Electoral district of South Grant

South Grant was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly^[1] in the Australian state of Victoria from 1856 to 1877.^[1]

South Grant Victoria—Legislative Assembly
Electoral district of South Grant, 1856
State	Victoria
Created	1856
Abolished	1877
Demographic	Rural

South Grant was based in the countryside surrounding (but not including) Geelong, bordered on the north and east by the Werribee River, on the west by the Yarrowee River and the coastline to current-day Anglesea.^[2] 37°55′S 144°20′E

The district of South Grant was one of the initial districts of the first Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1856.^[3]

Members for South Grant

Three members were elected to the district.^[1][3]

Member 1	Member 2	Member 3	Term
William Haines	Horatio Wills	John Myles	Nov 1856 – Nov 1858
John Bell #			Jan 1859 – Aug 1859
Peter Lalor	James Carr		Oct 1859 – Jul  1861
	Michael Cummins	William McCann [s]	Aug 1861 – Aug 1864
	John Rout Hopkins		Nov 1864 – Aug 1867
		William Stutt #	Sep 1867 – Dec 1867
	George Cunningham[4]		Jan 1868 – Jan 1871
John Rout Hopkins		Jonas Levien	Apr 1871  – Mar 1874
	Peter Lalor		Mar 1874[5]– Apr 1877

      ^# = won seat in by-election ^s = seat forfeited