Electoral district of Granville explained

Granville
State:nsw
Lifespan:1894–1920, 1927–present
Mp:Julia Finn
Mp-Party:Labor Party
Namesake:Granville
Electors:53545
Electors Year:2019
Area:22.64
Class:Inner-metropolitan
Near-N:Parramatta
Near-Ne:Parramatta
Near-E:Auburn
Near-Se:Auburn
Near-S:Fairfield
Near-Sw:Fairfield
Near-W:Prospect
Near-Nw:Winston Hills

Granville is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in Sydney's West. It is currently represented by Julia Finn of the Labor Party.

Geography

On its current boundaries, Granville includes the suburbs of Clyde, Granville, Holroyd, Mays Hill, Merrylands, Merrylands West, South Wentworthville and parts of Greystanes, Guildford, Parramatta, South Granville, Wentworthville and Westmead.[1]

History

Granville was first established in 1894, partly replacing part of Central Cumberland. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into Parramatta. Granville was recreated in 1927. It has historically tended to be a seat.

Members for Granville

First incarnation (1894–1920)
MemberPartyTerm
 George Smailes[2] 1894–1898
 John Nobbs[3] 1898–1901
 1901–1913
 Jack Lang[4] 1913–1920
Second incarnation (1927–present)
MemberPartyTerm
 Bill Ely[5] 1927–1932
 Claude Fleck[6] 1932–1938
 Bill Lamb[7] 1938–1940
 1940–1941
 1941–1962
 Pat Flaherty[8] 1962–1984
 Laurie Ferguson[9] 1984–1990
 Kim Yeadon[10] 1990–2007
 David Borger[11] 2007–2011
 Tony Issa[12] 2011–2015
 Julia Finn[13] 2015–present

Election results

See main article: Electoral results for the district of Granville.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Granville . . 23 November 2019.
  2. Mr George Wells Smailes (1862-1934) . 1089 . Yes . 8 May 2019.
  3. Mr John Nobbs (1845–1921) . Yes . 1 May 2019 . 862.
  4. The Hon. John Thomas Lang (1876-1975) . 1304 . Yes . 30 April 2019.
  5. Mr William Thomas Ely (1869–1957) . 1210 . Yes . 21 May 2019.
  6. Dr Claude Cropton Fleck (1889–1962) . 1484 . Yes . 1 May 2019.
  7. The Hon. William Henry Lamb (1889–1964) . 1479 . Yes . 30 April 2019.
  8. Mr Patrick James Flaherty (1923-2013) . 1832 . Yes . 11 May 2019.
  9. Mr Laurie Donald Thomas Ferguson (1952-) . 2073 . Yes . 19 October 2019.
  10. The Hon. (Kim) Kimberley Maxwell Kim Yeadon (1956-) . 2091 . Yes . 19 October 2019.
  11. Mr David Lawrence Borger (1969-) . 2192 . Yes . 19 October 2019.
  12. Mr (Tony) Antoine Issa OAM (1955-) . 2212 . Yes . 23 June 2019.
  13. 126 . Ms Julia Dorothy Finn MP . 6 April 2019.