Half-senate elections were held in Australia on 9 May 1953. 32 of the seats in the
Senate were up for election. This was the first time a Senate election had been held without an accompanying election of the
House of Representatives
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. The two election cycles fell out of synchronisation after the
1951 double dissolution. While the term of the House was not due to expire until 1954, a Senate election was due by 1 July 1953.
Although the
Australian Labor Party
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won a majority of the contested seats, the
Liberal
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* a supporter of liberalism
** Liberalism by country
* an adherent of a Liberal Party
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* Sexually liberal feminism
* Social liberalism
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Coalition retained a majority of the overall seats in the upper house.
See also
*
Candidates of the Australian Senate election, 1953
*
Members of the Australian Senate, 1953–1956
References
University of WA election results in Australia since 1890
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Federal elections in Australia
1953 elections in Australia
May 1953 events in Australia