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Electoral district of Newtown

Newtown
New South WalesLegislative Assembly
Nsw electoral district newtown 2015.svg
Location within Sydney
State New South Wales
Dates current 1859–1894
1904–1920
1927–1950
2015–present
MP Jenny Leong
Party Greens
Electors 53,871 (2015)
Area 10.29 km2 (4.0 sq mi)

Newtown is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It includes the inner Sydney suburbs of Redfern, Chippendale, Darlington, Eveleigh, Newtown, Enmore, Stanmore and Petersham and parts of Surry Hills, Waterloo, Erskineville, Camperdown, Marrickville and Lewisham. It is held by Jenny Leong of the Australian Greens.

Newtown was originally created in 1859, and named after and including the Newtown. It elected one member from 1859 to 1880, two members from 1880 to 1885, three members from 1885 to 1891 and four members from 1891 to 1894. With the abolition of multi-member constituencies in 1894, it was replaced by Newtown-Camperdown, Newtown-Erskine, Newtown-St Peters and Marrickville.


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