Cumberland was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in outer western Sydney named after Cumberland County. It was created as a three-member electorate with the introduction of proportional representation in 1920, replacing Camden and Hawkesbury. It was abolished in 1927 and replaced by Hawkesbury, Nepean, and parts of Bankstown, Lakemba and Hornsby.

Members for Cumberland

MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm  Voltaire Molesworth 1920–1925  Bruce Walker 1920–1927  Ernest Carr 1920–1922  William FitzSimons 1922–1926  James McGirr 1925–1927  James Shand 1926–1927

Election results

See also From 1856 until 1859 there were three districts covering the area. Electoral district of Cumberland Boroughs which covered the towns in the area - Richmond, Windsor, Liverpool and Campbelltown. Electoral district of Cumberland (South Riding) Electoral district of Cumberland (North Riding)

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