Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1953–1956

This is a list of members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1953 to 1956, as elected at the 1953 state election. The Speaker was Hon. Bill Lamb.

¹ Dulwich Hill Labor MLA George Weir resigned on 25 March 1953 to accept an appointment to the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales. Labor candidate Cliff Mallam won the resulting by-election on 20 June 1953.² Waverley Labor MLA Clarrie Martin died on 5 September 1953. Labor candidate William Ferguson won the resulting by-election on 31 October 1953.³ Kahibah MLA Joshua Arthur resigned on 19 August 1953 after being expelled from the Labor Party, following adverse findings into his conduct by a Royal Commission. Independent Labor candidate Tom Armstrong won the resulting by-election.⁴ Leichhardt Labor MLA Claude Matthews committed suicide on 9 January 1954. Labor candidate Reg Coady won the resulting by-election on 20 March 1954.⁵ Phillip Labor MLA Tom Shannon died in June 1954. Labor candidate and Lord Mayor of Sydney Pat Hills won the resulting by-election on 14 August 1954.⁶ Clarence Country Party MLA Cecil Wingfield died on 28 January 1955. Independent candidate Bill Weiley won the resulting by-election on 26 March 1955.⁷ Bulli Labor MLA Laurie Kelly Sr. died on 9 May 1955. Labor candidate Rex Jackson won the resulting by-election on 9 July 1955.⁸ Auburn Labor MLA Edgar Dring died on 17 December 1955. No by-election was held due to the proximity of the 1956 state election.