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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

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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

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Elections in the 1990s

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1990

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1990 Australian federal election: Phillip [1]
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 63,518 96.6
Informal votes 2,200 3.4
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 Swing +2.5

Elections in the 1980s

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1987

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1987 Australian federal election: Phillip [2]
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 64,243 95.4
Informal votes 3,089 4.6
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 Swing −0.1

1984

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1984 Australian federal election: Phillip [3]
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 62,992 93.0
Informal votes 4,722 7.0
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 Swing +2.2

1983

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1983 Australian federal election: Phillip [4]
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 60,196 97.2
Informal votes 1,762 2.8
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 Swing +2.5

1980

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1980 Australian federal election: Phillip [5]
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 60,700 97.5
Informal votes 1,579 2.5
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 Swing −1.4

Elections in the 1970s

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1977

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1977 Australian federal election: Phillip [6]
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 65,638 97.8
Informal votes 1,508 2.2
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 Swing +0.8

1975

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1975 Australian federal election: Phillip [7]
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 62,951 98.1
Informal votes 1,204 1.9
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 Swing +7.1

1974

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1974 Australian federal election: Phillip [8]
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 59,453 97.6
Informal votes 1,435 2.4
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 Swing +0.8

1972

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1972 Australian federal election: Phillip [9]
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 56,092 97.4
Informal votes 1,490 2.6
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 Swing +4.1

Elections in the 1960s

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1969

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1969 Australian federal election: Phillip [10]
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 52,640 95.8
Informal votes 2,287 4.2
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 Swing −3.1

1966

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1966 Australian federal election: Phillip [11]
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 36,053 96.7
Informal votes 1,225 3.3
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 Swing +7.7

1963

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1963 Australian federal election: Phillip [12]
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 37,977 98.3
Informal votes 664 1.7
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 Swing +4.2

1961

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1961 Australian federal election: Phillip [13]
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 37,937 97.3
Informal votes 1,061 2.7
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 Swing +3.3

Elections in the 1950s

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1958

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1958 Australian federal election: Phillip [14]
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 39,972 96.6
Informal votes 1,421 3.4
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 Swing +0.8

1955

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1955 Australian federal election: Phillip [15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Aston 21,142 51.1 +5.7
Labor Joe Fitzgerald 20,225 48.9 −5.7
Total formal votes 41,367 97.1
Informal votes 1,228 2.9
Turnout 42,595 94.8
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +5.7

1954

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1954 Australian federal election: Phillip [16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joe Fitzgerald 19,826 58.9 +5.5
Liberal Henry Clarke 13,849 41.1 −5.5
Total formal votes 33,675 98.5
Informal votes 519 1.5
Turnout 40,547 96.9
Labor hold Swing +5.5

1951

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1951 Australian federal election: Phillip [17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joe Fitzgerald 19,401 53.4 +2.2
Liberal Les Fingleton 16,913 46.6 +3.7
Total formal votes 36,314 97.9
Informal votes 779 2.1
Turnout 37,093 95.4
Labor hold Swing −2.3

Elections in the 1940s

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1949

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1949 Australian federal election: Phillip [18]
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 38,029 98.0
Informal votes 762 2.0
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 Swing −4.0

References

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  1. ^ "1990 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  2. ^ "1987 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  3. ^ "1984 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  4. ^ "1983 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  5. ^ "1980 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  6. ^ "1977 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  7. ^ "1975 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  8. ^ "1974 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  9. ^ "1972 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  10. ^ "1969 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  11. ^ "1966 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  12. ^ "1963 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  13. ^ "1961 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  14. ^ "1958 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  15. ^ "1955 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  16. ^ "1954 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  17. ^ "1951 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  18. ^ "1949 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
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