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Phillip Ward (City Of Sydney)
Phillip Ward (also originally known as Phillip's Ward) was a Ward (electoral subdivision), ward of the City of Sydney, Sydney City Council. It was one of six wards created for the 1842 Sydney City Council election, inaugural election in 1842, and was abolished on two separate occasions before its final abolishment when all wards were removed in 1987. History Phillip Ward was created in 1842 ahead of the 1842 Sydney City Council election, first election on 1 November. It had 684 electors and included the head of Darling Harbour, Chippendale, New South Wales, Chippendale, Pyrmont, New South Wales, Pyrmont and Ultimo, New South Wales, Ultimo. By 1900 Sydney City Council election, 1900, the ward had 2,499 electors. The ward was a stronghold for the New South Wales Labor Party, Labor Party, who had a clean sweep on multiple occasions. At the 1974 Sydney City Council election, 1974 election, where Labor only won three seats across the entire council, Civic Reform Association, Civic Ref ...
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1842 Sydney City Council Election
The 1842 Sydney City Council election was held on 1 November 1842 to elect 24 aldermen to the City of Sydney in the colony of New South Wales. This was the first-ever election for Sydney after it was established on 20 July 1842. 49 candidates contested the elections, with polling open from 9am until 4pm. John Hosking (politician), John Hosking was elected by alderman as List of mayors, lord mayors and administrators of Sydney, lord mayor following the election. In Brisbane Ward (City of Brisbane), Brisbane Ward, ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' observed that some electors chose not to vote "because they had promised their votes to five or six candidates," and after finding out they could only vote for four, chose not to vote at all. Electoral system Suffrage, Franchise was given to those who occupied and paid rates on a property − however, if they owned property in multiple wards, they could only vote in one of them. Women were not eligible to vote. Six wards − Bourke Ward, B ...
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