This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 1953 Australian Senate election.
Senators John Armstrong (Labor), Bill Ashley (Labor), John McCallum (Liberal), Albert Reid (Country) and Bill Spooner (Liberal) were not up for re-election.
Robert Stafford Hanse Goleby Edward Spensley Five seats were up for election.
Senators Archie Benn (Labor), Walter Cooper (Country), Ben Courtice (Labor), Neil O'Sullivan (Liberal) and Annabelle Rankin (Liberal) were not up for re-election.
The Labor Party was defending four seats (although sitting senator Bill Morrow contested the election for the "Tasmanian Labour Group").
Max Bound (CPA) Robert McEwin Five seats were up for election.