1953 Dalley by-election

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Dalley on 9 May 1953. This was triggered by the death of Labor MP and former Speaker Sol Rosevear.^[1]

The by-election was won by Labor candidate Arthur Greenup.

Results[]

1953 Dalley by-election ^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Greenup	23,812	70.5	+3.4
	Independent	William Cole	8,285	24.5	+24.5
	Independent	John Sheean	1,667	4.9	+4.9
Total formal votes			33,764	95.4
Informal votes			1,618	4.6
Turnout			35,382	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Arthur Greenup		75.0	+7.9
	Independent	William Cole		25.0	+25.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.9

^ Bongiorno, Frank. "Rosevear, John Solomon (1892–1953)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 11 December 2021 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
^ Carr, Adam. "1953 Dalley by-election". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 11 December 2021.

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