The 1953 South Australian state election was held on 7 March 1953.
Retiring Members
Labor
Richard McKenzie, MHA (Murray)
Liberal and Country
Shirley Jeffries, MHA (Torrens)
House of Assembly Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.
Electorate Held by Labor candidate LCL candidate Other candidates Adelaide Labor Sam Lawn Edward Robertson (Comm)Albert LCL Malcolm McIntosh Robert Upton (Ind) Carl Muller (Ind)Alexandra LCL David Brookman Angas LCL Berthold Teusner Henry Schneider (Ind)Burnside LCL Frederick Hansford Geoffrey Clarke John Parkinson (Ind)Burra LCL Even George George Hawker Chaffey Independent Ross Story William MacGillivray (Ind)Eyre LCL Arthur Christian Herbert Hogan (Ind)Flinders LCL Percy Baillie Glen Pearson Frome Labor Mick O'Halloran Gawler Labor John Clark Frank Rieck (Ind)Glenelg LCL Loftus Fenwick Baden Pattinson Goodwood Labor Frank Walsh Howard Zelling Gouger LCL Bernard McEwen Rufus Goldney Gumeracha LCL Thomas Playford Alan Finger (Comm)Hindmarsh Labor Cyril Hutchens Light LCL Donald MacLeod Herbert Michael Mitcham LCL Henry Dunks Mount Gambier Independent Raphael Mahony John Fletcher (Ind)Murray Labor Robert Moroney Hector White Lawrence McKenzie (Ind) Albert Denman (Ind)Newcastle LCL Gerald Travers George Jenkins Norwood LCL Don Dunstan Roy Moir Onkaparinga LCL Frank Staniford Howard Shannon Port Adelaide Labor James Stephens Peter Symon (Comm)Port Pirie Labor Charles Davis Arthur Pickering (Ind) Thomas Madigan (Ind)Prospect LCL Jack Jennings Elder Whittle Ridley Independent Tom Stott (Ind.) Henry Schneider (Ind.)Rocky River LCL James Heaslip Semaphore Labor Harold Tapping Roy Luckman (Ind.)Stanley Independent Elliot Parker Percy QuirkeStirling LCL William Jenkins William McAnaney (Ind.) Orlando Hutchinson (Ind.)Stuart Labor Lindsay Riches Elliott Johnston (Comm)Thebarton Labor Fred Walsh Torrens LCL Thomas Sexton Leo Travers Unley LCL Arthur Savage Colin Dunnage Victoria LCL Jim Corcoran Roy McLachlan Wallaroo Labor Hughie McAlees Yorke Peninsula LCL Cecil Hincks Young LCL Robert Nicholls
Legislative Council Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour and identified by an asterisk (*).
District Held by Labor candidates LCL candidates Other candidates Central No. 1 2 Labor Ken Bardolph* Stan Bevan* Central No. 2 2 LCL Patience Howard Leslie Wright Collier Cudmore* Ernest Anthoney* Midland 2 LCL Alexander Melrose* Colin Rowe* Northern 2 LCL C R Hannan G L O'Brien William Robinson* Robert Wilson* Southern 2 LCL Jack Bice* John Cowan* Frank Halleday (Ind.)
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