# Electoral results for the district of Phillip

Phillip, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, had two incarnations, from 1904 to 1920 and from 1927 to 1981.
| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| 1904 | | Phillip Sullivan | Labour |
| 1907 | | Richard Meagher | Independent |
| 1910 | | Richard Meagher | Labor |
| 1913 | | Richard Meagher | Labor / Independent Labor |
| 1917 | | John Doyle | Labor |
| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| 1927 | | Michael Burke | Labor |
| 1930 | | Tom Shannon | Labor |
| 1932 | | Tom Shannon | Labor (NSW) |
| 1935 | | Tom Shannon | Labor (NSW) |
| 1938 | | Tom Shannon | Labor / Labor (N-C) |
| 1941 | | Tom Shannon | Labor |
| 1944 | | Tom Shannon | Labor |
| 1947 | | Tom Shannon | Labor |
| 1950 | | Tom Shannon | Labor |
| 1953 | | Tom Shannon | Labor |
| 1954 by | | Pat Hills | Labor |
| 1956 | | Pat Hills | Labor |
| 1959 | | Pat Hills | Labor |
| 1962 | | Pat Hills | Labor |
| 1965 | | Pat Hills | Labor |
| 1968 | | Pat Hills | Labor |
| 1972 | | Pat Hills | Labor |
| 1975 | | Pat Hills | Labor |
| 1978 | | Pat Hills | Labor |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1970s
#### 1978

1978 New South Wales state election: Phillip :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Pat Hills | 18,450 | 72.4 | +2.9 |
| | Liberal | Philip Daley | 4,873 | 19.1 | -3.5 |
| | Communist | Judy Mundey | 1,262 | 5.0 | -0.7 |
| | Socialist Workers | Gordon Adler | 895 | 3.5 | +1.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,480 | 96.1 | −0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,043 | 3.9 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,523 | 85.2 | +0.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Pat Hills | 20,320 | 79.7 | +3.7 |
| | Liberal | Philip Daley | 5,160 | 20.3 | -3.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.7 | |

#### 1976

1976 New South Wales state election: Phillip :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Pat Hills | 18,732 | 69.5 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal | Peter Starr | 6,086 | 22.6 | +4.4 |
| | Communist | Judy Mundey | 1,540 | 5.7 | +2.4 |
| | Socialist Workers | Deborah Shnookal | 594 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,952 | 96.9 | +2.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 864 | 3.1 | −2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,816 | 84.4 | +0.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Pat Hills | 20,472 | 76.0 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal | Peter Starr | 6,480 | 24.0 | -1.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.1 | |

#### 1973

1973 New South Wales state election: Phillip :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Pat Hills | 16,523 | 65.5 | -6.6 |
| | Liberal | Walter O'Donoghue | 4,594 | 18.2 | -1.3 |
| | Australia | Jennifer Baker | 1,831 | 7.3 | +7.3 |
| | Democratic Labor | Kristina Aster-Stater | 1,007 | 4.0 | -4.4 |
| | Communist | Joseph Owens | 838 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| | Independent | John Hawkins | 436 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,229 | 94.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,514 | 5.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,743 | 83.9 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Pat Hills | 18,900 | 74.9 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal | Walter O'Donoghue | 6,329 | 25.1 | -1.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.1 | |

#### 1971

1971 New South Wales state election: Phillip :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Pat Hills | 16,904 | 72.1 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal | Ronald Hack | 4,567 | 19.5 | -3.9 |
| | Democratic Labor | John Fox | 1,974 | 8.4 | +0.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,445 | 96.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 973 | 4.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,418 | 88.0 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Pat Hills | 17,299 | 73.8 | +3.4 |
| | Liberal | Ronald Hack | 6,146 | 26.2 | -3.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.4 | |

### Elections in the 1960s
#### 1968

1968 New South Wales state election: Phillip :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Pat Hills | 16,829 | 68.8 | +10.1 |
| | Liberal | Terence Tomlin | 5,726 | 23.4 | -8.8 |
| | Democratic Labor | Doris Brown | 1,901 | 7.8 | +7.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,458 | 95.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,194 | 4.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,650 | 90.0 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Pat Hills | 17,209 | 70.4 | -2.5 |
| | Liberal | Terence Tomlin | 7,247 | 29.6 | +2.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -2.5 | |

#### 1965

1965 New South Wales state election: Phillip :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Pat Hills | 12,392 | 58.7 | −9.7 |
| | Liberal | Kenneth McKimm | 6,794 | 32.2 | +5.8 |
| | Communist | Walter Buckley | 1,570 | 7.4 | +2.1 |
| | Independent | John Walsh | 360 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,116 | 96.1 | −0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 848 | 3.9 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,964 | 89.3 | −0.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Pat Hills | 13,828 | 65.5 | −7.1 |
| | Liberal | Kenneth McKimm | 7,288 | 34.5 | +7.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −7.1 | |

#### 1962

1962 New South Wales state election: Phillip :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Pat Hills | 15,665 | 68.4 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal | Jean Wood | 6,040 | 26.4 | −2.4 |
| | Communist | Joy Williams | 1,212 | 5.3 | −0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,917 | 96.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 741 | 3.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,658 | 89.4 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Pat Hills | 16,635 | 72.6 | +2.8 |
| | Liberal | Jean Wood | 6,282 | 27.4 | −2.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.8 | |

### Elections in the 1950s
#### 1959

1959 New South Wales state election: Phillip :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Pat Hills | 15,487 | 69.4 |
| | Liberal | Warwick Dunkley | 5,539 | 24.8 |
| | Communist | Ernie Thornton | 1,276 | 5.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,302 | 96.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 771 | 3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,073 | 89.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Pat Hills | 16,508 | 74.0 |
| | Liberal | Warwick Dunkley | 5,794 | 26.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

#### 1956

1956 New South Wales state election: Phillip :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Pat Hills | 14,287 | 75.6 | −24.4 |
| | Lang Labor | Francis Mohan | 3,197 | 16.9 | +16.9 |
| | Communist | Robert Webster | 1,407 | 7.5 | +7.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,791 | 95.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 832 | 4.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,723 | 92.0 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Pat Hills | 15,342 | 81.2 | −18.8 |
| | Lang Labor | Francis Mohan | 3,549 | 18.8 | +18.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1954 by-election

1954 Phillip by-election Saturday 14 August :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Pat Hills | 11,450 | 73.3 |
| | Independent | Wal Campbell | 4,164 | 26.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,614 | 97.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 392 | 2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,006 | 69.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A |

#### 1953

1953 New South Wales state election: Phillip :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Tom Shannon | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | | |

#### 1950

1950 New South Wales state election: Phillip :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Tom Shannon | 15,390 | 78.7 |
| | Liberal | Henry Clarke | 4,161 | 21.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,551 | 97.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 566 | 2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,117 | 89.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1940s
#### 1947

1947 New South Wales state election: Phillip :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Tom Shannon | 12,040 | 62.2 | +2.9 |
| | Lang Labor | Michael Moore | 3,586 | 18.5 | -22.2 |
| | Independent | Henry Dixon | 2,161 | 11.2 | +11.2 |
| | Communist | Thomas Payne | 1,580 | 8.2 | +8.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,367 | 95.5 | +0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 902 | 4.5 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,269 | 91.9 | +3.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

#### 1944

1944 New South Wales state election: Phillip :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Tom Shannon | 10,198 | 59.3 | -14.0 |
| | Lang Labor | Les Dorney | 7,008 | 40.7 | +40.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,206 | 94.6 | −0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 988 | 5.4 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,194 | 88.6 | +1.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1941

1941 New South Wales state election: Phillip :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Tom Shannon | 12,689 | 73.3 |
| | Independent | Diana Gould | 2,347 | 13.5 |
| | State Labor | Tom Morey | 2,279 | 13.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,315 | 95.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 870 | 4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,185 | 87.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Elections in the 1930s
#### 1938

1938 New South Wales state election: Phillip :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Tom Shannon | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | | |

#### 1935

1935 New South Wales state election: Phillip :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor (NSW) | Tom Shannon | unopposed | | |
| | Labor (NSW) hold | Labor (NSW) hold | | | |

#### 1932

1932 New South Wales state election: Phillip :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor (NSW) | Tom Shannon | 10,708 | 70.5 | -12.7 |
| | United Australia | William Adkins | 3,347 | 22.0 | +7.2 |
| | Federal Labor | Ronald Wyllie | 786 | 5.2 | +5.2 |
| | Communist | Edward Docker | 354 | 2.3 | +0.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,195 | 96.3 | −1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 585 | 3.7 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,780 | 93.3 | +2.2 |
| | Labor (NSW) hold | Labor (NSW) hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

#### 1930

1930 New South Wales state election: Phillip :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Tom Shannon | 12,152 | 83.2 |
| | Nationalist | William Adkins | 2,167 | 14.8 |
| | Communist | Edwin Hill | 296 | 2.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,615 | 97.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 397 | 2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,012 | 91.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1920s
#### 1927

1927 New South Wales state election: Phillip :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Michael Burke | 8,645 | 79.3 | |
| | Nationalist | William Weller | 2,111 | 19.4 | |
| | Independent | Mary Grayndler | 147 | 1.4 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,903 | 98.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 181 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,084 | 75.0 | |
| | Labor win | Labor win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |
District re-created

#### 1920 - 1927

District abolished District abolished

### Elections in the 1910s
#### 1917

1917 New South Wales state election: Phillip :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Doyle | 3,913 | 65.2 | -18.1 |
| | Independent Labor | Richard Meagher | 2,056 | 34.3 | +34.3 |
| | Ind. Socialist Labor | James Slade | 31 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,000 | 98.9 | +1.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 66 | 1.1 | −1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,066 | 61.4 | +4.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -18.1 | |

#### 1913

1913 New South Wales state election: Phillip :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Richard Meagher | 4,755 | 83.3 |
| | Liberal Reform | Eden George | 954 | 16.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,709 | 97.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 145 | 2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,854 | 56.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | |

#### 1910

1910 New South Wales state election: Phillip :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Meagher | 4,108 | 76.1 | +33.5 |
| | Liberal Reform | Henry Manning | 1,236 | 22.9 | -5.8 |
| | Independent | William Leonard | 51 | 0.9 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,395 | 97.1 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 163 | 2.9 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,558 | 65.6 | −6.9 |
| | Member changed to Labour from Independent | Member changed to Labour from Independent | | | |

### Elections in the 1900s
#### 1907

1907 New South Wales state election: Phillip :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Richard Meagher | 2,578 | 42.6 |
| | Liberal Reform | John Garland | 1,735 | 28.7 |
| | Labour | Phillip Sullivan | 1,735 | 28.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,048 | 97.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 170 | 2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,218 | 72.5 |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | | |

#### 1904

1904 New South Wales state election: Phillip :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Phillip Sullivan | 2,977 | 56.2 | |
| | Liberal Reform | Francis Boyce | 2,120 | 40.0 | |
| | Independent Liberal | Samuel Wolfe | 176 | 3.3 | |
| | Socialist Labor | Francis Drake | 18 | 0.3 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,298 | 98.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 59 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,357 | 59.1 | |
| | Labour win | Labour win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |