# Phillip Ward (City of Sydney)

Phillip Ward (also originally known as Phillip's Ward) was a ward of the Sydney City Council. It was one of six wards created for the inaugural election in 1842, and was abolished on two separate occasions before its final abolishment when all wards were removed in 1987.

## History

Phillip Ward was created in 1842 ahead of the first election on 1 November. It had 684 electors and included the head of Darling Harbour, Chippendale, Pyrmont and Ultimo.
By 1900, the ward had 2,499 electors. The ward was a stronghold for the Labor Party, who had a clean sweep on multiple occasions.
At the 1974 election, where Labor only won three seats across the entire council, Civic Reform won one of the Phillip Ward seats.
Phillip Ward was abolished in 1987, along with all other Sydney City Council wards, in favour of an undivided council.

## Councillors for Phillip Ward
### Second incarnation (1900−1953)

| Year | Councillor | Party | Councillor | Party | Councillor | Party | Councillor | Party |
| 1937 | Ernest Charles O'Dea | Labor | John Farrell | Labor | John Armstrong | Labor | Paddy Stokes | Labor |
| 1941 | Ernest Charles O'Dea | Labor | Sydney George Molloy | Labor | John Armstrong | Labor | Paddy Stokes | Labor |
| 1944 | Ernest Charles O'Dea | Labor | Sydney George Molloy | Labor | John Armstrong | Labor | Paddy Stokes | Labor |
| 1945 | Ernest Charles O'Dea | Labor | Sydney George Molloy | Labor | John Armstrong | Labor | Horace Foley | Lang Labor |
| 1948 | Ernest Charles O'Dea | Labor | J. J. Carroll | Labor | R. J. Frazer | Labor | J. A. Bodkin | Labor |

## Election results
### 1945 by-election

1945 Phillip Ward by-election (5 May 1945) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Lang Labor | Horace Foley | 1,853 | 51.3 | +12.4 |
| | Labor | J. C. Carroll | 1,047 | 29.0 | −12.9 |
| | Progressive | A. R. Sloss | 603 | 16.7 | +16.7 |
| | Independent | J. Carroll | 111 | 3.1 | +3.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,614 | 98.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 71 | 1.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,685 | | |
| | Lang Labor gain from Labor | Lang Labor gain from Labor | Swing | +12.4 | |
* By-election triggered by death of alderman Paddy Stokes on 6 April 1945

### 1944

1944 New South Wales local elections: Phillip Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Ernest Charles O'Dea (elected) | 1,075 | 41.9 |
| | Lang Labor | Horace Foley | 998 | 38.9 |
| | Labor | John Armstrong (elected) | 188 | 7.3 |
| | Independent | L. Drury | 141 | 5.5 |
| | Labor | Paddy Stokes (elected) | 54 | 2.1 |
| | Labor | Sydney George Molloy (elected) | 36 | 1.4 |
| | Independent | E. Taylor | 33 | 1.3 |
| | Lang Labor | S. H. Howey | 22 | 0.9 |
| | Lang Labor | J. Barry | 15 | 0.6 |
| | Lang Labor | L. C. Killmore | 4 | 0.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,566 | |

### 1941

1941 New South Wales local elections: Phillip Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labor | John Armstrong | unopposed |
| | Labor | S. G. Molloy | unopposed |
| | Labor | Ernest Charles O'Dea | unopposed |
| | Labor | Paddy Stokes | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,000 |

### 1842

1842 Sydney City Council election: Phillip Ward :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | Edward Flood | 295 |
| Independent | James Robert Wilshire | 269 |
| Independent | Neale | 222 |
| Independent | Taylor | 203 |
| Independent | Blackman | 187 |
| Independent | Wallace | 115 |
| Independent | Hayes | 69 |
| Independent | Grose | 33 |