Electoral results for the district of Lachlan

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Lachlan, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, had four incarnations, from 1859 to 1880, from 1894 to 1920, from 1927 to 1950 and from 1981 to 2007.[1][2][3]

Election Member Party
1859   John Ryan None
1860
1864   James Martin None
1869   James Watson None
1872
1875
1877
1879 by
 
Election Member Party
1894   James Carroll Ind. Protectionist
1895   Protectionist
1896 by
1898
1901   Progressive
1904   Andrew Kelly Labor
1907
1910
1913   Thomas Brown Labor
1917   Ernest Buttenshaw Nationalist
 
Election Member Party
1927   Ernest Buttenshaw Country
1930
1932
1935
1938   Griffith Evans Country
1941
1943 by   John Chanter Labor
1944
1947   Robert Medcalf Country
 
Election Member Party
1981   Ian Armstrong National
1984
1988
1991
1995
1999
2003

Election results[]

Elections in the 2000s[]

2003[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2003 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Lachlan.[]
2003 New South Wales state election: Lachlan [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ian Armstrong 26,961 66.0 +10.9
Labor Stephen Pollard 10,374 25.4 -2.1
One Nation Russell Constable 1,791 4.4 -8.6
Greens Jenny McKinnon 1,696 4.2 +2.5
Total formal votes 40,822 98.0 +0.1
Informal votes 814 2.0 -0.1
Turnout 41,636 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
National Ian Armstrong 27,830 71.2 +4.9
Labor Stephen Pollard 11,253 28.8 -4.9
National hold Swing +4.9

Elections in the 1990s[]

1999[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1999 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Lachlan.[]
1999 New South Wales state election: Lachlan [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ian Armstrong 22,798 55.1 +10.5
Labor Tony Lord 11,385 27.5 -4.0
One Nation Wilf Reid 5,383 13.0 +13.0
Democrats Peter Mulligan 1,124 2.7 +0.6
Greens Mike Durrant 689 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 41,379 98.0 +3.6
Informal votes 854 2.0 -3.6
Turnout 42,233 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
National Ian Armstrong 24,940 66.3 -1.0
Labor Tony Lord 12,680 33.7 +1.0
National hold Swing -1.0

1995[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1995 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Lachlan.[]
1995 New South Wales state election: Lachlan [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ian Armstrong 23,560 69.4 +12.8
Labor Tim Carney 8,578 25.3 -3.0
Democrats Dave Cox 1,787 5.3 +1.6
Total formal votes 33,925 94.8 +2.2
Informal votes 1,843 5.2 -2.2
Turnout 35,768 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
National Ian Armstrong 24,303 72.4 +6.2
Labor Tim Carney 9,248 27.6 -6.2
National hold Swing +6.2

1991[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1991 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Lachlan.[]
1991 New South Wales state election: Lachlan [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ian Armstrong 18,289 56.7 -14.2
Labor Peter Gordon 9,126 28.3 +0.5
Country Residents Peter Mallon 2,332 7.2 +7.2
Independent Colin Wilson 1,355 4.2 +4.2
Democrats Neil Bartlett 1,176 3.6 +3.6
Total formal votes 32,278 92.7 -5.1
Informal votes 2,544 7.3 +5.1
Turnout 34,822 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
National Ian Armstrong 20,197 66.2 -5.8
Labor Peter Gordon 10,314 33.8 +5.8
National hold Swing -5.8

Elections in the 1980s[]

1988[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1988 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Lachlan.[]
1988 New South Wales state election: Lachlan [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ian Armstrong 21,451 73.6 +10.0
Labor Leslie Saunders 7,687 26.4 -7.6
Total formal votes 29,138 97.9 -0.9
Informal votes 624 2.1 +0.9
Turnout 29,762 94.7
National hold Swing +8.3

1984[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1984 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Lachlan.[]
1984 New South Wales state election: Lachlan [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ian Armstrong 19,108 65.9 +7.2
Labor Tim West 9,885 34.1 -7.2
Total formal votes 28,993 98.8 +1.1
Informal votes 346 1.2 -1.1
Turnout 29,339 93.4 +1.0
National hold Swing +7.2

1981[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1981 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Lachlan.[]
1981 New South Wales state election: Lachlan [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Ian Armstrong 16,538 58.7 +3.8
Labor Timothy West 11,642 41.3 -3.8
Total formal votes 28,180 97.7
Informal votes 672 2.3
Turnout 28,852 92.4
National Country hold Swing +3.8

District recreated

1950 - 1981[]

District abolished

Elections in the 1940s[]

1947[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1947 New South Wales state election § Lachlan.[]
1947 New South Wales state election: Lachlan [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Chanter 4,995 45.8 -27.2
Country Robert Medcalf 3,981 36.5 +36.5
Liberal Daniel Clifton 1,755 16.1 +16.1
Independent Madge Roberts 187 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 10,918 98.4 +4.9
Informal votes 173 1.6 -4.9
Turnout 11,091 92.2 +3.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Robert Medcalf 5,609 51.4 +51.4
Labor John Chanter 5,309 48.6 -24.4
Country gain from Labor Swing N/A

1944[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1944 New South Wales state election § Lachlan.[]
1944 New South Wales state election: Lachlan [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Chanter 7,525 73.0 +26.9
Independent Labor Joseph Sligar 2,780 27.0 +27.0
Total formal votes 10,305 93.5 -5.2
Informal votes 719 6.5 +5.2
Turnout 11,024 89.2 -2.9
Labor gain from Country Swing N/A
  • John Chanter had won the seat for Labor at the 1943 Lachlan by-election,[13] and retained it at this election.

1943 by-election[]

This section is an excerpt from 1943 Lachlan state by-election § Result.[]
1943 Lachlan by-election
Saturday 25 September [14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Chanter 5,408 56.93
Country Lindsay McIvor 2,107 22.18
Country John Sommers 1,984 20.89
Total formal votes 9,499 99.29
Informal votes 68 0.71
Turnout 9,567 74.86
Labor gain from Country Swing
Griffith Evans (Country) died.[14]

1941[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1941 New South Wales state election § Lachlan.[]
1941 New South Wales state election: Lachlan [15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Griffith Evans 6,703 53.9
Labor George Grintell 5,737 46.1
Total formal votes 12,440 98.7
Informal votes 158 1.3
Turnout 12,598 92.1
Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s[]

1938[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1938 New South Wales state election § Lachlan.[]
1938 New South Wales state election: Lachlan [16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Grace 5,393 39.5 +4.1
Country Griffith Evans 4,090 30.0 -34.6
Country John Parker 1,661 12.2 +12.2
Country Charles Thomas 1,475 10.8 +10.8
Independent George Berry 1,032 7.6 +7.6
Total formal votes 13,651 97.8 -0.6
Informal votes 306 2.2 +0.6
Turnout 13,957 94.9 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country Griffith Evans 7,644 56.0 -8.6
Labor John Grace 6,007 44.0 +8.6
Country hold Swing -8.6

1935[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1935 New South Wales state election § Lachlan.[]
1935 New South Wales state election: Lachlan [17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ernest Buttenshaw 9,094 64.6 -0.2
Labor (NSW) Valdimer Connellan 4,978 35.4 +11.2
Total formal votes 14,072 98.4 +0.2
Informal votes 225 1.6 -0.2
Turnout 14,297 94.7 -1.4
Country hold Swing N/A

1932[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1932 New South Wales state election § Lachlan.[]
1932 New South Wales state election: Lachlan [18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ernest Buttenshaw 8,508 64.8 +8.1
Labor (NSW) John Heiss 3,173 24.2 -17.5
Federal Labor David Nilon 1,117 8.5 +8.5
Independent Country Philip Bolte 337 2.6 +2.6
Total formal votes 13,135 98.2 +0.2
Informal votes 243 1.8 -0.2
Turnout 13,378 96.1 +1.2
Country hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

1930[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1930 New South Wales state election § Lachlan.[]
1930 New South Wales state election: Lachlan [19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ernest Buttenshaw 7,444 56.7
Labor David Tasker 5,743 41.7
Communist William Axelby 212 1.6
Total formal votes 13,129 98.0
Informal votes 265 2.0
Turnout 13,394 94.9
Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s[]

1927[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1927 New South Wales state election § Lachlan.[]
1927 New South Wales state election: Lachlan [20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ernest Buttenshaw 7,223 60.6
Labor Michael Roddy 4,699 39.4
Total formal votes 11,922 98.5
Informal votes 183 1.5
Turnout 12,105 74.6
Country win (new seat)

District recreated

1920 - 1927[]

District abolished

Elections in the 1910s[]

1917[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1917 New South Wales state election § Lachlan.[]
1917 New South Wales state election: Lachlan [21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Ernest Buttenshaw 3,639 52.0 +52.0
Labor Thomas Brown 3,362 48.0 -2.8
Total formal votes 7,001 98.5 +1.9
Informal votes 103 1.5 -1.9
Turnout 7,104 61.4 -7.1
Nationalist gain from Labor  

1913[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1913 New South Wales state election § Lachlan.[]
1913 New South Wales state election: Lachlan [22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Thomas Brown 4,009 50.8
Farmers and Settlers Arthur Manning [a] 3,588 45.4
Country Party Association Herbert Bowles 303 3.8
Total formal votes 7,900 96.6
Informal votes 275 3.4
Turnout 8,175 68.5
Labor hold  

1910[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1910 New South Wales state election § The Lachlan.[]
1910 New South Wales state election: The Lachlan [23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Kelly 3,050 52.9
Liberal Reform William Ewers 2,717 47.1
Total formal votes 5,766 98.7
Informal votes 77 1.3
Turnout 5,843 66.0
Labour hold  

Elections in the 1900s[]

1907[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1907 New South Wales state election § The Lachlan.[]
1907 New South Wales state election: The Lachlan [24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Kelly 2,726 53.1
Liberal Reform James Carroll 2,409 46.9
Total formal votes 5,135 97.1
Informal votes 153 2.9
Turnout 5,288 67.4
Labour hold  

1904[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1904 New South Wales state election § The Lachlan.[]
1904 New South Wales state election: The Lachlan [25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Kelly 1,525 36.8
Liberal Reform William Ferguson 1,394 33.6
Independent Liberal James Carroll 1,230 29.7
Total formal votes 4,149 99.2
Informal votes 34 0.8
Turnout 4,183 63.9
Labour gain from Progressive  
The Lachlan was one of two seats contested by 3 sitting members.[b] The district lost parts to Cobar and The Murray and was expanded to absorb part of the abolished seats of Condoublin Grenfell. The member for the Lachlan was James Carroll (Progressive) who stood as Independent Liberal Reform candidate. The member for Condoublin was Patrick Clara (Labour) who unsuccessfully contested Ashburnum. The member for Grenfell was William Holman (Labour) who successfully contested Cootamundra. William Ferguson (Liberal Reform) was the Independent Labour member for Sturt while Andrew Kelly (Labour) was the member for the abolished seat of Sydney-Denison.

1901[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § The Lachlan.[]
1901 New South Wales state election: The Lachlan [26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive James Carroll unopposed
Progressive hold  

Elections in the 1890s[]

1898[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § The Lachlan.[]
1898 New South Wales colonial election: The Lachlan [27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Federal James Carroll 558 62.9
Independent Federalist Alexander Cameron 323 36.4
Ind. Free Trade C N Broome 6 0.7
Total formal votes 887 99.2
Informal votes 7 0.8
Turnout 894 46.2
National Federal hold  

1896 by-election[]

This section is an excerpt from 1896 Lachlan colonial by-election § Result.[]
1896 Lachlan by-election
Friday 11 September [28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist James Carroll unopposed
Protectionist hold  
James Carroll (Protectionist) was made bankrupt.[28]

1895[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § The Lachlan.[]
1895 New South Wales colonial election: The Lachlan [29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist James Carroll 469 75.0
Ind. Free Trade A Skene 146 23.4
Ind. Free Trade George Bolton 10 1.6
Total formal votes 625 98.4
Informal votes 10 1.6
Turnout 635 40.3
Member changed to Protectionist from Ind. Protectionist  

1894[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § The Lachlan.[]
1894 New South Wales colonial election: The Lachlan [30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Protectionist James Carroll 452 42.3
Ind. Protectionist Alexander Cameron 351 32.9
Protectionist John Miller 133 12.5
Ind. Free Trade Alexander Huie 119 11.1
Ind. Free Trade James Dunsmore 13 1.2
Total formal votes 1,068 97.8
Informal votes 24 2.2
Turnout 1,092 69.3
Ind. Protectionist win (new seat)

District recreated

1880 - 1894[]

District abolished

Elections in the 1870s[]

1879 by-election[]

This section is an excerpt from 1879 Lachlan colonial by-election § Result.[]
1879 The Lachlan by-election
Friday 10 January [31]
Candidate Votes %
James Watson (re-elected) 1,055 54.7
George McLean 873 45.3
Total formal votes 1,928 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 1,928 37.0
James Watson was appointed Colonial Treasurer in the third Parkes ministry.[31]

1877[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1877 New South Wales colonial election § The Lachlan.[]
1877 New South Wales colonial election: The Lachlan
Saturday 3 November [32]
Candidate Votes %
James Watson (re-elected) unopposed  

1875[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1874–75 New South Wales colonial election § The Lachlan.[]
1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: The Lachlan
Tuesday 12 January 1875 [33]
Candidate Votes %
James Watson (re-elected) unopposed
Total formal votes 0 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 0 0.0

1872[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1872 New South Wales colonial election § The Lachlan.[]
1872 New South Wales colonial election: The Lachlan
Saturday 9 March [34]
Candidate Votes %
James Watson (re-elected) 1,177 73.4
T R Icely 427 26.6
Total formal votes 1,604 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 1,604 36.8

Elections in the 1860s[]

1869[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1869–70 New South Wales colonial election § The Lachlan.[]
1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: The Lachlan
Tuesday 28 December 1869 [35]
Candidate Votes %
James Watson (elected) 974 55.6
William Dalley 767 43.8
William Forster 12 0.7
Total formal votes 1,753 97.3
Informal votes 49 2.7
Turnout 1,802 46.7

1864[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1864–65 New South Wales colonial election § The Lachlan.[]
1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: The Lachlan
Wednesday 28 December 1864 [36]
Candidate Votes %
James Martin (elected) 692 73.4
Andrew Lynch 251 26.6
Total formal votes 943 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 943 26.3

1860[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1860 New South Wales colonial election § The Lachlan.[]
1860 New South Wales colonial election: The Lachlan
Monday 24 December [37]
Candidate Votes %
John Ryan (re-elected) 248 57.9
James Martin 180 42.1
Total formal votes 428 98.9
Informal votes 5 1.2
Turnout 433 39.4

Elections in the 1850s[]

1859[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1859 New South Wales colonial election § The Lachlan.[]
1859 New South Wales colonial election: The Lachlan
Friday 24 June [38]
Candidate Votes %
John Ryan (elected) unopposed

Notes[]

  1. ^ Also endorsed by Liberal Reform.
  2. ^ The two seats contested by 3 sitting members were Ashburnham and The Lachlan.

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