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Electoral district of Sydney-Phillip

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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

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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

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1901 New South Wales state election: Sydney-Phillip [6]
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

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  1. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Maps and sketches of proposed Electoral Districts". New South Wales Government Gazette. 23 August 1893. p. 6680. Retrieved 27 October 2020 – via Trove.
  5. ^ "Proclamation: names and boundaries of electoral districts". New South Wales Government Gazette. 5 October 1893. p. 7752. Retrieved 27 October 2020 – via Trove.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "1901 Sydney-Phillip". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 March 2020.