Petersham was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, named after and including the Sydney suburb of Petersham. 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 the five member district of Western Suburbs, along with Ashfield, Dulwich Hill, Leichhardt and Marrickville. It was recreated in 1930, partly replacing Enmore but was abolished in 1941, with parts of the district going to Dulwich Hill and Marrickville.
Members for Petersham First incarnation (1894–1920) Member Party Term Llewellyn Jones 1894–1895 1895–1898 John Cohen 1898–1901 1901–1917 1917–1919 Sydney Shillington 1919–1920 Second incarnation (1930–1941) Member Party Term Joe Lamaro 1930–1932 Eric Solomon 1932–1941
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