1953 Waverley state by-election
# 1953 Waverley state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Waverley on 31 October 1953 because of the death of Clarrie Martin (Labor).

## Dates

| Date | Event |
| - | - |
| 5 September 1953 | Clarrie Martin died. |
| 30 September 1953 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. |
| 13 October 1953 | Day of nomination |
| 31 October 1953 | Polling day |
| 20 November 1953 | Return of writ |

## Result

1953 Waverley by-election Saturday 31 October :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | William Ferguson | 11,284 | 61.0 | -7.5 |
| | Liberal | Ben Doig | 6,678 | 36.1 | +4.6 |
| | Independent | Edward Maher | 539 | 2.9 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,501 | 98.2 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 338 | 1.8 | -0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,839 | 81.7 | -9.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

* Preferences were not distributed.
