Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1953–1956 explained

This is a list of members of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1953 to 1956, as elected at the 1953 state election:

NamePartyElectorateTerm of office
1948–1973
LCL 1933–1956
1952–1973
LCL 1946–1959
Labor 1945–1947, 1953–1962
Labor 1946–1959
LCL 1933–1955
LCL 1941–1962
Labor 1953–1979
Independent 1938–1958
LCL 1944–1959
LCL 1947–1956
LCL 1949–1968
LCL 1941–1963
Labor 1950–1970
LCL 1918–1924, 1927–1930, 1933–1956
LCL 1952–1963
Labor 1953–1977
Labor 1950–1971
Independent 1938–1956
Labor 1950–1956
LCL 1921–1959
LCL 1939–1941, 1944–1956
LCL 1955–1982
LCL 1915–1956
Labor 1918–1921, 1924–1927, 1938–1960
LCL 1930–1938, 1947–1965
LCL 1951–1970
LCL 1933–1968
Independent 1941–1968
Labor 1933–1970
LCL 1933–1968
Labor 1933–1959
Independent 1933–1970
Labor 1946–1964
LCL 1944–1970
LCL 1953–1956
Labor 1941–1968
Labor 1942–1965
LCL 1953–1956

The LCL member for Mitcham, Henry Dunks, died on 22 March 1955. LCL candidate Robin Millhouse won the resulting by-election on 7 May.

The LCL member for Eyre, Arthur Christian, died on 8 January 1956. No by-election was held due to the imminent 1956 state election.