List of elections in 1953

Africa

• 1953 Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland election
• 1953 South African general election
• 1953 Southern Rhodesian federation referendum
• 1953 South-West African legislative election
• 1953 Sudanese parliamentary election

  Asia

• 1953 Japanese general election
• 1953 Kathmandu municipal election
• 1953 Philippine House of Representatives elections
• 1953 Philippine Senate election
• 1953 Philippine general election
• 1953 Philippine presidential election

  Australia

• 1953 Australian Senate election
• 1953 Kahibah state by-election
• 1953 New South Wales state election
• 1953 Queensland state election
• 1953 South Australian state election
• 1953 Western Australian state election

  Europe

• 1953 Danish Folketing election
• 1953 Danish general election
• 1953 Gibraltar general election
• 1953 Icelandic parliamentary election
• 1953 Italian general election
• 1953 Maltese general election
• 1953 Maltese general election
• 1953 Mauritian general election
• 1953 Norwegian parliamentary election
• 1953 Portuguese legislative election

  Austria

• 1953 Austrian legislative election

  France

• 1953 French presidential election

  Germany

• 1953 West German federal election

  United Kingdom

• 1953 Barnsley by-election
• 1953 Northern Ireland general election

  United Kingdom local

English local

• 1953 Bermondsey Borough election
• 1953 Southwark Borough election

  Central America

• 1953 Guatemalan parliamentary election

  North America

Canada

• 1953 Canadian federal election
• 1953 British Columbia general election
• 1953 Edmonton municipal election
• 1953 Manitoba general election
• 1953 Nova Scotia general election
• 1953 Toronto municipal election
• 1953 Winnipeg municipal election

  United States

• 1953 Pittsburgh mayoral election
• 1953 South Carolina's 4th congressional district special election

  Oceania

Australia

• 1953 Australian Senate election
• 1953 Kahibah state by-election
• 1953 New South Wales state election
• 1953 Queensland state election
• 1953 South Australian state election
• 1953 Western Australian state election