Electoral district of Granville

Granville
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
Granville; New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
	Location within Sydney
State	New South Wales
Dates current	1894–1920, 1927–present
MP	Julia Finn
Party	Labor Party
Namesake	Granville
Electors	53,545 (2019)
Area	22.64 km2 (8.7 sq mi)
	Electorates around Granville:

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.

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 Labor seat.

Members for Granville[]

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

Election results[]

2019 New South Wales state election: Granville ^[14]^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Julia Finn	22,012	49.81	+8.78
	Liberal	Tony Issa	16,522	37.39	−0.27
	Greens	Benjamin Prociv	1,638	3.71	−1.69
	Christian Democrats	Keith Piper	1,631	3.69	−8.71
	Independent	Abdul Charaf	740	1.67	+1.67
	Independent	Steven Lopez	682	1.54	−0.35
	Animal Justice	Rohan Laxmanalal	652	1.48	+1.48
		Linda Harris	314	0.71	+0.71
Total formal votes			44,191	95.35	+0.04
Informal votes			2,154	4.65	−0.04
Turnout			46,345	86.55	−2.62
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Julia Finn	23,629	57.64	+5.53
	Liberal	Tony Issa	17,365	42.36	−5.53
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.53

References[]

^ "Granville". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
^ "Mr George Wells Smailes (1862-1934)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
^ "Mr John Nobbs (1845–1921)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
^ "The Hon. John Thomas Lang (1876-1975)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
^ "Mr William Thomas Ely (1869–1957)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
^ "Dr Claude Cropton Fleck (1889–1962)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
^ "The Hon. William Henry Lamb (1889–1964)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
^ "Mr Patrick James Flaherty (1923-2013)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
^ "Mr Laurie Donald Thomas Ferguson (1952- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
^ "The Hon. (Kim) Kimberley Maxwell Kim Yeadon (1956- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
^ "Mr David Lawrence Borger (1969- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
^ "Mr (Tony) Antoine Issa OAM (1955- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
^ "Ms Julia Dorothy Finn MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
^ "Granville: First Preference Votes". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
^ "Granville: Distribution of Preferences". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

[1] "Granville". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.

[George_Smailes_NSW_parl-2] "Mr George Wells Smailes (1862-1934)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 May 2019.

[John_Nobbs_NSW_parl-3] "Mr John Nobbs (1845–1921)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.

[Jack_Lang_NSW_parl-4] "The Hon. John Thomas Lang (1876-1975)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.

[Bill_Ely_NSW_parl-5] "Mr William Thomas Ely (1869–1957)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.

[Claude_FleckNSW_parl-6] "Dr Claude Cropton Fleck (1889–1962)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.

[Bill_Lamb_NSW_parl-7] "The Hon. William Henry Lamb (1889–1964)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.

[Pat_Flaherty_NSW_parl-8] "Mr Patrick James Flaherty (1923-2013)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.

[Laurie_Ferguson_NSW_parl-9] "Mr Laurie Donald Thomas Ferguson (1952- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 October 2019.

[Kim_Yeadon_NSW_parl-10] "The Hon. (Kim) Kimberley Maxwell Kim Yeadon (1956- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 October 2019.

[David_Borger_NSW_parl-11] "Mr David Lawrence Borger (1969- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 October 2019.

[Tony_Issa_NSW_parl-12] "Mr (Tony) Antoine Issa OAM (1955- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.

[Julia_Finn_NSW_parl-13] "Ms Julia Dorothy Finn MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 April 2019.

[14] "Granville: First Preference Votes". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

[15] "Granville: Distribution of Preferences". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

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