{{Short description|Australian politician}} {{Use Australian English|date=August 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Philip Lucock | honorific_suffix = CBE | image = Philip Lucock 1974 (cropped).jpg | caption = Lucock in 1974 | constituency_MP = Lyne | parliament = Australian | majority = | predecessor = Jim Eggins | successor = Bruce Cowan | term_start = 22 March 1952 | term_end = 19 September 1980 | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1916|1|16}} | birth_place = Eltham, Kent, England | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1996|8|8|1916|1|16}} | death_place = Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | spouse = | party = Australian Country Party | relations = | children = | alma_mater = | occupation = | profession = Presbyterian minister, Politician | signature = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Philip Ernest Lucock''', CBE (16 January 1916 – 8 August 1996) was an Australian politician and Presbysterian minister. He served in the House of Representatives from 1952 to 1980, representing the Division of Lyne for the Country Party. He was Deputy Speaker for a record span of over 13 years.
==Early life== Lucock was born on 16 January 1916 in Eltham, Kent, England. He was the second of three surviving children born to Grace Miriam (née Bishop) and Alan Lucock. His father worked as a shell gauger at the Royal Arsenal and later opened a hair salon, while his mother was a dressmaker's apprentice before her marriage.<ref name=bio>{{cite news|url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/lucock-philip-ernest-28224|title=Lucock, Philip Ernest (1916–1996) |first=Marija|last=Taflaga|year=2021|work=Biographical Dictionary of the House of Representatives}}</ref>
In 1923, Lucock and his family immigrated to New Zealand. They lived for periods in Dunedin, Timaru, and Christchurch, where his father ran salons. He attended Timaru Boys' High School (1929) and Christchurch Technical College (1930–1931), but had to leave school at the age of 14 to assist the family business during the Great Depression. Lucock later worked at a service station and at James Hay's department store in Christchurch. He moved to Sydney in 1937 and became a salesman at Anthony Hordern & Sons.<ref name=bio/>
==Religious work and military service== Lucock had been active in the Presbyterian Church in New Zealand and after moving to Australia decided to pursue ministerial training. In 1939 he became a home missionary in Paterson, New South Wales. Ineligible to serve as a military chaplain, he joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in 1941 and trained as a pilot at Somers, Victoria, and then at Rhodesia under the Empire Air Training Plan. He was sent back to Australia after four months due to being diagnosed with a kidney disorder and was discharged in August 1942 with the rank of leading aircraftman.<ref name=bio/>
After his discharge, Lucock was a home missionary at Wollomombi from 1943 to 1945. He later served at Blacktown (while studying at St Andrew's Theological Hall and at Wingham.<ref name=bio/> He was ordained as a minister in 1948 and became the parish minister of St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Wingham.<ref name="Hansard1">{{Cite web|url= http://wopared.parl.net/Hansard/reps/dailys/dr200896.pdf|title= Condolence Motions|accessdate= 2008-08-02|date= 20 August 1996|work= House of Representatives Official Hansard|pages= 26–32|publisher= Commonwealth of Australia|url-status= dead|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080724032322/http://wopared.parl.net/hansard/reps/dailys/dr200896.pdf|archivedate= 24 July 2008}}</ref>
==Political career== thumb|upright|Lucock in 1964 One year after he was ordained, Lucock stood as one of four candidates for the Country Party of Australia in the newly created seat of Lyne. He polled third behind Jim Eggins, who won the seat for the Country Party, and the Labor candidate Edward Hayes.<ref name="Green">{{Cite web|url= http://www.abc.net.au/elections/federal/2008/lyne/|title= 2008 Lyne By-election|accessdate=2008-08-02 |last=Green|first=Antony|author-link=Antony Green|work= ABC Elections website|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation}}</ref><ref name="psephos1949">{{Cite web|url= http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1949/1949repsnsw.txt |title= Commonwealth of Australia Legislative Election of 10 December 1949 |accessdate=2008-08-02 |author= Adam Carr|work=psephos |publisher=Adam Carr}}</ref>
Lucock did not stand at the 1951 poll,<ref name="psephos1951">{{Cite web|url= http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1951/1951repsnsw.txt |title= Commonwealth of Australia Legislative Election of 1951 |accessdate=2008-08-02 |author= Adam Carr|work=psephos |publisher=Adam Carr}}</ref> but on the death of Jim Eggins in January 1952 a by-election was called.<ref name="Green"/> Lucock and Donald Lancaster stood for the Country Party against Edward Hayes. The presence of two Country Party candidates split the vote and Hayes took three thousand votes more than either Lucock or Lancaster, but with preferences from Lancaster, Lucock easily won the seat.<ref name="psephos1952">{{Cite web|url= http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1951/1952-lyne-by.txt|title= Lyne By-election of 1952|accessdate=2006-10-08 |author= Adam Carr|work= Psephos|publisher=Adam Carr |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20060826034701/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1951/1952-lyne-by.txt <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 26 August 2006}}</ref> When he was sworn in as the member for Lyne on 22 March 1952 Philip Lucock became the first member of the House of Representatives to swear allegiance to Queen Elizabeth II who had ascended to the throne on 6 February.<ref name="Hansard1"/>
Once elected Philip Lucock served in the government of Sir Robert Menzies as Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives. Lucock also served in this role under Prime Ministers Harold Holt, John Gorton, William McMahon and Malcolm Fraser.<ref name="Hansard1"/><ref name="Hansard2">{{Cite web|url= http://wopared.parl.net/Hansard/senate/dailys/ds210896.pdf|title= Condolence Motions|accessdate= 2008-08-02|date= 21 August 1996|work= Senate Official Hansard|pages= 9–11|publisher= Commonwealth of Australia|url-status= dead|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080722233623/http://wopared.parl.net/hansard/senate/dailys/ds210896.pdf|archivedate= 22 July 2008}}</ref>
At the 1954 election Donald Lancaster, Lucock's running partner for the 1952 by election, stood against him as the Labor Party candidate. Although he gained 11.4 percent of the vote Lancaster's presence did not stop Lucock from gaining re-election.<ref name="psephos1954">{{Cite web|url= http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1954/1954-lyne.txt |title= Commonwealth of Australia Legislative Election of 1954 |accessdate=2006-10-08 |author= Adam Carr|work=psephos |publisher=Adam Carr |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20060902050556/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1954/1954-lyne.txt <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2 September 2006}}</ref>
In 1969 the seat of Lyne underwent redistribution, with the electorate area moving southward. Although the Labor Party increased its vote by 2 thousand, this did not have any great effect on the result of the election, with Philip Lucock winning by more than ten thousand votes.<ref name="psephos1969">{{Cite web|url= http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1969/1969-lyne.txt |title= Commonwealth of Australia Legislative Election of 1969 |accessdate=2006-10-08 |author= Adam Carr|work=psephos |publisher=Adam Carr |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20060906174352/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1969/1969-lyne.txt <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 6 September 2006}}</ref>
Lyne was again redistributed in 1977 with the electorate again contracting from the north. Lucock retained the seat with a margin of 11.4 percent over Labor.<ref name="psephos1977">{{Cite web|url= http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1977/1977-lyne.txt |title= Commonwealth of Australia Legislative Election of 1977 |accessdate=2006-10-08 |author= Adam Carr|work=psephos |publisher=Adam Carr |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20060908191029/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1977/1977-lyne.txt <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 8 September 2006}}</ref>
==Retirement== After more than 28 years in the Australian Parliament Philip Lucock retired at the 1980 election. He was succeeded by Bruce Cowan.<ref name="Green"/> After leaving Parliament he served as Moderator of the Presbyterian Church.<ref name="Hansard1"/> He retired to Queensland, living in the Brisbane suburb of Keperra until his death in 1996.<ref name="Hansard1"/> His funeral was held in Brisbane and a memorial service was held at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Wingham, and each were attended by representatives of the Commonwealth Parliament.<ref name="Hansard1"/><ref name="Hansard2"/>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== '''Election Results - Division of Lyne 1949–1980''' *[https://web.archive.org/web/20050719214347/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1980/1980-lyne.txt 1980 Election Results] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20060908191029/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1977/1977-lyne.txt 1977 Election Results] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20050720004420/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1975/1975-lyne.txt 1975 Election Results] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20050719230945/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1974/1974-lyne.txt 1974 Election Results] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20050719223032/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1972/1972-lyne.txt 1972 Election Results] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20060906174352/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1969/1969-lyne.txt 1969 Election Results] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20050719232916/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1966/1966-lyne.txt 1966 Election Results] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20050719223353/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1963/1963-lyne.txt 1963 Election Results] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20050720011334/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1961/1961-lyne.txt 1961 Election Results] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20050720012629/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1958/1958-lyne.txt 1958 Election Results] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20050720010056/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1955/1955-lyne.txt 1955 Election Results] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20060902050556/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1954/1954-lyne.txt 1954 Election Results] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20060826034701/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1951/1952-lyne-by.txt 1952 By-election Results] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20050720012120/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1951/1951-lyne.txt 1951 Election Results] *[http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1949/1949repsnsw.txt Election Results]
'''Condolence Motions in the Australian Federal Parliament at the Death of Philip Lucock''' *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080724032322/http://wopared.parl.net/hansard/reps/dailys/dr200896.pdf House Of Representatives Official Hansard Tuesday, 20 August 1996—First Period, P 26–32 Condolences at the Death of Philip Earnest Lucock] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080722233623/http://wopared.parl.net/hansard/senate/dailys/ds210896.pdf Senate Official Hansard Wednesday, 21 August 1996, P 8-11 Condolences at the Death of Philip Earnest Lucock]
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