Camden is an
electoral district
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other poli ...
of the
Legislative Assembly in the
Australia
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n state of
New South Wales
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in
Sydney's south-west. It is currently represented by
Peter Sidgreaves
Peter Bryan Sidgreaves is an Australian politician. He has been a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly since 2019, representing Camden for the Liberal Party
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of the
Liberal Party.
It currently includes the suburbs of
Austral,
Badgerys Creek,
Bickley Vale,
Bringelly,
Camden,
Camden Park,
Camden South,
Catherine Field
Catherine Field is a suburb of Sydney and part of the Macarthur Region in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Catherine Field is 43 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Cam ...
,
Cawdor,
Cobbitty,
Currans Hill,
Elderslie,
Ellis Lane,
Gledswood Hills,
Grasmere,
Greendale,
Gregory Hills,
Harrington Park,
Kirkham,
Leppington,
Luddenham,
Mount Annan,
Narellan,
Narellan Vale
Narellan Vale is a suburb of Sydney, in the Australian state of New South Wales. Narellan Vale is located 60 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Camden Council and is part of the Maca ...
,
Oran Park,
Rossmore,
Smeaton Grange,
Spring Farm
Spring Farm is a suburb of the Macarthur Region of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia in Camden Council. It is on the east side of the Nepean River. Until recently, it was mainly farmland with a winery, an electricity substation ...
,
Wallacia and
West Hoxton.
History
Camden was originally created in 1859, replacing part of
West Camden and named after the town of
Camden or
Camden County, which includes Camden, the
Southern Highlands and the
Illawarra
The Illawarra is a coastal region in the Australian state of New South Wales, nestled between the mountains and the sea. It is situated immediately south of Sydney and north of the South Coast region. It encompasses the two cities of Wollong ...
. It elected two members from 1859 to 1889 and three members from 1889 to 1894, when multi-member electorates were abolished. It was abolished in 1920, with the introduction of
proportional representation
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and absorbed into
Cumberland
Cumberland ( ) is a historic counties of England, historic county in the far North West England. It covers part of the Lake District as well as the north Pennines and Solway Firth coast. Cumberland had an administrative function from the 12th c ...
. It was recreated in 1981.
In recent decades it has been a marginal seat, falling to both the and parties on separate occasions.
Except in 1984-91 and 1995-2003, Camden in its second incarnation, has been held by the government party.
Camden was evident as a bellwether seat at the 1991 election when the ALP lost the seat to the Liberal Party despite the former party making huge gains at that election which was close but not enough for them to win the election. If the ALP had retained Camden in 1991, the party would have been in a strong position to form a minority government when it then won The Entrance by-election in 1992.
Members for Camden
Election results
References
{{Results of New South Wales state elections
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1859 establishments in Australia
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1920 disestablishments in Australia
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1981 establishments in Australia
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