Electoral district of Grenfell

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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]

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Members for Grenfell

MemberPartyPeriod
  Robert Vaughn None1880–1887
  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

1901 New South Wales state election: Grenfell [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Holman 1,29951.7-3.9
Liberal Reform Arthur Grimm 1,21348.3
Total formal votes2,512100.0+0.4
Informal votes00.0-0.4
Turnout 2,51268.911.3
Labour hold 

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References

  1. Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Grenfell". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  2. Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  3. "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  4. Green, Antony. "1901 Grenfell". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 17 March 2020.