Electoral results for the district of Sydney-Phillip
# Electoral results for the district of Sydney-Phillip

Sydney-Phillip, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1894 and abolished in 1904.

| Election | Member | Party |
| - | - | - |
| 1894 | Robert Fowler | Free Trade |
| 1895 | Dick Meagher | Protectionist |
| 1895 by | Henry Copeland | Protectionist |
| 1898 | Henry Copeland | National Federal |
| 1900 by | Daniel O'Connor | Protectionist |
| 1901 | Daniel O'Connor | Progressive |

## Election results

### Elections in the 1900s

**1901**

1901 New South Wales state election: Sydney-Phillip :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Progressive | Daniel O'Connor | 676 | 41.4 | -16.1 |
| | Liberal Reform | John Moloney | 514 | 31.5 | -2.8 |
| | Labor | George Barnett | 442 | 27.1 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,632 | 99.6 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 6 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,638 | 54.1 | +2.9 |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | | | |

**1900 by-election**

1900 Sydney-Phillip by-election Saturday 9 June :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Protectionist | Daniel O'Connor | 453 | 51.9 | -5.6 |
| | Labor | Robert Hollis | 319 | 36.5 | |
| | Independent Liberal | John Moloney | 101 | 11.6 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 873 | 98.8 | -0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 11 | 1.2 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 884 | 30.8 | -20.4 |
| | Protectionist hold | Protectionist hold | | | |

### Elections in the 1890s

**1898**

1898 New South Wales colonial election: Sydney-Phillip :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | National Federal | Henry Copeland | 721 | 57.5 |
| | Free Trade | Robert Hollis | 430 | 34.3 |
| | Ind. Free Trade | Ralph Hodgson | 103 | 8.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,254 | 99.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 9 | 0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,263 | 51.2 |
| | National Federal hold | National Federal hold | | |

**1895 by-election**

1895 Sydney-Phillip by-election Monday 14 October :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Protectionist | Henry Copeland | 426 | 47.3 | -7.4 |
| | Free Trade | Ralph Hodgson | 303 | 33.9 | -11.4 |
| | Labor | James Wilson | 163 | 18.2 | |
| | Ind. Protectionist | James Hanrahan | 4 | 0.5 | |
| | Ind. Free Trade | William Dumbrell | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 894 | 99.2 | -0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 7 | 0.8 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 901 | 46.2 | -15.6 |
| | Protectionist hold | Protectionist hold | | | |

**1895**

1895 New South Wales colonial election: Sydney-Phillip :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Protectionist | Dick Meagher | 655 | 54.7 |
| | Free Trade | Robert Fowler | 542 | 45.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,197 | 99.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 8 | 0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,205 | 61.8 |
| | Protectionist gain from Free Trade | Protectionist gain from Free Trade | | |

**1894**

1894 New South Wales colonial election: Sydney-Phillip :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Free Trade | Robert Fowler | 635 | 41.5 | |
| | Protectionist | William Manning | 518 | 33.8 | |
| | Labor | James Wilson | 364 | 23.8 | |
| | Ind. Free Trade | Charles Renshaw | 15 | 1.0 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,532 | 98.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 24 | 1.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,556 | 78.6 | |
| | Free Trade win | Free Trade win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |
