Electoral district of Grant
Grant was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly[1] in the Australian state of Victoria from 1877 to 1967.[1]
Grant Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
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State | Victoria |
Dates current | 1877–1904, 1927–1967 |
Demographic | Rural |
Coordinates | 38°00′S 144°15′E |
The district was defined in "The Electoral Act Amendment Act 1876"[2] which took effect at the 1877 elections.
Members for Grant
Two members were initially elected to the district,[1][3] one after the Electoral Act Amendment Act 1888 which took effect in 1889.[4]
First incarnation (1877–1904) — Two members until 1889 | |||
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Member 1 | Term | Member 2 | Term |
Peter Lalor | May 1877 – Feb 1889 | John Rees | May 1877 – Mar 1889 |
Harry Armytage | Apr 1889 – Sep 1894 | ||
John Percy Chirnside | Oct 1894 – May 1904 |
Second incarnation (1927–1967) | |||
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Member | Party | Term | |
Ralph Hjorth | Labor | 1927 – 1932 | |
Frederick Holden | United Australia Party | 1932 – 1937 | |
Independent | 1937 – 1940 | ||
Country | 1940 – 1950 | ||
Alexander Fraser | Liberal and Country | 1950 – 1952 | |
Leslie D'Arcy | Labor | 1952 – 1955 | |
Labor (Anti-Communist) | 1955 | ||
Roy Crick | Labor | 1955 – 1966 | |
Jack Ginifer | Labor | 1966 – 1967 | |
Election results
References
- "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- "The Electoral Act Amendment Act 1876". Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- "14 May 1877 - THE GENERAL ELECTIONS". Bendigo Advertiser. 14 May 1877. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- "The Electoral Act Amendment Act 1888" (PDF). Retrieved 4 April 2014.
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