Burwood was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales named after and including the Sydney suburb of Burwood. It was originally created in 1894, when multi-member districts were abolished, and the four member Canterbury was largely divided between Ashfield, Burwood, Canterbury, Petersham and St George. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into Ryde, along with Drummoyne, Gordon and Willoughby. It was recreated in 1927, but was abolished in 1988 and partly replaced by Strathfield.
Members for Burwood First incarnation (1894–1920) Member Party Term William McMillan 1894–1898 William Archer 1898–1904 Thomas Henley 1904–1917 1917–1920 Second incarnation (1927–1988) Member Party Term Sir Thomas Henley 1927–1932 1932–1935 Gordon Jackett 1935–1938 Harrie Mitchell 1938–1941 Gordon Jackett 1941–1944 1944–1945 1945–1951 Leslie Parr 1951–1956 Ben Doig 1957–1965 1965–1965 John Jackett 1965–1978 Phil O'Neill 1978–1984 Paul Zammit 1984–1988
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