1953 Queensland state election

1953 Queensland state election

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All 75 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland 38 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
Turnout	93.80 ( 1.29 pp)
First party Second party   Leader Vince Gair Frank Nicklin Party Labor Coalition Leader since 17 January 1952 (1952-01-17) 21 May 1941 Leader's seat South Brisbane Landsborough Last election 42 seats 31 seats Seats won 50 23 Seat change 8 8 Popular vote 323,882 243,757 Percentage 53.21% 40.05% Swing 6.34 9.11
Premier before election Vince Gair Labor Elected Premier Vince Gair Labor

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 7 March 1953 to elect the 75 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The Labor government was seeking its eighth continuous term in office since the 1932 election. It was the first electoral test for Vince Gair, who had become Premier of Queensland 14 months earlier after the death of Ned Hanlon.