St Leonards was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1859, partly replacing Sydney Hamlets, and named after the Sydney suburb of St Leonards, which then included North Sydney, its main settlement. It extended from North Sydney to Broken Bay, including the Northern Beaches. It elected one member from 1859 to 1882, two members from 1882 to 1889 and three members from 1889 to 1894. With the abolition of multi-member constituencies in 1894, it was replaced by the single-member electorates of St Leonards, Warringah and Willoughby. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into North Shore.
Members for St Leonards Single-member (1859–1882) Member Party Term Edward Sayers None 1859–1860 James Farnell None 1860–1860 Isaac Shepherd None 1860–1864 William Tunks None 1864–1874 James Farnell None 1874–1882 Two members (1882–1889) Member Party Term Member Party Term George Dibbs None 1882–1885 Bernhardt Holtermann None 1882–1885 Henry Parkes None 1885–1887 Isaac Ives None 1885–1887 1887–1889 1887–1889 Three members (1889–1894) Member Party Term Member Party Term Member Party Term Henry Parkes1889–1894 Joseph Cullen1889–1894 John Burns 1889–1891 Edward Clark 1891–1894 Single-member (1894–1920) Member Party Term Henry Parkes 1894–1895 Edward Clark 1895–1901 1901–1904 Thomas Creswell 1904–1907 Edward Clark 1907–1910 Arthur Cocks 1910–1917 1917–1920
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