Concord was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of the

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, created in 1930, and named after and including the

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Concord Concord may refer to: Meaning "agreement" * Pact or treaty, frequently between nations (indicating a condition of harmony) * Harmony, in music * Agreement (linguistics), a change in the form of a word depending on grammatical features of other ...

. It was abolished in 1968.

History

The suburb of Concord was part of the five member district of Ryde under

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. Proportional representation was abolished in 1927, with the suburb of Concord being split between Ryde and

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. Eastwood was abolished in the 1929 redistribution and the new district of Concord was created, being entirely south of the harbour, from Concord in the east to part of the suburb of Lidcombe. Concord was abolished in 1968 and largely replaced by Yaralla which extended west to the districts of

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and Granville, while the southern part of the district was absorbed by Auburn.

Members for Concord

Election results

References

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