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.
Geography On its current boundaries, Granville includes the suburbs of Guildford, Guildford West, Holroyd, Merrylands, Merrylands West, South Granville, Woodpark, and part of Chester Hill, Granville, Greystanes, Mays Hill, Parramatta, Smithfield, South Wentworthville Wentworthville, Westmead and Yennora .
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 seat.
Members for Granville First incarnation (1894–1920)Member Party Term George Smailes 1894–1898 John Nobbs 1898–1901 1901–1913 Jack Lang 1913–1920 Second incarnation (1927–present)Member Party Term Bill Ely 1927–1932 Claude Fleck 1932–1938 Bill Lamb 1938–1940 1940–1941 1941–1962 Pat Flaherty 1962–1984 Laurie Ferguson 1984–1990 Kim Yeadon 1990–2007 David Borger 2007–2011 Tony Issa 2011–2015 Julia Finn 2015–present
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