1954 Phillip state by-election

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).

Dates

Date	Event
9 June 1954	Tom Shannon died.
15 July 1954	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
22 July 1954	Day of nomination
14 August 1954	Polling day
10 September 1954	Return of writ

Candidates

• 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. 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.

Result

1954 Phillip by-election
Saturday 14 August 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor NSW	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
	Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold		Swing	N/A

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Phillip
• List of New South Wales state by-elections