Electoral district of Sydney-Phillip
Appearance
Sydney-Phillip was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It was located in central Sydney and named after Arthur Phillip.[1][2][3] It was created in 1894 from part of South Sydney. It was in the area surrounding central railway station area, bounded by Liverpool Street in the north, Elizabeth Street in the east, Cleveland Street in the south, while the western boundary consisted of Newtown Road, George Street West and George Street.[4][5] In 1904 it was largely replaced by Phillip.
Members for Sydney-Phillip
Member | Party | Term | |
---|---|---|---|
Robert Fowler | Free Trade | 1894–1895 | |
Dick Meagher | Protectionist | 1895 | |
Henry Copeland | Protectionist | 1895–1900 | |
Daniel O'Connor | Protectionist | 1900–1901 | |
Progressive | 1901–1904 |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Progressive | Daniel O'Connor | 676 | 41.4 | −16.1 | |
Liberal Reform | John Moloney | 514 | 31.5 | −2.8 | |
Labour | George Barnett | 442 | 27.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,632 | 99.6 | +0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 6 | 0.4 | −0.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,638 | 54.1 | +2.9 | ||
Progressive hold |
References
- ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Sydney-Phillip". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "Maps and sketches of proposed Electoral Districts". New South Wales Government Gazette. 23 August 1893. p. 6680. Retrieved 27 October 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "Proclamation: names and boundaries of electoral districts". New South Wales Government Gazette. 5 October 1893. p. 7752. Retrieved 27 October 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1901 Sydney-Phillip". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 March 2020.