Electoral district of Grenville explained

Grenville
State:vic
Created:1859
Abolished:1927
Namesake:County of Grenville
Class:Rural

Grenville was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly[1] in the Australian state of Victoria from 1859[2] to 1927. It was located in western Victoria, south of Ballarat.[2] [3]

Members

Two members initially,[2] one from 1904.

Member 1TermMember 2 (until 1904)Term
Robert GillespieOct 1859 – Jul  1861Richard Henry LockOct 1859 – Jul  1861
Robert GillespieAug 1861 – Mar 1862Alfred Arthur O'ConnorAug 1861 – Aug 1864
Mark PopeMar 1862 – Dec 1865Thomas RandallNov 1864 – Dec 1865
Henry HentyFeb 1866 – Dec 1867Sir Francis MurphyFeb 1866 – Jan 1871
Thomas RussellMar 1868 – Jan 1873
William ClarkeApr 1871 – Apr 1877
John MontgomeryMay 1873 – Mar 1874
Mark Pope[4] [5] May 1874 – Jul  1874
Richard Henry LockAug 1874 – Apr 1877
John BirdMay 1877 – Feb 1880David DaviesMay 1877 – Jun 1894
Alexander YoungMay 1880 – Sep 1894
George Russell[6] July 1894 – Apr 1900David KerrOct 1894 – Sep 1897
Michael StapletonOct 1897 – Nov 1899
James SadlerJune 1900 – Aug 1902David KerrDec 1899 – May 1904
Austin AustinOct 1902 – May 1904
Single Member District 1904–1927
MemberPartyTerm
 Charles McGrathLabor1904–1913
 John ChathamLabor1913–1916
 Independent1916–1917
 David GibsonVFU1917–1921
 Arthur HughesLabor1921–1927

= elected in a by-election

= died in office

Grenville was preceded by the "Electoral district of Polwarth, Ripon, Hampden and South Grenville" and "Electoral district of North Grenville" which were both original districts of the first Legislative Assembly of 1856[7] and was abolished in 1859.[1]

The Electoral district of Warrenheip and Grenville was created in 1927 after Grenville was abolished.[1]

Arthur Hughes, the last member for Grenville, represented Electoral district of Hampden from April 1927.[1]

Election results

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Re-Member (Former Members) . State Government of Victoria . 29 April 2013.
  2. Web site: An Act to alter the Electoral Districts of Victoria and to increase the number of Members of the Legislative Assembly thereof. . 1858 . Australasian Legal Information Institute . 29 April 2013.
  3. Web site: Electoral Districts of South Grant, North Grant, North Grenville, Ripon, Hampden, South Grenville and Polworth, Villiers and Heytesbury, Normanby, Dundas and Follett . 1856 . map . 29 April 2013.
  4. Web site: The New Assembly. . The Australasian Sketcher . 9 March 2014 . 16 May 1874 . Trove.
  5. Book: Victorian Hansard, Session 1874 . 18 . John Ferres, Melb. . 1874.
  6. Web site: The Grenville Election . The Argus . 16 July 1894 . Trove .
  7. Book: Constitutional Development of Victoria, 1851-6 . Edward Sweetman . 1920 . Whitcombe & Tombs Limited . 183 . 29 April 2013.