# Electoral results for the Division of Phillip

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Phillip in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1949 until its abolition in 1993.

## Members

| Member | Party | Term |
| Joe Fitzgerald | Labor | 1949–1955 |
| William Aston | Liberal | 1955–1961 |
| Syd Einfeld | Labor | 1961–1963 |
| (Sir) William Aston | Liberal | 1963–1972 |
| Joe Riordan | Labor | 1972–1975 |
| Jack Birney | Liberal | 1975–1983 |
| Jeannette McHugh | Labor | 1983–1993 |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1990s
#### 1990

1990 Australian federal election: Phillip :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jeannette McHugh | 27,754 | 43.7 | -5.4 |
| | Liberal | Charles Copeman | 21,589 | 34.0 | -8.8 |
| | Democrats | Armon Hicks | 6,014 | 9.5 | +2.7 |
| | Independent | Cynthia Wrublewski | 3,828 | 6.0 | +6.0 |
| | Greens | David Barrington | 2,857 | 4.5 | +4.5 |
| | Call to Australia | Kevin Lohan | 570 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| | Independent | Toby Marshall | 480 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| | Grey Power | George Vlazny | 426 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 63,518 | 96.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,200 | 3.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 65,718 | 94.1 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jeannette McHugh | 35,819 | 56.6 | +2.5 |
| | Liberal | Charles Copeman | 27,495 | 43.4 | -2.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.5 | |

### Elections in the 1980s
#### 1987

1987 Australian federal election: Phillip :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jeannette McHugh | 31,552 | 49.1 | -1.1 |
| | Liberal | Ray Collins | 27,508 | 42.8 | +1.7 |
| | Democrats | Karin Sowada | 4,339 | 6.8 | +1.3 |
| | Independent | Fred Brinkman | 844 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 64,243 | 95.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,089 | 4.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 67,332 | 91.0 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jeannette McHugh | 34,743 | 54.1 | -0.1 |
| | Liberal | Ray Collins | 29,491 | 45.9 | +0.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -0.1 | |

#### 1984

1984 Australian federal election: Phillip :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jeannette McHugh | 31,601 | 50.2 | +0.4 |
| | Liberal | Peter Bardos | 25,911 | 41.1 | -5.2 |
| | Democrats | Karin Sowada | 3,469 | 5.5 | +2.7 |
| | Independent | Donald Rugless | 1,326 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
| | Independent | Fred Brinkman | 685 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 62,992 | 93.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,722 | 7.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 67,714 | 91.1 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jeannette McHugh | 34,163 | 54.2 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal | Peter Bardos | 28,817 | 45.8 | -2.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.2 | |

#### 1983

1983 Australian federal election: Phillip :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jeannette McHugh | 29,909 | 49.7 | +3.7 |
| | Liberal | Jack Birney | 27,903 | 46.4 | -2.3 |
| | Democrats | Karin Sowada | 1,698 | 2.8 | -1.8 |
| | Engineered Australia | Lawrence Hogan | 292 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| | Progress | Timothy Daly | 248 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| | Greens | Julien Droulers | 146 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 60,196 | 97.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,762 | 2.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,958 | 92.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jeannette McHugh | | 51.9 | +2.5 |
| | Liberal | Jack Birney | | 48.1 | -2.5 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.5 | |

#### 1980

1980 Australian federal election: Phillip :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jack Birney | 29,541 | 48.7 | +0.7 |
| | Labor | Jeannette McHugh | 27,904 | 46.0 | +2.0 |
| | Democrats | Leslie Reiss | 2,781 | 4.6 | -2.5 |
| | Independent | Russell Deiley | 474 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 60,700 | 97.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,579 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,279 | 89.9 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Jack Birney | 30,744 | 50.6 | -1.4 |
| | Labor | Jeannette McHugh | 29,956 | 49.4 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -1.4 | |

### Elections in the 1970s
#### 1977

1977 Australian federal election: Phillip :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jack Birney | 31,517 | 48.0 | -1.2 |
| | Labor | Joe Riordan | 28,876 | 44.0 | -4.3 |
| | Democrats | Alan Needham | 4,664 | 7.1 | +7.1 |
| | Independent | Barry Elliott | 581 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 65,638 | 97.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,508 | 2.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 67,146 | 91.1 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Jack Birney | 34,127 | 52.0 | +0.8 |
| | Labor | Joe Riordan | 31,511 | 48.0 | -0.8 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.8 | |

#### 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Phillip :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jack Birney | 31,869 | 50.6 | +6.5 |
| | Labor | Joe Riordan | 29,525 | 46.9 | -5.8 |
| | Workers | Michael Clarke | 882 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| | Australia | Marie Morris | 675 | 1.1 | -1.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 62,951 | 98.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,204 | 1.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 64,155 | 92.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Jack Birney | | 52.6 | +7.1 |
| | Labor | Joe Riordan | | 47.4 | -7.1 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +7.1 | |

#### 1974

1974 Australian federal election: Phillip :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Joe Riordan | 31,337 | 52.7 | +2.7 |
| | Liberal | Jack Cunningham | 26,198 | 44.1 | +3.4 |
| | Australia | Virginia Walker | 1,368 | 2.3 | -1.7 |
| | Independent | David Taylor | 550 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 59,453 | 97.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,435 | 2.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,888 | 92.8 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Joe Riordan | | 54.5 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal | Jack Cunningham | | 45.5 | -0.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.8 | |

#### 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Phillip :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Joe Riordan | 28,065 | 50.0 | +6.1 |
| | Liberal | Sir William Aston | 22,849 | 40.7 | -1.0 |
| | Australia | Virginia Walker | 2,264 | 4.0 | +2.9 |
| | Democratic Labor | Dennis Anderson | 1,934 | 3.4 | -1.0 |
| | Defence of Government Schools | Colette Tucker | 528 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| | Independent | Thomas Conway | 344 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| | Independent | Neville Yeomans | 108 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 56,092 | 97.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,490 | 2.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,582 | 92.1 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Joe Riordan | | 53.7 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal | Sir William Aston | | 46.3 | -4.1 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.1 | |

### Elections in the 1960s
#### 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Phillip :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Joe Riordan | 23,121 | 43.9 | -0.2 |
| | Liberal | William Aston | 22,865 | 43.4 | -5.8 |
| | Democratic Labor | Lyle Antcliff | 2,301 | 4.4 | +1.2 |
| | Pensioner Power | William Whitby | 1,815 | 3.4 | +3.4 |
| | Independent | Totti Cohen | 1,254 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
| | Australia | Jack Gray | 590 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| | Independent | Ronald Rigby | 327 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| | Independent | Ken Yeomans | 238 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| | Independent | Alex MacDonald | 129 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 52,640 | 95.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,287 | 4.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,927 | 91.9 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | William Aston | 26,540 | 50.4 | -3.1 |
| | Labor | Joe Riordan | 26,100 | 49.6 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -3.1 | |

#### 1966

1966 Australian federal election: Phillip :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Aston | 20,277 | 56.2 | +8.5 |
| | Labor | Brian O'Kane | 13,389 | 37.1 | -9.3 |
| | Independent | John Hannan | 1,228 | 3.4 | +3.4 |
| | Democratic Labor | Dominique Droulers | 1,159 | 3.2 | -2.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 36,053 | 96.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,225 | 3.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,278 | 93.5 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | William Aston | | 60.5 | +7.7 |
| | Labor | Brian O'Kane | | 39.5 | -7.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +7.7 | |

#### 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Phillip :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Aston | 18,128 | 47.7 | +3.6 |
| | Labor | Syd Einfeld | 17,634 | 46.4 | -3.9 |
| | Democratic Labor | John Antill | 2,215 | 5.8 | +0.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 37,977 | 98.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 664 | 1.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,641 | 94.6 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | William Aston | 20,048 | 52.8 | +4.2 |
| | Labor | Syd Einfeld | 17,929 | 47.2 | -4.2 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +4.2 | |

#### 1961

1961 Australian federal election: Phillip :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Syd Einfeld | 19,094 | 50.3 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal | William Aston | 16,741 | 44.1 | -3.0 |
| | Democratic Labor | Peter Daly | 2,102 | 5.5 | +0.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 37,937 | 97.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,061 | 2.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,998 | 93.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Syd Einfeld | | 51.4 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal | William Aston | | 48.6 | -3.3 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.3 | |

### Elections in the 1950s
#### 1958

1958 Australian federal election: Phillip :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Aston | 18,836 | 47.1 | -4.0 |
| | Labor | Joe Fitzgerald | 18,467 | 46.2 | -2.7 |
| | Democratic Labor | Peter Daly | 2,206 | 5.5 | +5.5 |
| | Independent | Sidney Doubleday | 463 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 39,972 | 96.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,421 | 3.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,393 | 94.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | William Aston | 20,735 | 51.9 | +0.8 |
| | Labor | Joe Fitzgerald | 19,237 | 48.1 | -0.8 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.8 | |

#### 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Phillip :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Aston | 21,142 | 51.1 | +5.7 |
| | Labor | Joe Fitzgerald | 20,225 | 48.9 | -5.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 41,367 | 97.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,228 | 2.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,595 | 94.8 | |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +5.7 | |

#### 1954

1954 Australian federal election: Phillip :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Joe Fitzgerald | 19,826 | 58.9 | +5.5 |
| | Liberal | Henry Clarke | 13,849 | 41.1 | -5.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 33,675 | 98.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 519 | 1.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,547 | 96.9 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +5.5 | |

#### 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Phillip :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Joe Fitzgerald | 19,401 | 53.4 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal | Les Fingleton | 16,913 | 46.6 | +3.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 36,314 | 97.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 779 | 2.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,093 | 95.4 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -2.3 | |

### Elections in the 1940s
#### 1949

1949 Australian federal election: Phillip :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Joe Fitzgerald | 19,455 | 51.2 | -7.8 |
| | Liberal | William Latimer | 16,302 | 42.9 | +3.4 |
| | Independent | Jessie Street | 2,272 | 6.0 | +6.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 38,029 | 98.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 762 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,791 | 96.3 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Joe Fitzgerald | | 55.7 | -4.0 |
| | Liberal | William Latimer | | 44.3 | +4.0 |
| | Labor notional hold | Labor notional hold | Swing | -4.0 | |