A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Dalley on 9 May 1953. This was triggered by the death of Labor MP and former Speaker Sol Rosevear.[1]
The by-election was won by Labor candidate Arthur Greenup.
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Arthur Greenup | 23,812 | 70.5 | +3.4 | |
| Independent | William Cole | 8,285 | 24.5 | +24.5 | |
| Independent | John Sheean | 1,667 | 4.9 | +4.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 33,764 | 95.4 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,618 | 4.6 | |||
| Turnout | 35,382 | 93.8 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Arthur Greenup | 75.0 | +7.9 | ||
| Independent | William Cole | 25.0 | +25.0 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | +7.9 | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Bongiorno, Frank. "Rosevear, John Solomon (1892–1953)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ Carr, Adam. "1953 Dalley by-election". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 11 December 2021.