -9.0 |
| | Communist | Bertie Clark | 227 | 3.1 | -0.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,236 | 99.2 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 58 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,294 | 94.1 | +2.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +16.4 | |

### Mulgrave

1953 Queensland state election: Mulgrave :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Charles English | 3,716 | 51.1 | +7.1 |
| | Country | Bob Watson | 3,553 | 48.9 | +0.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,269 | 98.7 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 99 | 1.3 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,368 | 92.9 | +2.0 |
| | Labor gain from Country | Labor gain from Country | Swing | +3.7 | |

### Mundingburra

1953 Queensland state election: Mundingburra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NQ Labor | Tom Aikens | 4,372 | 52.5 | +9.9 |
| | Labor | Daniel Gleeson | 2,303 | 27.7 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal | Christopher Wordsworth | 1,647 | 19.8 | -13.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,322 | 99.3 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 56 | 0.7 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,378 | 94.8 | +2.5 |
| | NQ Labor hold | NQ Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Murrumba

1953 Queensland state election: Murrumba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | David Nicholson | 6,564 | 57.8 | -7.3 |
| | Labor | Kenneth Griffith | 4,801 | 42.2 | +7.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,365 | 99.2 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 89 | 0.8 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,454 | 92.5 | −0.7 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -7.3 | |

### Nash

1953 Queensland state election: Nash :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Greg Kehoe | 5,583 | 56.1 | +6.0 |
| | Liberal | Ronald Witham | 4,373 | 43.9 | -6.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,956 | 99.2 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 75 | 0.8 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,031 | 94.2 | +0.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +6.0 | |

### Norman

1953 Queensland state election: Norman :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bill Baxter | 6,447 | 59.2 | +10.4 |
| | Liberal | Rex Brock | 4,446 | 40.8 | -10.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,893 | 98.9 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 116 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,009 | 93.9 | +0.6 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +10.4 | |

### North Toowoomba

1953 Queensland state election: North Toowoomba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Les Wood | 5,649 | 61.8 | +7.4 |
| | Liberal | John Groom | 3,486 | 38.2 | -7.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,135 | 99.1 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 82 | 0.9 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,217 | 93.7 | +4.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +7.4 | |

### Nundah

1953 Queensland state election: Nundah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Frank Roberts | 6,882 | 61.9 | +9.6 |
| | Liberal | Nellie Taylor | 4,232 | 38.1 | -9.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,114 | 98.6 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 162 | 1.4 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,276 | 94.5 | +0.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +9.6 | |

### Port Curtis

1953 Queensland state election: Port Curtis :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Burrows | 6,241 | 67.8 | +10.0 |
| | Liberal | Julia Hinds | 2,970 | 32.2 | -10.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,211 | 99.2 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 69 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,280 | 95.3 | +0.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +10.0 | |

### Rockhampton

1953 Queensland state election: Rockhampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | James Larcombe | 5,457 | 61.8 | +10.5 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Donohoe | 3,141 | 35.6 | -13.0 |
| | Independent | Thomas Kelly | 227 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,825 | 99.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 88 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,913 | 95.1 | +2.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +12.2 | |

### Roma

1953 Queensland state election: Roma :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Alfred Dohring | 2,555 | 51.6 | +4.9 |
| | Country | William Ewan | 2,393 | 48.4 | -4.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,948 | 99.3 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 35 | 0.7 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,983 | 94.1 | +0.4 |
| | Labor gain from Country | Labor gain from Country | Swing | +4.9 | |

### Sandgate

1953 Queensland state election: Sandgate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Herbert Robinson | 8,047 | 55.9 | +9.9 |
| | Liberal | Eric Decker | 6,338 | 44.1 | -9.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,385 | 98.6 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 209 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,594 | 94.0 | −0.3 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.9 | |

### Sherwood

1953 Queensland state election: Sherwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Tom Kerr | 6,830 | 50.5 | -7.9 |
| | Labor | Robert Mansfield | 6,552 | 48.5 | +6.9 |
| | Independent | Pablo O'Dowd | 141 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,523 | 98.8 | −0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 169 | 1.2 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,692 | 94.2 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -7.4 | |

### Somerset

1953 Queensland state election: Somerset :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Alexander Skinner | 4,522 | 51.0 | +8.8 |
| | Country | James Brough | 4,353 | 49.0 | -8.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,875 | 99.1 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 78 | 0.9 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,953 | 93.9 | +0.4 |
| | Labor gain from Country | Labor gain from Country | Swing | +8.8 | |

### South Brisbane

1953 Queensland state election: South Brisbane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Vince Gair | 5,847 | 64.6 | +8.1 |
| | Liberal | Geoffrey Wadeson | 2,787 | 30.8 | -12.7 |
| | Independent | John Parker | 418 | 4.6 | +4.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,052 | 98.5 | −0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 134 | 1.5 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,186 | 90.4 | −1.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +11.2 | |

### Southport

1953 Queensland state election: Southport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Eric Gaven | 6,089 | 60.2 | +11.2 |
| | Labor | Edgar Hill | 4,031 | 39.8 | +11.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,120 | 99.3 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 74 | 0.7 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,194 | 93.2 | +2.2 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -2.8 | |

### Tablelands

1953 Queensland state election: Tablelands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Harold Collins | 5,165 | 66.3 | +12.7 |
| | Country | James Baldock | 2,412 | 30.9 | -8.9 |
| | Communist | Richard Anear | 217 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,794 | 99.1 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 72 | 0.9 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,866 | 91.4 | +1.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +10.8 | |

### Toowong

1953 Queensland state election: Toowong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Alan Munro | 7,135 | 62.8 | -4.2 |
| | Labor | Frank Venables | 4,234 | 37.2 | +4.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,369 | 98.8 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 136 | 1.2 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,505 | 94.0 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -4.2 | |

### Toowoomba

1953 Queensland state election: Toowoomba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jack Duggan | 6,086 | 66.1 | +10.4 |
| | Liberal | Frank Farnell | 3,123 | 33.9 | -10.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,209 | 99.2 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 71 | 0.8 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,280 | 93.5 | +3.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +10.4 | |

### Townsville

1953 Queensland state election: Townsville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | George Keyatta | 3,786 | 58.4 | +6.8 |
| | Liberal | Archibald Hooper | 1,713 | 26.4 | -12.0 |
| | NQ Labor | Kevin Gormley | 782 | 12.1 | +4.9 |
| | Communist | Hugh Fay | 200 | 3.1 | +3.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,481 | 98.7 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 85 | 1.3 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,566 | 92.4 | +5.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +11.5 | |

### Warrego

1953 Queensland state election: Warrego :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Dufficy | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Warwick

1953 Queensland state election: Warwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Otto Madsen | 5,651 | 64.8 | -3.6 |
| | Labor | John O'Brien | 3,069 | 35.2 | +3.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,720 | 99.2 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 67 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,787 | 95.7 | +2.3 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -3.6 | |

### Whitsunday

1953 Queensland state election: Whitsunday :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Lloyd Roberts | 3,878 | 49.5 | +4.2 |
| | Labor | Hugh MacLennan | 3,510 | 44.8 | +8.3 |
| | Communist | Jim Henderson | 443 | 5.7 | -7.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,831 | 99.2 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 65 | 0.8 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,896 | 94.1 | +2.5 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -2.9 | |

### Windsor

1953 Queensland state election: Windsor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Tom Rasey | 6,011 | 60.2 | +10.1 |
| | Liberal | John Cutting | 3,980 | 39.8 | -10.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,901 | 98.9 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 108 | 1.1 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,009 | 94.1 | +0.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +10.1 | |

### Wynnum

1953 Queensland state election: Wynnum :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bill Gunn | 9,261 | 69.5 | +8.5 |
| | Liberal | Charles Mengel | 4,066 | 30.5 | -8.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,327 | 98.9 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 152 | 1.1 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,479 | 93.9 | −1.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +8.5 | |

### Yeronga

1953 Queensland state election: Yeronga :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Winston Noble | 6,041 | 51.2 | -7.6 |
| | Labor | Tom Doyle | 5,767 | 48.8 | +7.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,808 | 98.8 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 146 | 1.2 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,954 | 95.3 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -7.6 | |