Glebe or The Glebe was an

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of the Legislative Assembly in the

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n state of

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, originally created in 1859, partly replacing Sydney Hamlets, and named after and including the

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suburb of

Glebe A glebe (, also known as church furlong, rectory manor or parson's close(s)) is an area of land within an ecclesiastical parish used to support a parish priest. The land may be owned by the church, or its profits may be reserved to the church. ...

. It elected one member from 1859 to 1885 and two members from 1885 to 1894. In 1920, with the introduction of

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, it was absorbed into Balmain. Glebe was recreated in 1927 and abolished in 1941.

Members for Glebe

Election results

References

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