Division of Grampians explained

Federal:yes
Grampians
State:vic
Created:1901
Abolished:1922
Namesake:Grampian Ranges

The Division of Grampians was an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division was created in 1900 and was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. It was abolished in 1922. It was named for the Grampian Ranges in central Victoria, and included the towns of Daylesford, Maryborough, St Arnaud and Stawell. It was a marginal seat.

Members

ImageMemberPartyTermNotes
 Thomas Skene
Free Tradenowrap 29 March 1901
1906
Did not contest in 1906. Failed to win a Senate seat
 Anti-Socialistnowrap 1906 –
8 November 1906
 Hans Irvine
nowrap 12 December 1906
26 May 1909
Previously a member of the Victorian Legislative Council. Lost seat
 nowrap Liberalnowrap 26 May 1909 –
5 September 1914
 Edward Jolley
Labornowrap 5 September 1914
1 January 1915
Died in office
 Carty Salmon
Liberalnowrap 20 February 1915
17 February 1917
Previously held the Division of Laanecoorie. Died in office
 Nationalistnowrap 17 February 1917 –
15 September 1917
 Edmund Jowett
nowrap 27 October 1917
1919
Failed to win the Division of Bendigo after Grampians was abolished in 1922
 nowrap nowrap 1919 –
22 January 1920
 nowrap Countrynowrap 22 January 1920 –
16 December 1922

Election results

See main article: Electoral results for the Division of Grampians.