1953 Dulwich Hill state by-election
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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Dulwich Hill on 20 June 1953 because of the resignation of George Weir (Labor) to accept an appointment as a judge of the New South Wales Industrial Commission.[1]
- Cliff Mallam (Labor) ran a ferry service on Port Hacking.[2]
- William Ness (Liberal) was an estate agent and the son of former member John Ness (United Australia).
- John Sheehan was a grocer from Punchbowl. Antony Green lists him as an independent,[3] however The Sydney Morning Herald listed him as a communist.[4]
