Electoral district of Petersham

{{Short description|Former state electoral district of New South Wales, Australia}}

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Petersham was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, named after and including the Sydney suburb of Petersham. It was originally created in 1894, when multi-member districts were abolished,{{cite web |url=http://www.atlas.nsw.gov.au/public/nsw/home/topic/article/1893-redistribution.html |title=1893 Redistribution |work=Atlas of New South Wales |publisher=NSW Land & Property Information |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623031719/http://www.atlas.nsw.gov.au/public/nsw/home/topic/article/1893-redistribution.html |archive-date=23 June 2015 |url-status=dead}} and the four member Canterbury was largely divided between Ashfield, Burwood, Canterbury, Petersham and St George. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into the five member district of Western Suburbs, along with Ashfield, Dulwich Hill, Leichhardt and Marrickville. It was recreated in 1930, partly replacing Enmore but was abolished in 1941, with parts of the district going to Dulwich Hill and Marrickville.{{NSW Parliamentary Record |part=5B |access-date=11 December 2019}}{{cite web |title=Former Members |work=Members of Parliament |publisher=Parliament of New South Wales |url=https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/members/formermembers/pages/former-members-index.aspx |access-date=11 December 2019}}{{cite NSW election|title=Elections for the District of Petersham |year=DistrictIndexes |district=Petersham |access-date=20 August 2020}}