A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Lang on 29 August 1953, following the death of Labor MP Dan Mulcahy. It was held on the same day as a by-election for the seat of Corangamite

The Democratic Party of Australia endorsed Thomas Brosnan as its candidate, however he was disendorsed after the close of nominations as he had not been a resident of Australia for three years.[1]

The by-election was won by Labor candidate Frank Stewart.

Results

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1953 Lang by-election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Stewart 21,699 53.9 +3.9
Liberal Herbert Thorncraft 17,218 42.8 −2.5
Communist Roy Boyd 1,082 2.7 −2.0
Democratic Thomas Brosnan (disendorsed) 275 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 40,274 98.6
Informal votes 584 1.4
Turnout 40,858 91.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Stewart 56.7 +3.5
Liberal Herbert Thorncraft 43.3 −3.5
Labor hold Swing +3.5

References

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  1. ^ "New party won't contest poll". Daily Advertiser. 24 August 1953.
  2. ^ "By-Elections 1951-1954". Psephos. Archived from the original on 16 March 2011.