Electoral District Of Grant
Grant was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria from 1877 to 1967.
The district was defined in "The Electoral Act Amendment Act 1876" which took effect at the 1877 elections.
Members for Grant
Two members were initially elected to the district, one after the Electoral Act Amendment Act 1888 which took effect in 1889.
| First incarnation (1877–1904) — Two members until 1889 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.