Rozelle was 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

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n state of

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, it was named after and including the

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suburb of

Rozelle Rozelle is a suburb in the inner west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 4 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Inner West Council. Location Rozelle si ...

. It was created in the 1904 re-distribution of electorates following the

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, which required the number of members of the Legislative Assembly to be reduced from 125 to 90. It consisted of part of the abolished seat of Balmain South and part of Annandale. With the introduction of

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, it was absorbed into the multi-member electorate of Balmain. It was recreated in 1927, but was abolished in 1930.

Members for Rozelle

Election results

References

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