A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Lang on 29 August 1953. This was triggered by the death of Labor MP Dan Mulcahy. A by-election for the seat of Corangamite was held on the same day.

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

Results

Lang by-election, 1953[1]
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
Independent Thomas Brosnan 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

  1. "By-Elections 1951-1954". Psephos. Archived from the original on 16 March 2011.
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