Ashburnham was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1894 in the Parkes area and named after Ashburnham County. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into Murrumbidgee, along with Lachlan. It was recreated in 1927 and abolished in 1950. [1] [2] [3]
First incarnation (1894–1920) | |||
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Member | Party | Term | |
Albert Gardiner | Independent Labour | 1894–1895 | |
Joseph Reymond | Protectionist | 1895–1901 | |
Progressive | 1901–1904 | ||
Eden George | Liberal Reform | 1904–1907 | |
John Lynch | Labor | 1907–1913 | |
Arthur Grimm | Farmers and Settlers | 1913–1917 | |
Nationalist | 1917–1920 | ||
Second incarnation (1927–1950) | |||
Member | Party | Term | |
Edmund Best | Nationalist | 1927–1930 | |
William Keast | Labor | 1930–1932 | |
Hilton Elliott | Country | 1932–1941 | |
Edgar Dring | Labor | 1941–1950 |
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