# Results of the 1953 Western Australian state election (Legislative Assembly)

Western Australian state election, 14 February 1953 Legislative Assembly
<< 1950–1956 >> :
| Enrolled voters | Enrolled voters | 205,644 | | | | |
| Votes cast | Votes cast | 192,225 | | Turnout | 93.47% | +0.86% |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 5,028 | | Informal | 2.62% | +0.64% |
| Summary of votes by party |||||||
| Party | Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| | Labor | 93,157 | 49.76% | +7.92% | 26 | + 3 |
| | Liberal and Country | 71,042 | 37.95% | –2.13% | 15 | ± 0 |
| | Country | 9,196 | 4.91% | –4.40% | 9 | ± 0 |
| | Ind. Lib. | 3,458 | 1.85% | –0.40% | 0 | – 2 |
| | Communist | 1,350 | 0.72% | +0.36% | 0 | ± 0 |
| | Independent | 8,994 | 4.80% | –1.35% | 0 | – 1 |
| Total | Total | 192,225 | | | 50 | |
This is a list of electoral district results of the 1953 Western Australian election.

## Results by Electoral district
### Albany

1953 Western Australian state election: Albany :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Leonard Hill | 3,307 | 55.9 | +12.0 |
| | Labor | Karl Schulze | 2,604 | 44.1 | +3.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,911 | 98.7 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 77 | 1.3 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,988 | 95.3 | +1.0 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -1.1 | |

### Avon Valley

1953 Western Australian state election: Avon Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | James Mann | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | | |

### Blackwood

1953 Western Australian state election: Blackwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | John Hearman | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | | |

### Boulder

1953 Western Australian state election: Boulder :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Arthur Moir | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Bunbury

1953 Western Australian state election: Bunbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Frank Guthrie | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Canning

1953 Western Australian state election: Canning :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Colin Jamieson | 6,344 | 51.3 | +6.0 |
| | Liberal and Country | Arthur Griffith | 6,022 | 48.7 | +1.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,366 | 97.5 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 312 | 2.5 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,678 | 93.8 | +2.9 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal and Country | Labor gain from Liberal and Country | Swing | +4.1 | |

### Claremont

1953 Western Australian state election: Claremont :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Charles North | 5,636 | 63.9 | -36.1 |
| | Labor | Clifton Scott | 3,185 | 36.1 | +36.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,821 | 98.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 98 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,919 | 92.9 | |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Collie

1953 Western Australian state election: Collie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Harry May | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Cottesloe

1953 Western Australian state election: Cottesloe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Ross Hutchinson | 4,479 | 60.1 | +0.3 |
| | Labor | Diana Hart | 2,969 | 39.9 | -0.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,448 | 98.4 | −0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 118 | 1.6 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,566 | 93.6 | +2.9 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +0.3 | |

### Dale

1953 Western Australian state election: Dale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Gerald Wild | 3,205 | 57.3 | -1.1 |
| | Labor | Ronald Knowler | 2,389 | 42.7 | +14.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,594 | 97.7 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 134 | 2.3 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,728 | 92.5 | +1.6 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | -13.3 | |

### Darling Range

1953 Western Australian state election: Darling Range :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Ray Owen | 2,684 | 52.8 | +25.7 |
| | Labor | John Rolinson | 1,805 | 35.5 | +9.2 |
| | Independent Liberal | Herbert Small | 592 | 11.6 | +11.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,081 | 97.5 | −0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 132 | 2.5 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,213 | 91.6 | −0.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Ray Owen | | 61.0 | |
| | Labor | John Rolinson | | 39.0 | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Two party preferred vote was estimated.

### East Perth

1953 Western Australian state election: East Perth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Herb Graham | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Eyre

1953 Western Australian state election: Eyre :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Emil Nulsen | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Fremantle

1953 Western Australian state election: Fremantle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Joseph Sleeman | 6,795 | 92.0 | +34.2 |
| | Communist | Paddy Troy | 595 | 8.0 | +5.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,390 | 94.4 | −3.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 434 | 5.6 | +3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,824 | 91.7 | +1.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Gascoyne

1953 Western Australian state election: Gascoyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Daniel Norton | 726 | 50.4 | -26.1 |
| | Independent Liberal | Noel Butcher | 519 | 36.0 | +36.0 |
| | Liberal and Country | Robert Iles | 116 | 8.1 | -15.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,440 | 96.3 | −0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 55 | 3.7 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,495 | 90.2 | +4.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.
* Gascoyne had been won by the Independent Liberal candidate in the 1951 by-election.

### Geraldton

1953 Western Australian state election: Geraldton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bill Sewell | 3,011 | 61.9 | +11.2 |
| | Liberal and Country | James McAleer | 1,127 | 23.2 | +23.2 |
| | Liberal and Country | Samuel Davey | 593 | 12.2 | +12.2 |
| | Independent | Joyce Webber | 131 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,862 | 98.2 | −0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 90 | 1.8 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,952 | 93.8 | +3.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Bill Sewell | | 64.5 | +13.8 |
| | Liberal and Country | James McAleer | | 35.5 | +35.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +13.8 | |
* Two party preferred vote was estimated.

### Greenough

1953 Western Australian state election: Greenough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | David Brand | 2,691 | 65.5 | -34.5 |
| | Labor | James Clune | 1,414 | 34.5 | +34.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,105 | 98.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 60 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,165 | 91.4 | |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | | |

### Guildford-Midland

1953 Western Australian state election: Guildford-Midland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Brady | 7,910 | 92.8 | +34.3 |
| | Communist | Albert Marks | 614 | 7.2 | -0.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,524 | 93.8 | −4.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 562 | 6.2 | +4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,086 | 94.0 | −1.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Hannans

1953 Western Australian state election: Hannans :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Herbert McCulloch | 2,210 | 60.3 | -1.2 |
| | Independent | Harold Illingworth | 1,453 | 39.7 | +39.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,663 | 97.4 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 98 | 2.6 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,761 | 91.0 | 0.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Harvey

1953 Western Australian state election: Harvey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Iven Manning | 2,737 | 64.6 | +15.7 |
| | Labor | Robert McCallum | 1,500 | 35.4 | +5.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,237 | 98.1 | −0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 84 | 1.9 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,321 | 94.6 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | -2.3 | |

### Kalgoorlie

1953 Western Australian state election: Kalgoorlie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Herbert Styants | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Katanning

1953 Western Australian state election: Katanning :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Crawford Nalder | unopposed | | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | | |

### Kimberley

1953 Western Australian state election: Kimberley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Aubrey Coverley | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Leederville

1953 Western Australian state election: Leederville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ted Johnson | 4,067 | 56.0 | +3.9 |
| | Liberal and Country | Jessie Robertson | 3,193 | 44.0 | -3.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,260 | 98.2 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 130 | 1.8 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,390 | 94.8 | +3.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.9 | |

### Maylands

1953 Western Australian state election: Maylands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Owen Hanlon | 3,920 | 46.3 | +4.6 |
| | Liberal and Country | Edward Oldfield | 3,586 | 42.4 | +3.0 |
| | Independent | Samuel Spence | 959 | 11.3 | -6.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,465 | 97.9 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 181 | 2.1 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,646 | 94.5 | +3.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Edward Oldfield | 4,292 | 50.7 | -2.3 |
| | Labor | Owen Hanlon | 4,173 | 49.3 | +2.3 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | -2.3 | |

### Melville

1953 Western Australian state election: Melville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Tonkin | 7,301 | 67.3 | +5.1 |
| | Independent | James Collins | 2,376 | 21.9 | +21.9 |
| | Independent | James Hart | 1,173 | 10.8 | +10.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,850 | 97.5 | −0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 278 | 2.5 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,128 | 95.7 | +2.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Merredin-Yilgarn

1953 Western Australian state election: Merredin-Yilgarn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Lionel Kelly | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Middle Swan

1953 Western Australian state election: Middle Swan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | James Hegney | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Moore

1953 Western Australian state election: Moore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | John Ackland | unopposed | | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | | |

### Mount Hawthorn

1953 Western Australian state election: Mount Hawthorn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bill Hegney | 6,473 | 65.6 | +11.5 |
| | Liberal and Country | Leonard Seaton | 3,396 | 34.4 | -8.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,869 | 98.0 | +1.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 198 | 2.0 | −1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,067 | 94.2 | +1.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +9.5 | |

### Mount Lawley

1953 Western Australian state election: Mount Lawley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Arthur Abbott | 5,944 | 89.8 | +20.7 |
| | Independent | Edward Zeffertt | 672 | 10.2 | +10.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,616 | 90.6 | −3.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 689 | 9.4 | +3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,305 | 91.8 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Mount Marshall

1953 Western Australian state election: Mount Marshall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | George Cornell | unopposed | | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | | |

### Murchison

1953 Western Australian state election: Murchison :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Everard O'Brien | 1,559 | 59.2 | -0.8 |
| | Liberal and Country | John Porteus | 569 | 21.6 | +21.6 |
| | Liberal and Country | John Thompson | 505 | 19.2 | -20.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,633 | 97.2 | −1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 77 | 2.8 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,710 | 89.6 | +10.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Everard O'Brien | | 61.1 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal and Country | John Porteus | | 38.9 | -1.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.1 | |
* Two party preferred vote was estimated.

### Murray

1953 Western Australian state election: Murray :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Ross McLarty | 2,989 | 63.9 | +1.8 |
| | Labor | Frederick Kidby | 1,686 | 36.1 | -1.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,675 | 98.8 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 58 | 1.2 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,733 | 94.2 | +3.4 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +1.8 | |

### Narrogin

1953 Western Australian state election: Narrogin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Victor Doney | unopposed | | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | | |

### Nedlands

1953 Western Australian state election: Nedlands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Charles Court | 2,834 | 32.3 | -7.7 |
| | Independent Liberal | David Grayden | 2,409 | 27.5 | -6.4 |
| | Labor | Margaret Pitt Morison | 1,948 | 22.2 | +22.2 |
| | Liberal and Country | Peter Aldred | 924 | 10.5 | +10.5 |
| | Independent | Noel Symington | 457 | 5.2 | +5.2 |
| | Liberal and Country | Sidney Bedells | 205 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,777 | 98.0 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 183 | 2.0 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,960 | 93.5 | +4.0 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Charles Court | 4,807 | 54.8 | +8.2 |
| | Independent Liberal | David Grayden | 3,970 | 45.2 | -8.2 |
| | Liberal and Country gain from Independent Liberal | Liberal and Country gain from Independent Liberal | Swing | +8.2 | |

### North Perth

1953 Western Australian state election: North Perth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Stan Lapham | 3,825 | 55.5 | -2.0 |
| | Liberal and Country | Florence Hummerston | 3,069 | 44.5 | +2.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,894 | 98.2 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 129 | 1.8 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,023 | 93.2 | +2.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -2.0 | |

### Northam

1953 Western Australian state election: Northam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Albert Hawke | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Pilbara

1953 Western Australian state election: Pilbara :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Alec Rodoreda | 607 | 66.0 | +8.7 |
| | Liberal and Country | Rowland Charlton | 313 | 34.0 | -8.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 920 | 97.9 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 20 | 2.1 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 940 | 82.9 | +5.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +8.7 | |

### Roe

1953 Western Australian state election: Roe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Charles Perkins | unopposed | | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | | |

### South Fremantle

1953 Western Australian state election: South Fremantle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Dick Lawrence | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### South Perth

1953 Western Australian state election: South Perth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | George Yates | 3,656 | 46.7 | -11.4 |
| | Labor | Francis French | 3,173 | 40.6 | -1.3 |
| | Independent | Carlyle Ferguson | 996 | 12.7 | +12.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,825 | 97.6 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 194 | 2.4 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,019 | 94.0 | +2.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | George Yates | 4,167 | 53.2 | -4.9 |
| | Labor | Francis French | 3,658 | 46.8 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | -4.9 | |

### Stirling

1953 Western Australian state election: Stirling :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Arthur Watts | unopposed | | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | | |

### Subiaco

1953 Western Australian state election: Subiaco :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Florence Cardell-Oliver | 4,310 | 56.7 | -5.5 |
| | Labor | Thomas Henley | 3,293 | 43.3 | +5.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,603 | 98.4 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 124 | 1.6 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,727 | 93.7 | +2.1 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | -5.5 | |

### Toodyay

1953 Western Australian state election: Toodyay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Lindsay Thorn | unopposed | | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | | |

### Vasse

1953 Western Australian state election: Vasse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | William Bovell | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | | |

### Victoria Park

1953 Western Australian state election: Victoria Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Hugh Andrew | 4,222 | 55.5 | +7.9 |
| | Liberal and Country | George Kerr | 2,532 | 33.3 | +33.3 |
| | Independent | Harold Hawthorne | 715 | 9.4 | +9.4 |
| | Communist | Neil Payne | 141 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,610 | 96.9 | −1.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 247 | 3.1 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,857 | 93.5 | +2.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Hugh Andrew | | 60.3 | +12.7 |
| | Liberal and Country | George Kerr | | 39.7 | +39.7 |
| | Labor gain from Independent | Labor gain from Independent | Swing | N/A | |

### Warren

1953 Western Australian state election: Warren :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ernest Hoar | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Wembley Beaches

1953 Western Australian state election: Wembley Beaches :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Les Nimmo | 6,204 | 57.7 | -4.8 |
| | Labor | Eric Hall | 4,556 | 42.3 | +4.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,760 | 98.8 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 134 | 1.2 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,894 | 95.5 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | -4.8 | |

### West Perth

1953 Western Australian state election: West Perth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Stanley Heal | 3,665 | 52.4 | +10.8 |
| | Liberal and Country | Joseph Totterdell | 3,333 | 47.6 | -5.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,998 | 98.1 | +0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 132 | 1.9 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,130 | 91.9 | +3.5 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal and Country | Labor gain from Liberal and Country | Swing | +8.1 | |