{{Short description|Australian politician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}} {{Use Australian English|date=September 2016}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Philip Stokes | honorific_suffix = OBE | image = PhilipStokes1967.jpg | constituency_MP = Maribyrnong | parliament = Australian | majority = | predecessor = Arthur Drakeford | successor = Moss Cass | term_start = 10 December 1955 | term_end = 25 October 1969 | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1906|10|25}} | birth_place = Melbourne, Victoria | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1983|10|18|1906|10|25}} | death_place = | spouse = | party = Liberals | relations = | children = | alma_mater = | occupation = Real estate agent | profession = | signature = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Philip William Clifford Stokes''', OBE (25 October 1906 – 18 October 1983) was an Australian politician. Born in Melbourne, he attended state schools and then Austral College. He was a bank officer before serving in the military 1940–45. On his return, he was an auctioneer and real estate agent. In 1955, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal member for Maribyrnong. He held the seat until his defeat in 1969. Stokes died in 1983.<ref name=Psephos>{{cite web|last=Carr|first=Adam|title=Australian Election Archive|work=Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive|url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia|year=2008|accessdate=2008-06-20}}</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stokes, Philip}} Category:Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia Category:Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Maribyrnong Category:Members of the Australian House of Representatives Category:Australian Officers of the Order of the British Empire Category:Australian auctioneers Category:1906 births Category:1983 deaths Category:Politicians from Melbourne Category:Australian MPs 1955–1958 Category:Australian MPs 1958–1961 Category:Australian MPs 1961–1963 Category:Australian MPs 1963–1966 Category:Australian MPs 1966–1969
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