Electoral district of Kahibah

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Kahibah was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales created in 1894 with the abolition of multi-member districts from part of the electoral district of Newcastle and named after the Newcastle suburb of Kahibah. It was abolished in 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation. It was recreated in 1927 and abolished and partly replaced by Waratah in 1930. It was recreated in 1950 and abolished again in 1971 and replaced by Charlestown.[1]

[edit] Members for Kahibah

Kahibah – (18941920)
Member Party Term
Alfred Edden Australian Labor Party 1894-1920
Kahibah (19271930)
Member Party Term
Hugh Connell Australian Labor Party 1927-1930
Kahibah (19501971)
Member Party Term
Joshua Arthur Australian Labor Party 1950-1953
Thomas Armstrong Independent 1953-1957
John Stewart Australian Labor Party 1957-1971

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Former Members. Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved on 2007-03-31.