Division of Phillip

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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 Division was proclaimed at the redistribution of May 11, 1949, and was first contested at the 1949 Federal election. It was abolished prior to the 1993 Federal election.

[edit] Members

  • Joseph Fitzgerald (Labor) 1949-1955
  • William Aston (Liberal) 1955-1961
  • Sydney Einfield (Labor) 1961-1963
  • William Aston (Liberal) 1963-1972
  • Joseph Riordan (Labor) 1972-1975
  • Reginald Birney (Liberal) 1975-1983
  • Jeannette McHugh (Labor) 1983-1993
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