Electoral district of Grenfell
Former state electoral district of New South Wales, Australia
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Grenfell was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in November 1880, partly replacing Lachlan, and named after and including the Central West town of Grenfell. It was abolished in 1904, with the downsizing of the Legislative Assembly after Federation.[1][2][3]
Members for Grenfell
| Member | Party | Period | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Vaughn | None | 1880–1887 | |
| Protectionist | 1887–1889 | ||
| George Greene | Free Trade | 1889–1891 | |
| Robert Vaughn | Labour | 1891–1894 | |
| George Greene | Free Trade | 1894–1894 | |
| Michael Loughnane | Labour | 1894–1895 | |
| George Greene | Free Trade | 1895–1898 | |
| William Holman | Labour | 1898–1904 | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | William Holman | 1,299 | 51.7 | −3.9 | |
| Liberal Reform | Arthur Grimm | 1,213 | 48.3 | ||
| Total formal votes | 2,512 | 100.0 | +0.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | −0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 2,512 | 68.9 | 11.3 | ||
| Labour hold | |||||
