Electoral district of Grenfell
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
[edit]Member | Party | Period | |
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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
[edit]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 |
References
[edit]- ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Grenfell". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1901 Grenfell". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 March 2020.