| Rockdale | |
| State: | nsw |
| Lifespan: | 1927–1930 1941–present |
| Mp: | Steve Kamper |
| Mp-Party: | Labor Party |
| Namesake: | Rockdale |
| Electors: | 56421 |
| Electors Year: | 2019 |
| Area: | 41.79 |
| Class: | Outer-metropolitan |
| Near-N: | Summer Hill |
| Near-Ne: | Heffron |
| Near-E: | Maroubra |
| Near-Se: | Cronulla |
| Near-S: | Cronulla |
| Near-Sw: | Miranda |
| Near-W: | Kogarah |
| Near-Nw: | Canterbury |
Rockdale is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales.
On its current boundaries, Rockdale takes in the suburbs of Arncliffe, Banksia, Bardwell Park, Bardwell Valley, Beverley Park, Bexley, Bexley North, Brighton-Le-Sands, Dolls Point, Earlwood, Kogarah Bay, Kyeemagh, Monterey, Ramsgate, Ramsgate Beach, Rockdale, Sandrigham, Sans Souci, Turella and Wolli Creek.[1]
It is represented by Steve Kamper of the Labor Party.
Rockdale electoral district was first created in 1927, with the breakup of the multi-member St George. In 1930, it was abolished and largely replaced by Arncliffe.
Rockdale Council sought a new electorate for Rockdale as early as 1937.[2] In 1941, Arncliffe was abolished and replaced by a recreated Rockdale and Cook's River.
| First incarnation (1927–1930) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | |||
| Guy Arkins[3] | 1927–1930 | ||||
| Second incarnation (1941–present) | |||||
| Member | Party | Term | |||
| John McGrath[4] | 1941–1959 | ||||
| Brian Bannon[5] | 1959–1986 | ||||
| Barrie Unsworth[6] | 1986–1991 | ||||
| George Thompson[7] | 1991–2003 | ||||
| Frank Sartor[8] | 2003–2011 | ||||
| John Flowers[9] | 2011–2015 | ||||
| Steve Kamper[10] | 2015–present | ||||
See main article: Electoral results for the district of Rockdale.