Candidates of the 1953 New South Wales state election

This is a list of candidates of the 1953 New South Wales state election. The election was held on 14 February 1953.[1]

Retiring Members

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Labor

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Liberal

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Country

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Legislative Assembly

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Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour.

Electorate Held by Labor candidate Coalition candidate Other candidates
Albury Liberal Frank Finnan Doug Padman (Lib)
Armidale Country Jim Cahill Davis Hughes (CP)
Ashfield Labor Jack Richardson Richard Murden (Lib)
Auburn Labor Edgar Dring Chris Lang (LL)
Balmain Labor John McMahon Arthur Doughty (Ind)
Stan Moran (CPA)
Bankstown Labor Spence Powell Claude Jones (CPA)
Barwon Country Gerard McInerney Geoff Crawford (CP)
Bathurst Labor Gus Kelly
Blacktown Labor John Freeman George Walker (Lib) Mel McCalman (CPA)
Bondi Labor Abe Landa Les Fingleton (Lib)
Bulli Labor Laurie Kelly Sara Phipps (CPA)
Burrinjuck Labor Bill Sheahan Robert Stewart (CP) John Cusack (Ind)
Barney Morton (Ind)
Burwood Liberal William Weiss Leslie Parr (Lib)
Byron Country Stanley Stephens (CP)
Canterbury Labor Arthur Tonge Donald Arthur (Lib) Roy Boyd (CPA)
Casino Country William Young Ian Robinson (CP)
William Cooke (CP)
John Reid (CP)
Castlereagh Labor Jack Renshaw Keith Sullivan (CP)
Cessnock Labor John Crook John Tapp (CPA)
Clarence Country George Russell Cecil Wingfield (CP) Kenneth Harding (CPA)
Cobar Labor Ernest Wetherell
Collaroy Liberal Evelyn Barron Robert Askin (Lib)
Concord Liberal Thomas Murphy John Adamson (Lib)
Coogee Liberal Lou Walsh Kevin Ellis (Lib)
Cook's River Labor Joseph Cahill
Croydon Liberal Kenneth Guthrie David Hunter (Lib)
Drummoyne Liberal Roy Jackson Robert Dewley (Lib)
Dubbo Country Clarrie Robertson Robert Medcalf (CP)
Dulwich Hill Labor George Weir Basil Mottershead (Lib)
Earlwood Liberal Arthur Higgins Eric Willis (Lib)
East Hills notional Labor[3] Arthur Williams Armand Macquart (Lib)
Eastwood Liberal Francis Corcoran Eric Hearnshaw (Lib) Francis Collings (Ind)
Fairfield notional Labor[3] Clarrie Earl Edwin Lipscombe (CPA)
George's River Labor Frank O'Neill Samuel Warren (Lib)
Gloucester Country Percy Randle Ray Fitzgerald (CP)
Gordon Liberal Stewart Fraser (Lib)
Gosford Liberal Rupert Wallace Harold Jackson (Lib)
Goulburn Labor Laurie Tully Pat Osborne (Lib)
Granville Labor Bill Lamb Albert Williams (CPA)
Hamilton Labor George Campbell John Milne (Lib)
Hartley Labor James Punch Jim Chalmers* (Ind Lab)
John King (CPA)
Hawkesbury Liberal John Egan Bernie Deane (Lib)
Hornsby Liberal Sydney Storey (Lib) Leslie Matthews (Ind)
Victor Taylor (Ind)
Hurstville Labor Clive Evatt Bill Arthur (Lib)
Illawarra Labor Howard Fowles
Kahibah Labor Joshua Arthur Inglis Alexander (Lib)
King Labor Daniel Clyne Roberta Galagher (Lib)
Kogarah Liberal Bill Crabtree Douglas Cross (Lib)
Kurri Kurri Labor George Booth
Lake Macquarie Labor Jim Simpson
Lakemba Labor Stan Wyatt George Chambers (Lib)
Lane Cove Liberal Alan Bagot Ken McCaw (Lib)
Leichhardt Labor Claude Matthews William Cole (Lib)
Lismore Country Donald Watson Jack Easter (CP)
William Frith (CP)
Liverpool Labor Jack Mannix Madge Lee (Lib)
Liverpool Plains Labor Roger Nott Frank O'Keefe (CP)
James Reeves (Lib)
Maitland Liberal Leonard Neville Walter Howarth (Lib)
Manly Liberal Malcolm Stuart-Robertson Douglas Darby (Lib)
Maroubra Labor Bob Heffron
Marrickville Labor Norm Ryan William McCristal (Ind)
Monaro Ind Labor John Seiffert Ernest Smith (Lib)
Mosman Liberal Edna Ryan Pat Morton (Lib)
Mudgee Country Leo Nott Frederick Cooke (CP)
Murray Country Francis Holden Joe Lawson (CP)
Murrumbidgee Labor George Enticknap Richard Cuthbert (CP)
Nepean Liberal Alexander Liston Joseph Jackson (Lib)
Neutral Bay Liberal Ivan Black (Lib)
Newcastle Labor Frank Hawkins Doug Olive (CPA)
North Sydney Ind Labor Ray Maher Trevor Humphries (Lib) James Geraghty (Ind Lab)
Norman Jacobs (Ind)
Orange Country Louie Cassey Charles Cutler (CP)
Oxley Country William Kennewell Les Jordan (CP) Alan Borthwick (Ind)
Joe Cordner (Ind)
Paddington Labor Maurice O'Sullivan Bill Brown (CPA)
Parramatta Labor Kevin Morgan Arthur Butterell (Lib) Edward Harding (Ind)
Phillip Labor Tom Shannon
Raleigh Country Clyde Reid William Burns (CP)
Radford Gamack (CP)
Gordon Patterson (Ind)
Randwick Labor William Gollan George Goodwin (Lib)
Redfern Labor Fred Green Harry Hatfield (CPA)
Rockdale Labor John McGrath Harold Heslehurst (Lib)
Ryde Liberal Frank Downing Ken Anderson (Lib)
South Coast Liberal Alfred Berriman Jack Beale (Lib)
Sturt Labor William Wattison
Sutherland Liberal Tom Dalton Cecil Monro (Lib)
Tamworth Country William Scully Bill Chaffey (CP)
Temora Country Hector Skidmore Doug Dickson (CP)
Tenterfield Country Frederick Cowley Michael Bruxner (CP)
Upper Hunter Country George McGuirk D'Arcy Rose (CP)
Vaucluse Liberal Murray Robson (Lib)
Wagga Wagga Labor Eddie Graham Wal Fife (Lib)
William Wright (CP)
Les Kelton (CPA)
Waratah Labor Robert Cameron Alfred Hodge (Ind)
Waverley Labor Clarrie Martin Ben Doig (Lib)
Willoughby Liberal Joseph McNally George Brain (Lib)
Wollondilly Liberal Albert Hughes Blake Pelly (Lib)
Wollongong-Kembla Labor Rex Connor William Harkness (CPA)
George Parker (Ind)
Woollahra Liberal Norman Jacobs Vernon Treatt (Lib)
Young Labor Fred Cahill Reg Hailstone (CP)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Green, Antony. "1953 Election candidate index". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  2. ^ Nairn, Bede. "Lazzarini, Carlo Camillo (1880–1952)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "1952 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Finnan, Greenup in A.L.P sensation". Truth. 21 December 1952. p. 1. Retrieved 11 December 2021 – via Trove.
  5. ^ "Mr (Harry) Henry Basil Turner". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  6. ^ "The Hon. George Charles Gollan (1886-1957)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Mr Roy Stanley Vincent (1892-1965)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.