1953 Lang by-election
# 1953 Lang by-election

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Lang on 29 August 1953. This was triggered by the death of Labor MP Dan Mulcahy. A by-election for the seat of Corangamite was held on the same day.

The by-election was won by Labor candidate Frank Stewart.

## Results

Lang by-election, 1953 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Frank Stewart | 21,699 | 53.9 | +3.9 |
| | Liberal | Herbert Thorncraft | 17,218 | 42.8 | -2.5 |
| | Communist | Roy Boyd | 1,082 | 2.7 | -2.0 |
| | Independent | Thomas Brosnan | 275 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 40,274 | 98.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 584 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,858 | 91.0 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Frank Stewart | | 56.7 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal | Herbert Thorncraft | | 43.3 | -3.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.5 | |
