St George was an
electoral district of the
Legislative Assembly in the
Australian state of
New South Wales
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, named after the
St George district. It was originally created in 1894, when multi-member districts were abolished, and the four member
Canterbury
Canterbury (, ) is a cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, situated in the heart of the City of Canterbury local government district of Kent, England. It lies on the River Stour.
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was largely divided between
Ashfield,
Burwood, Canterbury,
Petersham and St George. In 1920, with the introduction of
proportional representation
Proportional representation (PR) refers to a type of electoral system under which subgroups of an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body. The concept applies mainly to geographical (e.g. states, regions) and political divis ...
, St George was expanded to a five-member district, absorbing the electoral districts of
Canterbury
Canterbury (, ) is a cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, situated in the heart of the City of Canterbury local government district of Kent, England. It lies on the River Stour.
The Archbishop of Canterbury is the primate of ...
and
Hurstville
Hurstville is a suburb in Southern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is 16 kilometres south of the Sydney CBD and is part of the St George area. Hurstville is the administrative centre of the local government area of the Georges Riv ...
. Proportional representation was abolished in 1927, and St George was divided into the single member electorates of St George, Canterbury, Hurstville,
Oatley and
Rockdale. St George was abolished in 1930, being partly replaced by
Arncliffe.
Members for St George
Election results
References
Former electoral districts of New South Wales
Constituencies established in 1894
1894 establishments in Australia
Constituencies disestablished in 1930
1930 disestablishments in Australia
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