COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 9 MAY 1953 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Government publications THE SENATE ==================================================================== NEW SOUTH WALES (Five Senators to be elected) ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 1,979,594 +02.0 Votes cast: 1,873,521 94.6 -01.4 Informal votes: 74,231 04.0 -03.9 Formal votes: 1,799,290 96.0 +03.9 Quota for election: 299,882 16.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Healy CPA 73,385 04.1 Group A Claude Jones CPA 3,375 00.2 Q:0.269 Cecil Connors CPA 3,838 00.2 Stanley AMOUR * ALP 932,011 51.8 ELECTED 1 James Arnold * ALP 8,049 00.4 Group B Donald Grant * ALP 8,860 00.5 Q:3.164 Hon Alister McMULLIN * Lib 728,245 40.5 ELECTED 2 Kenneth Anderson Lib 8,309 00.5 Group C Thelma Kirkby CP 15,713 00.9 Q:2.509 Robert Stafford 13,649 00.8 Q:0.046 Hanse Goleby 576 00.0 Q:0.002 Edward Spensley 3,280 00.2 Q:0.011 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,799,290 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Amour's 632,129 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Healy 615 00.1 74,000 04.1 Jones 223 00.0 3,598 00.2 Connors 94 00.0 3,932 00.2 AMOUR * E 299,882 16.7 ELECTED 1 ARNOLD * 629,124 99.5 637,173 35.4 ELECTED 3 Grant * 1,191 00.2 10,051 00.6 McMULLIN * E 728,245 40.5 ELECTED 2 Anderson 472 00.1 8,781 00.5 Kirkby 128 00.0 15,841 00.9 Stafford 222 00.0 13,871 00.8 Goleby 26 00.0 602 00.0 Spensley 34 00.0 3,314 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 632,129 1,799,290 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: McMullin's 428,363 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Healy 136 00.0 74,136 04.1 Jones 34 00.0 3,632 00.2 Connors 27 00.0 3,959 00.2 AMOUR * E 299,882 16.7 ELECTED 1 ARNOLD * 323 00.1 637,496 35.4 ELECTED 3 Grant * 97 00.0 10,148 00.6 McMULLIN * E 299,882 16.7 ELECTED 2 ANDERSON 426,638 99.6 435,419 24.2 ELECTED 4 Kirkby 789 00.2 16,630 00.9 Stafford 229 00.1 14,100 00.8 Goleby 58 00.0 660 00.0 Spensley 32 00.0 3,346 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 428,363 1,799,290 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Arnold's 337,614 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Healy 102 00.0 74,238 04.1 Jones 27 00.0 3,659 00.2 Connors 34 00.0 3,993 00.2 AMOUR * E 299,882 16.7 ELECTED 1 ARNOLD * E 299,882 16.7 ELECTED 3 GRANT * 337,120 99.9 347,268 19.3 ELECTED 5 McMULLIN * E 299,882 16.7 ELECTED 2 ANDERSON E 435,419 24.2 ELECTED 4 Kirkby 200 00.1 16,830 00.9 Stafford 105 00.0 14,205 00.8 Goleby 12 00.0 672 00.0 Spensley 14 00.0 3,360 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 337,614 1,799,290 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Senators' terms began 1 July 1953. Anderson, Amour, Arnold, Grant and McMullin elected for a term ending 30 June 1959. Continuing senators (term to end 30 June 1956) Hon John ARMSTRONG (ALP), Hon William ASHLEY (ALP), John McCALLUM (Lib), Albert REID (CP), Hon William SPOONER (Lib) -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Kenneth McColl Anderson (1909-85): Elected 1953 Born: 11 October 1909, at sea Career: Educated state schools, Sydney. Property valuer. Military Service 1940-45. Ryde Council, Mayor 1949. Cumberland County Council. State politics: NSW MLA for Ryde 1950-53 > Stanley Kerrin Amour (1900-79): Elected 1937, 1943, 1949, 1951, 1953 > John Ignatius Armstrong (1908-77): Elected 1937, 1943, 1949, 1951 > James Jarvist Arnold (1902-67): Elected 1940, 1946, 1951, 1953 > William Patrick Ashley (1886-1958): Elected 1937, 1940, 1946, 1951 > Donald Mackinnon Grant (1890-1970): Elected 1943, 1949, 1951, 1953 > John Archibald McCallum (1892-1973): Elected 1949, 1951 > Alister Maxwell McMullin (1900-84): Elected 1951 President of the Senate from 8 September 1953 > Albert David Reid (1887-1962): Elected 1949, 1951 > William Henry Spooner (1897-1966): Elected 1949, 1951 Minister for National Development --------------------------------------------------------------------