Phillip Ward (City of Sydney)

Phillip Ward
New South Wales — Sydney City Council
Created1842 (first incarnation)
1900 (second incarnation)
1959 (third incarnation)
Abolished1850 (first)
1953 (second)
1987 (third)
Electors684 (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]

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, 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   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]
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 3,614 98.1
Informal votes 71 1.9
Turnout 3,685
Lang Labor gain from Labor Swing +12.4

1944

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1944 New South Wales local elections § Phillip.[edit]
1944 New South Wales local elections: Phillip Ward[8]
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 2,566

1941

This section is an excerpt from 1941 Sydney City Council election § Phillip.[edit]
1941 New South Wales local elections: Phillip Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Armstrong unopposed
Labor S. G. Molloy unopposed
Labor Ernest Charles O'Dea unopposed
Labor Paddy Stokes unopposed
Registered electors 19,000

1842

This section is an excerpt from 1842 Sydney City Council election § Phillip.[edit]
1842 Sydney City Council election: Phillip Ward[9]
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

References

  1. ^ "Local Government Election Results". Trove. Sydney Morning Herald.
  2. ^ "Little Interest in Local Elections". Sydney Morning Herald. 4 December 1944.
  3. ^ a b c Golder, Hilary. "A short electoral history of the Sydney City Council" (PDF). City of Sydney. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Election of Aldermen of the City of Sydney". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 10 December 1937.
  5. ^ "Lang candidate wins council by-election". Guinea Gold. 13 May 1945.
  6. ^ "The Municipal Council of Sydney". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 13 April 1945.
  7. ^ "Former Lord Mayor of Sydney dies". The Daily Telegraph. 7 April 1945. p. 6 – via Trove.
  8. ^ "Official Labor Wins Phillip Ward". Daily Mirror.
  9. ^ "The Election". Sydney Morning Herald. 3 November 1842.