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]
Members for Ashburnham
edit| First incarnation (1894–1920) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Ashburnham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
