Electoral district of Grant
Former state electoral district of Victoria, Australia
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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 | |
|---|---|
Location in Victoria (approx.) | |
| State | Victoria |
| Dates current | 1877–1904, 1927–1967 |
| Demographic | Rural |
| Coordinates | 38°0′S 144°15′E |
The district was defined in "The Electoral Act Amendment Act 1876"[2] which took effect at the 1877 elections.
Members
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 | |