Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1953–1956 explained

This is a list of members of the 33rd Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1953 to 1956, as elected at the 1953 state election held on 7 March 1953.^[1]

Name	Party	Electorate	Term in office
			1953–1969
			1944–1977
	Labor		1953–1966
			1947–1987
	Labor		1950–1957
	Labor		1947–1957
	Labor		1947–1963
	Labor		1950–1969
			1947–1976
	Labor		1935–1960
	Independent		1950–1969
	Labor		1935–1957
	Labor		1952–1957
	Labor		1947–1956
	Labor		1953–1971
	Labor		1943–1961
	Labor		1941–1957
	Liberal		1950–1969
	Labor		1953–1972
	Labor		1950–1957
	Labor		1953–1957
	Labor		1946–1969
	Labor		1951–1969
	Labor		1935–1957, 1958–1969
	Labor		1952–1956
	Labor		1953–1957
	Country		1947–1965
	Labor		1938–1953
	Country		1953–1974
	Labor		1919–1960
	Labor		1917–1922, 1955–1957
	Labor		1932–1960
	Labor		1950–1957
	Country		1950–1966
	Labor		1943–1969
	Labor		1944–1966
	Country		1947–1960
	Liberal		1944–1966
	Labor		1935–1963
	Labor		1935–1960
	Labor		1929–1932, 1939–1960
	Country		1950–1971
	Labor		1953–1957
	Liberal		1943–1956
	Labor		1939–1960
	Labor		1912–1929, 1932–1956
	Labor		1951–1972
	Country		1947–1974
	Labor		1950–1960
	Country		1947–1963
	Labor		1936–1969
	Labor		1949–1966
	Labor		1940–1957
	Labor		1949–1957
	Liberal		1944–1963
	Country		1935–1969
	Liberal		1950–1966
	Country		1950–1972
	Country		1932–1968
	Liberal		1950–1964
	Country		1950–1968
	Country		1929–1957
	Labor		1935–1960
	Labor		1950–1957
	Labor		1936–1944, 1950–1954
	Labor		1947–1956
	Country		1950–1961
	Labor		1953–1957
	Labor		1953–1957
	Labor		1941–1960
	Country		1932–1935, 1941–1960
	Liberal		1947–1963
	Labor		1944–1957
	Labor		1941–1957
	Labor		1935–1947, 1950–1969
	Labor		1950–1956
	Labor		1946–1947, 1950–1958

On 17 August 1953, the Labor member for Maryborough, David Farrell, died. Labor candidate Horace Davies won the resulting by-election on 28 November 1953.

On 9 December 1954, the Labor member for Flinders and the Secretary for Mines and Immigration, Ernest Riordan, died. Labor candidate and former Prime Minister Frank Forde won the resulting by-election on 12 March 1955.

See also

• 1953 Queensland state election
• Gair Ministry (Labor) (1952–1957)

References

• Waterson, D.B. Biographical register of the Queensland Parliament, 1930-1980 Canberra: ANU Press (1982)
• Book: Hughes, Colin A.. Colin Hughes

. Colin Hughes. Graham, B. D.. Voting for the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1890-1964. 1976. Australian National University. Canberra. 0-7081-0301-4.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Table 1. Precis of results of Queensland state elections 1932 to 2012. Queensland Parliament. 16 December 2013.