Electoral district of Camperdown
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Camperdown was an electoral district
of the Legislative Assembly
in the Australia
n state of New South Wales
, created in 1904 with the division of the district of Newtown-Camperdown
and named after and including the inner Sydney
of Camperdown
. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation
, it was absorbed into the multi-member electorate of Balmain
.
New South Wales Legislative Assembly electoral districts
The New South Wales Legislative Assembly is elected from 93 single-member electorates called districts.- Current districts :This is a list of districts for the 2011 state election.* Albury* Auburn* Ballina...
of the Legislative Assembly
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The other chamber is the Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney...
in the Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n state of New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, created in 1904 with the division of the district of Newtown-Camperdown
Electoral district of Newtown-Camperdown
Newtown-Camperdown was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1894 with the division of the multi-member district of Newtown and named after and including the inner Sydney of Camperdown. It was partly replaced by Camperdown in...
and named after and including the inner Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
of Camperdown
Camperdown, New South Wales
Camperdown is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Camperdown is located 4 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district and is part of the Inner West region...
. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation
Proportional representation
Proportional representation is a concept in voting systems used to elect an assembly or council. PR means that the number of seats won by a party or group of candidates is proportionate to the number of votes received. For example, under a PR voting system if 30% of voters support a particular...
, it was absorbed into the multi-member electorate of Balmain
Electoral district of Balmain
Balmain is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of the Australian state of New South Wales in Sydney's Inner West. It includes the suburbs and localities of Annandale, Balmain, Balmain East, Birchgrove, Forest Lodge, Glebe, Glebe Island, Haberfield, Leichhardt, Lilyfield, Rozelle,...
.
Members for Camperdown
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Smith James Smith (New South Wales politician) James Edward Smith was an Australian politician and member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1928 until 1930. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party .... |
Progressive | 1904–1907 | |
| Robert Stuart-Robertson Robert Stuart-Robertson Robert James STUART-ROBERTSON was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1907 until his death and was the Minister for Health for 4 months in 1927... |
Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
1907–1920 | |