Canterbury is an
electoral district
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...
of the
Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of
New South Wales, currently represented by
Sophie Cotsis of the
Labor Party.
Canterbury includes the suburbs of
Campsie,
Canterbury,
Clemton Park,
Earlwood,
Hurlstone Park,
Undercliffe and parts of
Ashbury,
Belfield,
Belmore,
Beverly Hills,
Kingsgrove and
Roselands.
History
Canterbury was created in 1859, replacing part of
Cumberland (South Riding), named after and including the then town, now
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
suburb, of
Canterbury. It was bordered on the east by
Glebe and
Newtown, and from 1880,
Balmain and
Redfern and stretched in the north to
Drummoyne and
Rhodes, south to
Georges River
The Georges River, also known as Tucoerah River, is an intermediate tide-dominated drowned valley estuary, located to the south and west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
The river travels for approximately in a north and then easterly ...
and west to a line between
Salt Pan Creek and
Homebush Bay
Homebush Bay is a bay on the south bank of the Parramatta River, in the west of Sydney, Australia. The name is also sometimes used to refer to an area to the west and south of the bay itself, which was formerly an official suburb of Sydney, a ...
. It was a multi-member electorate, electing two members until 1882 and then four members until the abolition of multi-member electorates in 1894, when it was split into Canterbury,
Ashfield Ashfield may refer to:
People
* Ashfield (surname)
Places
Australia
* Ashfield, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney
** Municipality of Ashfield, a former local government area in Sydney
** Electoral district of Ashfield, a former electoral dist ...
,
Burwood,
Petersham and
St George
Saint George (Greek language, Greek: Γεώργιος (Geórgios), Latin language, Latin: Georgius, Arabic language, Arabic: القديس جرجس; died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was a Christians, Christian who is venerated as a sa ...
. It was abolished in 1920, with the introduction of
proportional representation and absorbed into St George. It was recreated in 1927, and has been held by Labor for all but one term since. In recent decades it has become one of Labor's safest seats.
Members for Canterbury
Election results
References
{{Former electoral districts of New South Wales
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1859 establishments in Australia
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1920 disestablishments in Australia
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1927 establishments in Australia
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