Eastern Division of Camden was an electoral district

New South Wales Legislative Assembly electoral districts

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 for the Legislative Assembly

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 in the Australia

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n state of New South Wales

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 from 1856 to 1857. Its name was changed to East Camden in 1858 and it was largely replaced by Illawarra

Electoral district of Illawarra

Illawarra was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It was originally created in 1859, replacing East Camden. It was replaced by Wollongong in 1904 and recreated in 1927. In 1968, it was abolished and partly replaced by Kembla. In 1971,...

 in 1859.

It elected two members simultaneously, with voters casting two votes and the first two candidates being elected. The electorate was situated in eastern Camden County

Camden County, New South Wales

Camden County was one of the original Nineteen Counties in New South Wales and is now one of the 141 Cadastral divisions of New South Wales. It included the coastal area near Wollongong south to the Shoalhaven River, and also inland encompassing Berrima and Picton. Its western boundary was the...

, which adjoins the Cumberland County

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 (Sydney Basin) to the south, including the Southern Highlands

Southern Highlands, New South Wales

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 and, to the east, the Illawarra

Illawarra

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Members for Eastern Division of Camden

Two members (1859—1882)
Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	John Marks John Marks (Australian politician) John Marks was an Australian farmer and politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1878 and 1885...	None	1856—1859		Henry Osborne Henry Osborne (Australian politician) Henry Osborne was an Australian pastoralist, collier and politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1851 and 1856. He was also a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for one term from 1856 until 1857.-Early life:Osborne was the son of an Irish farmer...	None	1856—1857
					Robert Owen	None	1858—1859
					John Hargrave John Hargrave (jurist) John Fletcher Hargrave was an Australian politician and judge.Hargrave was born to Joshua Hargrave and Sarah Hargrave at Greenwich, England. His father was a hardware merchant. He was educated at King's College, London in 1830 winning a certificate of honour for rhetoric...	None	1859—1859