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Election result for Phillip, New South Wales, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Phillip on 14 August 1954 because of the death of Tom Shannon (Labor).[1]
Date | Event |
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9 June 1954 | Tom Shannon died.[1] |
15 July 1954 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
22 July 1954 | Day of nomination |
14 August 1954 | Polling day |
10 September 1954 | Return of writ |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Pat Hills | 11,450 | 73.3 | ||
Independent | Wal Campbell | 4,164 | 26.7 | ||
Total formal votes | 15,614 | 97.6 | |||
Informal votes | 392 | 2.4 | |||
Turnout | 16,006 | 69.1 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |