Multiple party endorsement, Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion
Candidate
Party
Votes
%
Final
%
Easter, Jack Stuart (Elected)
Country Party
5,775
35.91
10,132
63.01
Frith, William (Defeated)
Country Party
4,786
29.76
Watson, Donald Ross
Labor Party
5,520
34.33
5,949
36.99
Formal Votes
16,081
Informal Votes
185
1.14
Total Votes / Turnout
16,266
94.85
Notes: William Frith was 70 at the time of the 1953 election and the Country Party allowed a multiple endorsement, Frith being defeated at the election by his younger party colleague.