Electoral district of Illawarra explained

Illawarra was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It was located in the Illawarra area and originally created in 1859, replacing East Camden. It was replaced by Wollongong in 1904 and recreated in 1927. In 1968, it was abolished and partly replaced by Kembla. In 1971, Kembla was abolished and Illawarra was recreated. In 2007, it was abolished and replaced by Shellharbour.^{[1] [2]}

Members for Illawarra

Single-member (1859—1904)
Member		Party	Term
		John Hargrave	None	1859–1859
		Samuel Gordon	None	1859–1860
		Robert Haworth	None	1860–1864
		Patrick Osborne	None	1864–1866
		John Stewart	None	1866–1869
		James Osborne	None	1869–1872
		William Forster	None	1872–1874
		Samuel Gray	None	1874–1880
		Alexander Stuart	None	1880–1885
		Andrew Lysaght Sr.	None	1885–1887
		Francis Woodward		1887–1889
Two members (1889—1894)
Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
		Francis Woodward		1889–1891			Joseph Mitchell		1889–1891
		Andrew Lysaght Sr.		1891–1891		John Nicholson		1891–1894
		Archibald Campbell		1891–1894
Single-member (1894—1904)
Member		Party	Term
		Archibald Campbell		1894–1901
				1901–1903
		Edward Allen		1904–1904
Single-member (1927—1968)
Member		Party	Term
		Andrew Lysaght Jr.		1927–1930
		Billy Davies		1930–1941
		Howard Fowles		1941–1968
Single-member (1971—2007)
Member		Party	Term
		George Petersen		1971–1987
			Illawarra Workers	1987–1988
		Terry Rumble		1988–1999
		Marianne Saliba		1999–2007

Election results

See main article: Electoral results for the district of Illawarra.

Notes and References

1. Elections for the District of Illawarra . DistrictIndexes . Illawarra . 2020-09-26.
2. Web site: Former Members . Members of Parliament . . 12 December 2019.