Electoral district of Woronora
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Woronora was a former electoral district
for the Legislative Assembly
in the Australia
n state of New South Wales
, named after Woronora
. It was created in 1894 and abolished in 1904. It was recreated in 1973 and abolished in 1988.
New South Wales Legislative Assembly electoral districts
The New South Wales Legislative Assembly is elected from 93 single-member electorates called districts.- Current districts :This is a list of districts for the 2011 state election.* Albury* Auburn* Ballina...
for the Legislative Assembly
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The other chamber is the Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney...
in the Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n state of New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, named after Woronora
Woronora, New South Wales
Woronora is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Woronora is located 27 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Sutherland Shire. Woronora Heights is a separate suburb, to the south-west.-Placename...
. It was created in 1894 and abolished in 1904. It was recreated in 1973 and abolished in 1988.
Members for Woronora
| First incarnation (1894—1904) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | |
| John Nicholson | Independent Labor Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... |
1894–1904 | |
| Second incarnation (1973—1988) | |||
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Maurie Keane Maurie Keane Maurice Francis "Maurie" Keane is a former Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Woronora in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1973 to 1988.... |
Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
1973–1988 | |