1953 Lang by-election

April 2024 April 2022 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.New party won't contest poll https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/145660552 Daily Advertiser 24 August 1953 The by-election was won by Labor candidate Frank Stewart. Results 1953 Lang by-electionBy-Elections 1951-1954 Psephos http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1951/1951repsby.txt https://web.archive.org/web/20110316054150/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1951/1951repsby.txt dead 16 March 2011 Frank Stewart Labor 21,699 53.9 +3.9 Herbert Thorncraft Liberal 17,218 42.8 -2.5 Roy Boyd Communist 1,082 2.7 -2.0 Thomas Brosnan (disendorsed) Democratic Conservative 275 0.7 +0.7 40,274 98.6 584 1.4 40,858 91.0 Labor Frank Stewart 56.7 +3.5 Liberal Herbert Thorncraft 43.3 -3.5 Labor +3.5 References Category:1953 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales federal by-elections