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NSW state district

# Canterbury

In New South Wales.

## Sitting member

- [ **Sophie Cotsis** Labor, Canterbury ](https://politics.computer/mp/sophie-cotsis)

About

## About Canterbury

Canterbury is a New South Wales Legislative Assembly electoral district in Sydney's inner south-west, held by Sophie Cotsis of the Labor Party. The district includes the suburbs of Belmore, Campsie, Canterbury, Clemton Park, Earlwood and Lakemba, along with parts of several others. Cotsis's Facebook and Instagram ads focus on her work as the district's member.

Created

1859, replacing part of Cumberland (South Riding)

Abolished

1920, absorbed into St George

Recreated

1927

Labor record

Held by Labor for all but one term since 1927

Named after

The town now a Sydney suburb of Canterbury

Summarised by AI from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral%5Fdistrict%5Fof%5FCanterbury), plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026.

## Who's advertising

MPs and candidates for Canterbury whose Facebook pages we follow, by what they've spent.

We don't follow any candidate's page for Canterbury yet, so there are no ads here. Statewide and party ads that reach Canterbury are on the [spending](https://politics.computer/who) page.

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