Paddington was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1859, partly replacing Sydney Hamlets. It included the suburbs of Paddington and Redfern. The rest of Sydney's current Eastern Suburbs, which were then rural, were part of Canterbury. With the creation of the electoral districts of South Sydney and Redfern in 1880, Paddington included the northern part of the eastern suburbs, generally east of what is now known as Anzac Parade and north of Rainbow Street, including all of current Woollahra and Waverley and part of Randwick. It elected one member from 1859 to 1880, two members from 1880 to 1885, three members from 1885 to 1889 and four members from 1889 to 1894. With the abolition of multi-member constituencies in 1894, it was replaced by the single-member electorates of Paddington, Waverley, Woollahra and Randwick. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into Sydney. Paddington was recreated in 1927. In 1959, it was combined with part of Waverley and renamed Paddington-Waverley, which was itself abolished in 1962 and partly replaced by Bligh.
Members for Paddington First incarnation (1859–1920)Single-member (1859–1880) Member Party Term Daniel Cooper None 1859–1860 John Sutherland None 1860–1880 William Hezlet None 1880–1880 Two members (1880–1885) Member Party Term Member Party Term William Hezlet None 1880–1882 William Trickett None 1880–1885 Robert Butcher None 1882–1885 Three members (1885–1889) Member Party Term Member Party Term Member Party Term Robert Butcher None 1885–1887 William Trickett None 1885–1887 John Neild None 1885–1887 Alfred Allen 1887–1889 1887–1887 1887–1889 William Allen 1888–1889 Four members (1889–1894) Member Party Term Member Party Term Member Party Term Member Party Term Alfred Allen 1889–1894 John Shepherd 1889–1891 Robert King 1889–1891 Jack Want 1889–1891 James Marks 1891–1894 John Neild 1891–1894 1891–1894 Single-member (1894–1920) Member Party Term William Shipway 1894–1895 John Neild 1895–1898 1898–1901 Charles Oakes 1901–1910 John Osborne 1910–1919 Lawrence O'Hara 1919–1919 John Birt 1919–1920 Second incarnation (1927–1959)Single-member Member Party Term (Sir) Daniel Levy 1927–1930 Maurice O'Sullivan 1930–1959
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