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Electoral district of Polwarth and South Grenville

Coordinates: 38°30′S 143°40′E / 38.500°S 143.667°E / -38.500; 143.667
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Polwarth and South Grenville
VictoriaLegislative Assembly
Location in Victoria
StateVictoria
Created1859
Abolished1889
DemographicRural

Polwarth and South Grenville was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly[1] in the Australian state of Victoria from 1859 to 1889. It was based in western Victoria.[2]

Polwarth and South Grenville was created after the Electoral district of Polwarth, Ripon, Hampden and South Grenville was divided in 1859.[1][3]

Members for Polwarth and South Grenville

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Member Term
Joseph Wilkie Oct. 1859 – July 1861
William Nixon Aug. 1861 – July 1863
Sir Archibald Michie Aug. 1863 – Aug. 1864
Joseph Henry Connor Nov. 1864 – Jan. 1871
William Robertson Apr. 1871 – Mar. 1874
Joseph Henry Connor May 1874 – Apr. 1877
William Joseph O'Hea May 1877 – Feb. 1880
William Robertson May 1880 – June 1880
William Joseph O'Hea July 1880 – July 1881
William Robertson Aug. 1881 – Feb. 1886
Charles Lamond Forrest Mar. 1886 – Mar. 1889

After the abolition of Polwarth and South Grenville in 1889, a new Electoral district of Polwarth was created, Charles Forrest went on to represent Polwarth from April 1889 to September 1894.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Electoral Districts of South Grant, North Grant, North Grenville, Ripon, Hampden, South Grenville and Polworth, Villiers and Heytesbury, Normanby, Dundas and Follett" (map). 1856. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  3. ^ "An Act to alter the Electoral Districts of Victoria and to increase the number of Members of the Legislative Assembly thereof" (PDF). Australasian Legal Information Institute. 1858. Retrieved 5 May 2013.

38°30′S 143°40′E / 38.500°S 143.667°E / -38.500; 143.667