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Phillip - By-election (Roll: 23,162) Retained by Labor Party Nominations: Thursday, 22 July 1954, Polling: Saturday, 14 August 1954 Not contested by both major parties Candidate Party Votes % Final % Campbell, John William Wallace Independent 4,164 26.67 Hills, Patrick Darcy (Elected) Labor Party 11,450 73.33 Formal Votes 15,614 Informal Votes 392 2.45 Total Votes / Turnout 16,006 69.10 Cause Category: Death Notes: Caused by the death of Labor MP T.J.Shannon. New MP Pat Hills was the Lord Mayor of Sydney.