1953 Queensland state election

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 [Australian Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch)|Labor Party (Queensland Branch)|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.

Results

The result was a considerable swing to the Labor government.

Seats changing party representation

This table lists changes in party representation at the 1953 election.

Members listed in italics did not recontest their seats.
In addition, Labor retained the seat of Kedron, which it had won from the Liberals at the 1951 by-election.