Ashfield was an

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of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of

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, first created in 1894 with the abolition of multi-member electoral districts from part of

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, and named after the Sydney suburb of Ashfield. It was abolished in 1920, with the introduction of

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and absorbed into Western Suburbs. It was recreated in 1927 and, in 1959, it was partly combined with

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and renamed Ashfield-Croydon. In 1968, Ashfield-Croydon was replaced by Ashfield, which was abolished again in 1999.

Members for Ashfield

Election results

References

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