1953 Lang by-election

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Lang on 29 August 1953. This was triggered by the death of Labor MP Dan Mulcahy. A by-election for the seat of Corangamite was held on the same day.

The by-election was won by Labor candidate Frank Stewart.

Results[]

Lang by-election, 1953^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Stewart	21,699	53.9	+3.9
	Liberal	Herbert Thorncraft	17,218	42.8	-2.5
	Communist	Roy Boyd	1,082	2.7	-2.0
	Independent	Thomas Brosnan	275	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			40,274	98.6
Informal votes			584	1.4
Turnout			40,858	91.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Frank Stewart		56.7	+3.5
	Liberal	Herbert Thorncraft		43.3	-3.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.5

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