# Electoral results for the district of Grenville

This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Grenville in Victorian state elections.

## Members for Grenville

Two members initially, one from 1904.
| Member 1 | Term | Member 2 (until 1904) | Term |
| Robert Gillespie | Oct 1859 – Jul 1861 | Richard Henry Lock | Oct 1859 – Jul 1861 |
| Robert Gillespie | Aug 1861 – Mar 1862 | Alfred Arthur O'Connor | Aug 1861 – Aug 1864 |
| Mark Pope | Mar 1862 – Dec 1865 | Thomas Randall | Nov 1864 – Dec 1865 |
| Henry Henty | Feb 1866 – Dec 1867 | Sir Francis Murphy | Feb 1866 – Jan 1871 |
| Thomas Russell | Mar 1868 – Jan 1873 | Sir Francis Murphy | Feb 1866 – Jan 1871 |
| Thomas Russell | Mar 1868 – Jan 1873 | William Clarke | Apr 1871 – Apr 1877 |
| John Montgomery | May 1873 – Mar 1874 | William Clarke | Apr 1871 – Apr 1877 |
| Mark Pope | May 1874 – Jul 1874 | William Clarke | Apr 1871 – Apr 1877 |
| Richard Henry Lock | Aug 1874 – Apr 1877 | William Clarke | Apr 1871 – Apr 1877 |
| John Bird | May 1877 – Feb 1880 | David Davies | May 1877 – Jun 1894 |
| Alexander Young | May 1880 – Sep 1894 | David Davies | May 1877 – Jun 1894 |
| George Russell | July 1894 – Apr 1900 | David Kerr | Oct 1894 – Sep 1897 |
| George Russell | July 1894 – Apr 1900 | Michael Stapleton | Oct 1897 – Nov 1899 |
| James Sadler | June 1900 – Aug 1902 | David Kerr | Dec 1899 – May 1904 |
| Austin Austin | Oct 1902 – May 1904 | David Kerr | Dec 1899 – May 1904 |
Single Member District 1904–1927 :
| Member | Party | Term |
| Charles McGrath | Labor | 1904–1913 |
| John Chatham | Labor | 1913–1916 |
| John Chatham | Independent | 1916–1917 |
| David Gibson | VFU | 1917–1921 |
| Arthur Hughes | Labor | 1921–1927 |
    = elected in a by-election
    = died in office

## Election results
### Elections in the 1920s

1924 Victorian state election: Grenville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Arthur Hughes | 1,735 | 54.8 | +10.2 |
| | Country | David Gibson | 792 | 25.0 | +0.7 |
| | Nationalist | George Burchett | 638 | 20.2 | -10.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,165 | 98.5 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 47 | 1.5 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,212 | 75.5 | +0.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Arthur Hughes | | 56.8 | +1.7 |
| | Country | David Gibson | | 43.2 | +43.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.7 | |
* Two party preferred vote was estimated.
1921 Victorian state election: Grenville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Arthur Hughes | 1,593 | 44.6 | -2.1 |
| | Nationalist | George Turner | 1,111 | 31.1 | +31.1 |
| | Victorian Farmers | David Gibson | 868 | 24.3 | -29.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,572 | 99.0 | +3.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 36 | 1.0 | −3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,608 | 74.9 | −6.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Arthur Hughes | 1,968 | 55.1 | +8.4 |
| | Nationalist | George Turner | 1,604 | 44.9 | +44.9 |
| | Labor gain from Victorian Farmers | Labor gain from Victorian Farmers | Swing | N/A | |
1920 Victorian state election: Grenville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Victorian Farmers | David Gibson | 2,048 | 53.3 | +25.2 |
| | Labor | James Scullin | 1,792 | 46.7 | +4.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,627 | 95.7 | −2.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 174 | 4.3 | +2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,014 | 81.4 | +13.6 |
| | Victorian Farmers hold | Victorian Farmers hold | Swing | +0.6 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

1917 Victorian state election: Grenville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Frederick Hower | 1,538 | 42.4 | -16.3 |
| | Victorian Farmers | David Gibson | 1,021 | 28.1 | +28.1 |
| | Nationalist | Henry Vernon | 816 | 22.5 | -18.8 |
| | Nationalist | George Meudell | 252 | 7.0 | +7.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,627 | 98.1 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 72 | 1.9 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,699 | 67.8 | −1.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Victorian Farmers | David Gibson | 1,911 | 52.7 | |
| | Labor | Frederick Hower | 1,716 | 47.3 | |
| | Victorian Farmers gain from Labor | Victorian Farmers gain from Labor | Swing | N/A | |
1914 Victorian state election: Grenville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Chatham | 2,496 | 58.7 | -5.9 |
| | Liberal | Nicholas Howell | 1,758 | 41.3 | +5.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,254 | 97.9 | −0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 92 | 2.1 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,346 | 69.1 | −2.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -5.9 | |
1911 Victorian state election: Grenville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Charles McGrath | 3,168 | 64.6 | -7.4 |
| | Liberal | David Poynton | 1,738 | 35.4 | +7.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,906 | 98.6 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 71 | 1.4 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,977 | 72.0 | +8.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -7.4 | |