Granville New South Wales—Legislative Assembly |
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Location within Sydney
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State | New South Wales |
Dates current | 1894–1920, 1927–present |
MP | Julia Finn |
Party | Australian Labor Party |
Namesake | Granville |
Electors | 53,212 (2015) |
Area | 22.64 km2 (8.7 sq mi) |
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 Australian 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.
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.