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Lucy Margaret Grounds (11 September 1908 – October 1987) was an Australian politician. She was the second woman to sit in the Tasmanian Legislative Council.

She was born in Glenorchy in Tasmania. In 1951 she was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council as the Labor Party member for Launceston, following the death of her husband Arthur. She held the seat until she was defeated in 1958. Grounds died in Melbourne in 1987.^[1]

Grounds was posthumously inducted to the Tasmanian Honour Roll of Women in 2005 for service to government and to the community.

References

^ "Grounds, Lucy Margaret". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 24 July 2022.

Tasmanian Legislative Council
Preceded by Arthur Grounds	Member for Launceston 1951–1958	Succeeded by William Fry

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[tas-1] "Grounds, Lucy Margaret". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 24 July 2022.

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-'''Lucy Margaret Grounds''' (10 September 1908 &ndash; October 1987) was an Australian politician. She was the second woman to sit in the [[Tasmanian Legislative Council]].
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+'''Lucy Margaret Grounds''' (11 September 1908 – October 1987) was an Australian politician. She was the second woman to sit in the [[Tasmanian Legislative Council]].
-She was born in [[Glenorchy, Tasmania|Glenorchy]] in [[Tasmania]]. In 1951 she was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council as the [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]] member for [[Electoral division of Launceston|Launceston]], following the death of her husband [[Arthur Grounds|Arthur]]. She held the seat until she was defeated in 1958. Grounds died in [[Melbourne]] in 1987.<ref name=tas>{{cite web
+She was born in [[Glenorchy, Tasmania|Glenorchy]] in [[Tasmania]]. In 1951 she was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council as the [[Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch)|Labor Party]] member for [[Electoral division of Launceston|Launceston]], following the death of her husband [[Arthur Grounds|Arthur]]. She held the seat until she was defeated in 1958. Grounds died in [[Melbourne]] in 1987.<ref name=tas>{{cite Tas Parliament |title=Grounds, Lucy Margaret |id=groundsl513 |access-date=24 July 2022}}</ref>
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+Grounds was posthumously inducted to the [[Tasmanian Honour Roll of Women]] in 2005 for service to government and to the community.
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-  | title = Grounds, Lucy Margaret
-  | work = The Parliament of Tasmania from 1856
-  | publisher = Parliament of Tasmania
-  | year = 2005
-  | url = http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/history/tasparl/groundsl513.htm
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