COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 9 MAY 1953 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Government publications THE SENATE ==================================================================== SOUTH AUSTRALIA (Five senators to be elected) ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 453,496 +03.0 Votes cast: 437,583 96.5 -00.6 Informal votes: 21,297 04.9 -00.9 Formal votes: 416,286 95.1 +00.9 Quota for election: 69,382 16.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rex PEARSON * Lib 185,263 44.5 ELECTED 2 Keith Laught * Lib 2,138 00.5 Group A Frederick Boscombe Lib 1,704 00.4 Q:2.726 Edward Robertson CPA 3,271 00.8 Group B Alan Finger CPA 1,097 00.3 Q:0.071 Elliott Johnston CPA 535 00.1 John CRITCHLEY * ALP 215,404 51.7 ELECTED 1 John Ryan * ALP 1,446 00.3 Group C James Toohey ALP 2,778 00.7 Q:3.165 Sydney Edwards 2,650 00.6 Q:0.038 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 416,286 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Critchley's 146,022 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- PEARSON * E 185,263 44.5 ELECTED 2 Laught * 150 00.1 2,288 00.5 Boscombe 49 00.0 1,753 00.4 Robertson 93 00.1 3,364 00.8 Finger 73 00.0 1,170 00.3 Johnston 33 00.0 568 00.1 CRITCHLEY * E 69,382 16.7 ELECTED 1 RYAN * 144,898 99.2 146,344 35.2 ELECTED 3 Toohey 590 00.4 3,368 00.8 Edwards 136 00.1 2,786 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 146,022 416,286 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Pearson's 115,881 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- PEARSON * E 69,382 16.7 ELECTED 2 LAUGHT * 114,576 98.9 116,864 28.1 ELECTED 4 Boscombe 585 00.5 2,338 00.6 Robertson 327 00.3 3,691 00.9 Finger 61 00.1 1,231 00.3 Johnston 58 00.1 626 00.2 CRITCHLEY * E 69,382 16.7 ELECTED 1 RYAN * 130 00.1 146,474 35.2 ELECTED 3 Toohey 61 00.1 3,429 00.8 Edwards 83 00.1 2,869 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 115,881 416,286 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Ryan's 77,092 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- PEARSON * E 69,382 16.7 ELECTED 2 LAUGHT * E 116,864 28.1 ELECTED 4 Boscombe 55 00.1 2,393 00.6 Robertson 21 00.0 3,712 00.9 Finger 14 00.0 1,245 00.3 Johnston 11 00.0 637 00.2 CRITCHLEY * E 69,382 16.7 ELECTED 1 RYAN * E 69,382 16.7 ELECTED 3 TOOHEY 76,918 99.8 80,347 19.3 ELECTED 5 Edwards 73 00.1 2,942 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 77,092 416,286 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Senators' terms began 1 July 1953. Critchley, Laught, Pearson, Ryan and Toohey elected for a term ending 30 June 1959. Continuing Senators (term to end 30 June 1956): Douglas HANNAFORD (Lib), Hon George McLEAY (Lib), Hon Edward MATTNER (Lib), Theophilus NICHOLLS (ALP), Sidney O'FLAHERTY (ALP). -------------------------------------------------------------------- > John Owen Critchley (1892-1964): Elected 1946, 1951, 1953 > Douglas Clive Hannaford (1903-67): Elected 1949, 1951 > Keith Alexander Laught (1907-69): Elected 1951, 1953 > George McLeay (1894-1955): Elected 1934. Defeated 1946. Elected 1949, 1951 Minister for Shipping and Transport Died 14 September 1955 (see Appointments) > Edward William Mattner (1893-1977): Appointed 1944. Defeated 1946. Elected 1949, 1951 > Theophilus Martin Nicholls (1894-1977): Elected 1943, 1949, 1951 > Sidney Wainman O'Flaherty (1886-1967): Elected 1943, 1949, 1951 > Rex Whiting Pearson (1905-61): Elected 1951, 1953 > John Victor Ryan (1890-1974): Elected 1949, 1951, 1953 > James Philip Toohey (1909-92): Elected 1953 Born: 11 July 1909, Adelaide Career: Educated state schools. Car worker. Assistant Secretary Vehicle Builders Employees Federation. Secretary South Australian ALP 1947-55. Member Federal Executive ALP 1948-59. West Torrens Council. --------------------------------------------------------------------