title: Electoral district of Grant
text: # Electoral district of Grant
  
  Grant was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria from 1877 to 1967.
  
  The district was defined in "The Electoral Act Amendment Act 1876" which took effect at the 1877 elections.
  
  ## Members for Grant
  
  Two members were initially elected to the district, one after the Electoral Act Amendment Act 1888 which took effect in 1889.
  
  First incarnation (1877–1904) — Two members until 1889 :
  
  | Member 1 | Term | Member 2 | Term |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Peter Lalor | May 1877 – Feb 1889 | John Rees | May 1877 – Mar 1889 |
  | Harry Armytage | Apr 1889 – Sep 1894 | | |
  | John Percy Chirnside | Oct 1894 – May 1904 | | |
  
  Second incarnation (1927–1967) :
  
  | Member | Party | Term |
  | - | - | - |
  | Ralph Hjorth | Labor | 1927 – 1932 |
  | Frederick Holden | United Australia Party | 1932 – 1937 |
  | Frederick Holden | Independent | 1937 – 1940 |
  | Frederick Holden | Country | 1940 – 1950 |
  | Alexander Fraser | Liberal and Country | 1950 – 1952 |
  | Leslie D'Arcy | Labor | 1952 – 1955 |
  | Leslie D'Arcy | Labor (Anti-Communist) | 1955 |
  | Roy Crick | Labor | 1955 – 1966 |
  | Jack Ginifer | Labor | 1966 – 1967 |
  