Anthony Michael McGrane (1 June 1946 – 15 September 2004) was an Australian politician. McGrane was born in

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. He had a lengthy career in local government, as a long serving councillor in

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and Dubbo. McGrane was elected in March 1999 as an independent, defeating the National Party candidate, Richard Mutton by 14 votes to represent the seat of Dubbo in the

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. Dubbo had been the safest National Party seat in New South Wales. He was re-elected in March 2003 with a significantly increased majority against the National Party's Mark Horton. After a short battle with liver cancer, McGrane died in Sydney in 2004. He was succeeded in Parliament by independent Dubbo councillor

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