1953 Gwydir by-election

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Gwydir on 19 December 1953. This was triggered by the death of Country Party MP Thomas Treloar.

The by-election was won by Country Party candidate Ian Allan.

Results[]

Gwydir by-election, 1953^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Michael Quinn	15,784	45.3	-1.5
	Country	Ian Allan	9,823	28.2	-8.8
	Country	Thelma Kirkby	5,649	16.2	+16.2
	Liberal	Arthur Howard	3,584	10.3	+10.3
Total formal votes			34,840	98.6
Informal votes			480	1.4
Turnout			35,320	89.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Ian Allan	18,409	52.8	-0.4
	Labor	Michael Quinn	16,431	47.2	+0.4
	Country hold		Swing	-0.4

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