Phillip Ward (City of Sydney)

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Phillip Ward
New South WalesSydney City Council
Created 1842 (first incarnation)
1900 (second incarnation)
1959 (third incarnation)
Abolished1850 (first)
1953 (second)
1987 (third)
Electors 684 (1842)
2,499 (1900)
3,494 (1924)
7,048 (1934)
13,382 (1950)
33,465 (1959)
8,466 (1977)

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. [1] [2]

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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. [3]

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. [3] [4]

At the 1974 election, where Labor only won three seats across the entire council, Civic Reform won one of the Phillip Ward seats. [3]

Phillip Ward was abolished in 1987, along with all other Sydney City Council wards.

Councillors for Phillip Ward

Second incarnation (1900−1953)

YearCouncillorPartyCouncillorPartyCouncillorPartyCouncillorParty
1937   Ernest Charles O'Dea Labor  John Farrell Labor   John Armstrong Labor   Paddy Stokes Labor
1941  Sydney George Molloy Labor
1944
1945   Horace Foley Lang Labor
1948  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) [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Lang Labor Horace Foley 1,853
Labor J. C. Carroll1,047
Progressive A. R. Sloss603
Independent J. Carroll111
Informal votes71
Lang Labor gain from Labor Swing

1944

1944 New South Wales local elections: Phillip Ward [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ernest Charles O'Dea (elected)1,075
Lang Labor Horace Foley 998
Labor John Armstrong (elected)188
Independent L. Drury141
Labor Paddy Stokes (elected)54
Labor Sydney George Molloy (elected)36
Independent E. Taylor33
Lang Labor S. H. Howey22
Lang Labor J. Barry15
Lang Labor L. C. Killmore4

1941

1941 New South Wales local elections: Phillip Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Armstrong unopposed
Labor S. G. Molloyunopposed
Labor Ernest Charles O'Dea unopposed
Labor Paddy Stokes unopposed
Registered electors 19,000

1842

1842 Sydney City Council election: Phillip Ward [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Edward Flood 295
Independent James Robert Wilshire 269
Independent Neale222
Independent Taylor203
Independent Blackman187
Independent Wallace115
Independent Hayes69
Independent Grose33

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