Electoral district of Cumberland (New South Wales)

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Cumberland was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in outer western Sydney named after Cumberland County. It was created as a three-member electorate with the introduction of proportional representation in 1920, replacing Camden and Hawkesbury. It was abolished in 1927 and replaced by Hawkesbury, Nepean, and parts of Bankstown, Lakemba and Hornsby. [1] [2] [3]

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Members for Cumberland

MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm

 
Voltaire Molesworth [4] Labor 1920–1925  Bruce Walker [5] Nationalist 1920–1927  Ernest Carr [6] Nationalist 1920–1922

 
William FitzSimons [7] Nationalist 1922–1926

 
James McGirr [8] Labor 1925–1927
  James Shand [9] Nationalist 1926–1927

Election results

1925 New South Wales state election: Cumberland [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 7,885
Nationalist William FitzSimons (elected 1)8,95928.4+2.6
Nationalist Bruce Walker Sr (elected 2)7,98925.3+2.3
Nationalist James Shand 4,01012.7+12.7
Labor James McGirr (elected 3)7,10222.5-3.1
Labor Robert Bingham1,6215.1+5.1
Progressive Reginald Harris8262.6+2.6
Progressive Aaron Morris1210.4+0.4
Progressive Arthur Upchurch470.2+0.2
Independent Ernest Carr3301.1+1.1
Independent John Allaburton1240.4+0.4
Total formal votes31,53797.3+0.3
Informal votes8822.7-0.3
Turnout 32,41968.9-1.1
Party total votes
Nationalist 20,95866.4-4.9
Labor 9,13129.0+2.9
Progressive 9943.2+0.6
Independent Ernest Carr3301.1+1.1
Independent John Allaburton1240.4+0.4

See also

From 1856 until 1859 there were three districts covering the area.

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  5. "Major Robert Bruce Walker (1870-1932)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  6. "Mr Ernest Shoebridge Carr (1875-1956)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  7. "Mr William Robert FitzSimons (1870–1926)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  8. "Mr James McGirr (1890-1957)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  9. "Major James Barclay Shand (1870–1944)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 10 June 2019.
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