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Electoral district of Grant

Coordinates: 38°00′S 144°15′E / 38.000°S 144.250°E / -38.000; 144.250
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Grant
VictoriaLegislative Assembly
Location in Victoria (approx.)
StateVictoria
Dates current1877–1904, 1927–1967
DemographicRural
Coordinates38°00′S 144°15′E / 38.000°S 144.250°E / -38.000; 144.250

Grant was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly[1] in the Australian state of Victoria from 1877 to 1967.[1]

The district was defined in "The Electoral Act Amendment Act 1876"[2] which took effect at the 1877 elections.

Members for Grant

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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
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

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  2. ^ "The Electoral Act Amendment Act 1876". Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  3. ^ "14 May 1877 - THE GENERAL ELECTIONS". Bendigo Advertiser. 14 May 1877. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  4. ^ "The Electoral Act Amendment Act 1888" (PDF). Retrieved 4 April 2014.