Half-senate elections were held in Australia on 9 May 1953. 32 of the seats in the
Senate
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were up for election. This was the first time a Senate election had been held without an accompanying election of the
House of Representatives
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. The two election cycles fell out of synchronisation after the
1951 double dissolution. While the term of the House was not due to expire until 1954, a Senate election was due by 1 July 1953.
Although the
Australian Labor Party
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won a majority of the contested seats, the
Liberal-
Country
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Coalition
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Formation
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retained a majority of the overall seats in the upper house.
See also
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Candidates of the Australian Senate election, 1953
This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 1953 Australian Senate election. The election was held on 9 May 1953.
By-elections, appointments and defections
By-elections and appointments
*On 7 February 1952, Joe Cooke ( L ...
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Members of the Australian Senate, 1953–1956
This is a list of members of the Australian Senate
The Senate is the upper house of the Bicameralism, bicameral Parliament of Australia, the lower house being the Australian House of Representatives, House of Representatives.
The powers, ...
References
University of WA election results in Australia since 1890
Adam Carr's Election Archive - Senate 1953
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May 1953 in Australia