Electoral district of Granville
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in Sydney's West
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. It is currently represented by Tony Issa
Tony Issa
Antoine "Tony" Issa OAM MP , an Australian politician, is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Granville for the Liberal Party of Australia since 2011.-Early years and background:...
of the Liberal Party of Australia
Liberal Party of Australia
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.
History
Granville was first established in 1894, partly replacing part of Central CumberlandElectoral district of Central Cumberland
Central Cumberland was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1859 to 1894, in Cumberland County, which includes Sydney...
. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation
Proportional representation
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, it was absorbed into Parramatta
Electoral district of Parramatta
Parramatta is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is currently held by Geoff Lee of the Liberal Party of Australia....
. Granville was recreated in 1927. It has historically tended to be a Labor
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seat.
Members for Granville
| First incarnation (1894–1920) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | |
| George Smailes | Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
1894—1898 | |
| John Nobbs | Free Trade Free Trade Party The Free Trade Party which was officially known as the Australian Free Trade and Liberal Association, also referred to as the Revenue Tariff Party in some states and renamed the Anti-Socialist Party in 1906, was an Australian political party, formally organised between 1889 and 1909... |
1898—1901 | |
| Liberal Reform Liberal Reform Party (Australia) The Liberal Reform Party was an Australian political party, active in New South Wales state politics between 1901 and 1916. The question of tariff policy which, had created and divided the Free Trade Party and Protectionist Party in New South Wales in the 1890s, became a federal issue at the time... |
1901—1913 | ||
| Jack Lang Jack Lang (Australian politician) John Thomas Lang , usually referred to as J.T. Lang during his career, and familiarly known as "Jack" and nicknamed "The Big Fella" was an Australian politician who was Premier of New South Wales for two terms... |
Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
1913—1920 | |
| Second incarnation (1927–present) | |||
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Bill Ely Bill Ely William Thomas Ely was an Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1920 to 1922 and 1925 to 1932, representing the electorates of Parramatta and Granville... |
Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
1927—1932 | |
| Claude Fleck | United Australia United Australia Party The United Australia Party was an Australian political party that was founded in 1931 and dissolved in 1945. It was the political successor to the Nationalist Party of Australia and predecessor to the Liberal Party of Australia... |
1932—1938 | |
| Bill Lamb Bill Lamb The Hon. William Henry Lamb was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1938 until 1962 and, variously, a member of the Australian Labor Party and the Lang Labor Party... |
Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
1938—1940 | |
| Labor (N-C) Australian Labor Party (Non-Communist) The Australian Labor Party was the second Lang Labor breakaway party, associated with New South Wales Premier Jack Lang. It operated from 1940 to 1941.... |
1940—1941 | ||
| Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
1941—1962 | ||
| Pat Flaherty Pat Flaherty (politician) James Patrick Flaherty is an Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1962 to 1984, representing the electorate of Granville.... |
Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
1962—1984 | |
| Laurie Ferguson Laurie Ferguson Laurie Donald Thomas Ferguson , Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1990, representing Reid until 2010 and Werriwa thereafter, both in New South Wales. He was born in Sydney, New South Wales, and grew up in the... |
Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
1984—1990 | |
| Kim Yeadon Kim Yeadon Kimberley Maxwell Yeadon, MP was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.Yeadon was born in Goulburn, New South Wales, but was brought up in Western Sydney... |
Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
1990—2007 | |
| David Borger David Borger David Borger is an Australian politician. He represented the Electoral district of Granville for the Australian Labor Party in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 2007 until 2011... |
Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
2007—2011 | |
| Tony Issa Tony Issa Antoine "Tony" Issa OAM MP , an Australian politician, is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Granville for the Liberal Party of Australia since 2011.-Early years and background:... |
Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office... |
2011—present | |