Grafton was electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1880 to 1904 and was named after and included the town of Grafton.[1]

Its only member was John See and this was the only seat that See held. See was a member of the Protectionist Party from 1887 and which became the Progressive Party from 1901. See became Premier when William Lyne moved to Federal Parliament in March 1901. For the 1904 election the Legislative Assembly was reduced in size from 125 to 90 seats as a result of Federation. The redistribution saw Grafton absorbed by The Clarence, while much of The Clarence become part of Raleigh.

Sir John See retired as Premier and member for Grafton in June 1904 due to ill health,[2] and accepted an appointment to the Legislative Council.[3][4]

Members for Grafton

Member Party Term
  John See None 1880–1887
  Protectionist 1887–1901
  Progressive 1901–1904

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Grafton
1901 New South Wales state election: Grafton [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive John See 843 94.2 +31.7
Independent Liberal Frederick Wilcox 52 5.8
Total formal votes 895 99.0 -0.5
Informal votes 9 1.0 +0.5
Turnout 904 37.9 -28.2
Progressive hold  

References

  1. ^ Green, Antony. "The district of Grafton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  2. ^ Henry, Keith. "See, Sir John (1845–1907)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 11. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Government Gazette Notices". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 340. 21 June 1904. p. 4935. Retrieved 6 December 2019 – via Trove.
  4. ^ "Sir John See (1845–1907)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1901 Grafton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 March 2020.


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