Australian Senate election, 1953
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Half-senate elections were held in Australia on 9 May 1953.
| Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats Won | Seats Held | |
| Australian Labor Party Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
2,323,968 | 50.61 | +4.74 | 17 | 29 | |
| Liberal/Country (Joint Ticket) | 1,214,285 | 26.45 | −17.08 | 8 | * | |
| Liberal Party of Australia Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office... |
825,653 | 17.98 | +11.81 | 7 | 26 | |
| Communist Party of Australia Communist Party of Australia The Communist Party of Australia was founded in 1920 and dissolved in 1991; it was succeeded by the Socialist Party of Australia, which then renamed itself, becoming the current Communist Party of Australia. The CPA achieved its greatest political strength in the 1940s and faced an attempted... |
140,073 | 3.05 | +0.94 | 0 | 0 | |
| Country Party | * | * | * | 0 | 5 | |
| Other | 87,610 | 1.91 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4,591,589 | 32 | 60 |
See also
- Candidates of the Australian Senate election, 1953Candidates of the Australian Senate election, 1953This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 1953 Australian Senate election. The election was held on 9 May 1953.-By-elections and appointments:...
- Members of the Australian Senate, 1953–1956Members of the Australian Senate, 1953–1956This is a list of members of the Australian Senate from 1953 to 1956. Half of its members were elected at the 28 April 1951 election and had terms deemed to start on 1 July 1950 and finishing on 30 June 1956; the other half were elected at the 9 May 1953 election and had terms starting on 1 July...