at the 1952 by-election and Hartley which was retained by Jim Chalmers who stood as an Independent Labor candidate after he resigned from the party over a pre-selection dispute. The Minister for Labour, Industry and Social Welfare, Frank Finnan was unseated when his electorate of Darlinghurst was abolished, he lost a preselection contest for Concord, and he failed in an attempt to win Albury. {{Australian elections/Title row | table style = float:right;clear:right;margin-left:1em; | title = New South Wales state election, 14 February 1953 | house = Legislative Assembly | series = New South Wales state election | back = 1950 | forward = 1956 | enrolled = 1,953,953 | total_votes = 1,548,877 | turnout % = 93.86 | turnout chg = +1.11 | informal = 39,416 | informal % = 2.48 | informal chg = +0.71 }} |} Retiring members Seats changing party representation Aftermath Joe Cahill's triumph at this election ensured that he remained premier during the course of the parliament. Treatt faced increasing opposition within the Liberal Party and was replaced as Leader of the Opposition by Murray Robson in August 1954. Bruxner continued as the Leader of the Country Party, a position he had held since 1932. During the parliament there were 7 by-elections with no change of party representation except for Kahibah where an Independent Labor candidate Tom Armstrong defeated the endorsed Labor candidate. See also Candidates of the 1953 New South Wales state election Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1953–1956 Notes References Elections in New South Wales 1953 elections in Australia 1950s in New South Wales February 1953 events in Australia