The Division of Phillip was an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It was located in the Sydney's eastern suburbs, and was named after Captain Arthur Phillip, captain of the First Fleet and first Governor of New South Wales. The Division included the suburbs of Bondi, Coogee, Kensington and Randwick.
The seat was proclaimed at the redistribution of 11 May 1949, and was first contested at the 1949 Federal election. It was abolished prior to the 1993 federal election. It was a marginal seat that from 1963 onward was held by the governing party of the day.
Members Image Member Party Term Notes Joe Fitzgerald Labor 10 December 1949 –10 December 1955 Lost seat. Later elected to the Senate in 1961 William Aston Liberal 10 December 1955 –9 December 1961 Lost seat Syd Einfeld Labor 9 December 1961 –30 November 1963 Lost seat. Later elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Bondi in 1965 Sir William Aston Liberal 30 November 1963 –2 December 1972 Served as Chief Government Whip in the House under Menzies and Holt. Served as Speaker during the Holt, McEwen, Gorton and McMahon Governments. Lost seat Joe Riordan Labor 2 December 1972 –13 December 1975 Served as minister under Whitlam. Lost seat Jack Birney Liberal 13 December 1975 –5 March 1983 Lost seat Jeannette McHugh Labor 5 March 1983 –13 March 1993 Served as minister under Keating. Transferred to the Division of Grayndler after Phillip was abolished in 1993
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