1954 Phillip state by-election

Election result for Phillip, New South Wales, Australia

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]

Dates

Date	Event
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

Wal Campbell (Independent) was the proprietor and editor of The Rock, an anti-catholic paper. He stated that his policies would be similar to Labor, however he was opposed to sectarianism in the party.^[3] This was the only time he was a candidate for the Legislative Assembly.
Pat Hills (Labor) was a toolmaker, engineer and the Lord Mayor of Sydney.^[4]

1954 Phillip by-election
Saturday 14 August ^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

^ ^a ^b "Mr Thomas John Shannon (1884-1954)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
^ "Writ of election: Phillip". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 107. 15 July 1954. p. 2059. Retrieved 23 March 2021 – via Trove.
^ "Two contest Phillip by-election". The Sydney Morning Herald. 23 July 1954. p. 5. Retrieved 23 March 2021 – via Trove.
^ "Patrick Darcy Hills". Sydney's Aldermen. City of Sydney. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
^ Green, Antony. "1954 Phillip by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 March 2021.

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