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