1953 New South Wales state election

The 1953 New South Wales state election was held on 14 February 1953. It was conducted in single member constituencies with compulsory preferential voting and was held on boundaries created at a 1952 redistribution. The election was for all of the 94 seats in the Legislative Assembly.

1953 New South Wales state election
14 February 1953 (1953-02-14)
All 94 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
48 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Joseph Cahill Vernon Treatt
Party Labor Coalition
Leader since 2 April 1952 20 March 1946
Leader's seat Cook's River Woollahra
Last election 46 seats 46 seats
Seats won 57 36
Seat change 11 10
Percentage 55.03% 39.54%
Swing 8.3 6.9
Legislative Assembly after the election
Premier before election

Joseph Cahill
Labor

 Elected Premier

Joseph Cahill
Labor

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