# Electoral results for the district of Lachlan

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

## Election results
### Elections in the 2000s
#### 2003

2003 New South Wales state election: Lachlan :
| Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 40,822 | 98.0 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 814 | 2.0 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 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 | National hold | Swing | +4.9 | |

### Elections in the 1990s
#### 1999

1999 New South Wales state election: Lachlan :
| Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 41,379 | 98.0 | +3.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 854 | 2.0 | −3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 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 | National hold | Swing | -1.0 | |

#### 1995

1995 New South Wales state election: Lachlan :
| Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 33,925 | 94.8 | +2.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,843 | 5.2 | −2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 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 | National hold | Swing | +6.2 | |

#### 1991

1991 New South Wales state election: Lachlan :
| Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 32,278 | 92.7 | −5.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,544 | 7.3 | +5.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 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 | National hold | Swing | -5.8 | |

### Elections in the 1980s
#### 1988

1988 New South Wales state election: Lachlan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Ian Armstrong | 21,451 | 73.6 | +10.0 |
| | Labor | Leslie Saunders | 7,687 | 26.4 | -7.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,138 | 97.9 | −0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 624 | 2.1 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,762 | 94.7 | |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | +8.3 | |

#### 1984

1984 New South Wales state election: Lachlan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Ian Armstrong | 19,108 | 65.9 | +7.2 |
| | Labor | Tim West | 9,885 | 34.1 | -7.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,993 | 98.8 | +1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 346 | 1.2 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,339 | 93.4 | +1.0 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | +7.2 | |

#### 1981

1981 New South Wales state election: Lachlan :
| Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,180 | 97.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 672 | 2.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,852 | 92.4 | |
| | National Country notional hold | National Country notional hold | Swing | +3.8 | |
District recreated

#### 1950 - 1981

District abolished

### Elections in the 1940s
#### 1947

1947 New South Wales state election: Lachlan :
| Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,918 | 98.4 | +4.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 173 | 1.6 | −4.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 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 | Country gain from Labor | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1944

1944 New South Wales state election: Lachlan :
| Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,305 | 93.5 | −5.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 719 | 6.5 | +5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,024 | 89.2 | −2.9 |
| | Labor gain from Country | Labor gain from Country | Swing | N/A | |
* John Chanter had won the seat for Labor at the 1943 Lachlan by-election, and retained it at this election.

#### 1943 by-election

1943 Lachlan by-election Saturday 25 September :
| Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,499 | 99.29 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 68 | 0.71 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,567 | 74.86 |
| | Labor gain from Country | Labor gain from Country | Swing | |

#### 1941

1941 New South Wales state election: Lachlan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Griffith Evans | 6,703 | 53.9 |
| | Labor | George Grintell | 5,737 | 46.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,440 | 98.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 158 | 1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,598 | 92.1 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1930s
#### 1938

1938 New South Wales state election: Lachlan :
| Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,651 | 97.8 | −0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 306 | 2.2 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 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 | Country hold | Swing | -8.6 | |

#### 1935

1935 New South Wales state election: Lachlan :
| Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,072 | 98.4 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 225 | 1.6 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,297 | 94.7 | −1.4 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1932

1932 New South Wales state election: Lachlan :
| Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,135 | 98.2 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 243 | 1.8 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,378 | 96.1 | +1.2 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

#### 1930

1930 New South Wales state election: Lachlan :
| Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,129 | 98.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 265 | 2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,394 | 94.9 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1920s
#### 1927

1927 New South Wales state election: Lachlan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Ernest Buttenshaw | 7,223 | 60.6 | |
| | Labor | Michael Roddy | 4,699 | 39.4 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,922 | 98.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 183 | 1.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,105 | 74.6 | |
| | Country win | Country win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |
District recreated

#### 1920 - 1927

District abolished

### Elections in the 1910s
#### 1917

1917 New South Wales state election: Lachlan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Ernest Buttenshaw | 3,639 | 52.0 | +52.0 |
| | Labor | Thomas Brown | 3,362 | 48.0 | -2.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,001 | 98.5 | +1.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 103 | 1.5 | −1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,104 | 61.4 | −7.1 |
| | Nationalist gain from Labor | Nationalist gain from Labor | | | |

#### 1913

1913 New South Wales state election: Lachlan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Thomas Brown | 4,009 | 50.8 |
| | Farmers and Settlers | Arthur Manning | 3,588 | 45.4 |
| | Country Party Association | Herbert Bowles | 303 | 3.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,900 | 96.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 275 | 3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,175 | 68.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | |

#### 1910

1910 New South Wales state election: The Lachlan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Andrew Kelly | 3,050 | 52.9 |
| | Liberal Reform | William Ewers | 2,717 | 47.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,766 | 98.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 77 | 1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,843 | 66.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | | |

### Elections in the 1900s
#### 1907

1907 New South Wales state election: The Lachlan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Andrew Kelly | 2,726 | 53.1 |
| | Liberal Reform | James Carroll | 2,409 | 46.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,135 | 97.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 153 | 2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,288 | 67.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | | |

#### 1904

1904 New South Wales state election: The Lachlan :
| Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,149 | 99.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 34 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,183 | 63.9 |
| | Labour gain from Progressive | Labour gain from Progressive | | |

#### 1901

1901 New South Wales state election: The Lachlan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive | James Carroll | unopposed | | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | | | |

### Elections in the 1890s
#### 1898

1898 New South Wales colonial election: The Lachlan :
| Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 887 | 99.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 7 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 894 | 46.2 |
| | National Federal hold | National Federal hold | | |

#### 1896 by-election

1896 Lachlan by-election Friday 11 September :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Protectionist | James Carroll | unopposed | | |
| | Protectionist hold | Protectionist hold | | | |

#### 1895

1895 New South Wales colonial election: The Lachlan :
| Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 625 | 98.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 10 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 635 | 40.3 |
| | Member changed to Protectionist from Ind. Protectionist | Member changed to Protectionist from Ind. Protectionist | | |

#### 1894

1894 New South Wales colonial election: The Lachlan :
| Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,068 | 97.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 24 | 2.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,092 | 69.3 | |
| | Ind. Protectionist win | Ind. Protectionist win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |
District recreated

#### 1880 - 1894

District abolished

### Elections in the 1870s
#### 1879 by-election

1879 The Lachlan by-election Friday 10 January :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| James Watson (re-elected) | James Watson (re-elected) | 1,055 | 54.7 |
| George McLean | George McLean | 873 | 45.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,928 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,928 | 37.0 |

#### 1877

1877 New South Wales colonial election: The Lachlan Saturday 3 November :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| James Watson (re-elected) | James Watson (re-elected) | unopposed | |

#### 1875

1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: The Lachlan Tuesday 12 January 1875 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| James Watson (re-elected) | James Watson (re-elected) | unopposed | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 0 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 0 | 0.0 |

#### 1872

1872 New South Wales colonial election: The Lachlan Saturday 9 March :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| James Watson (re-elected) | James Watson (re-elected) | 1,177 | 73.4 |
| T R Icely | T R Icely | 427 | 26.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,604 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,604 | 36.8 |

### Elections in the 1860s
#### 1869

1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: The Lachlan Tuesday 28 December 1869 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| James Watson (elected) | James Watson (elected) | 974 | 55.6 |
| William Dalley | William Dalley | 767 | 43.8 |
| William Forster | William Forster | 12 | 0.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,753 | 97.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 49 | 2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,802 | 46.7 |

#### 1864

1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: The Lachlan Wednesday 28 December 1864 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| James Martin (elected) | James Martin (elected) | 692 | 73.4 |
| Andrew Lynch | Andrew Lynch | 251 | 26.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 943 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 943 | 26.3 |

#### 1860

1860 New South Wales colonial election: The Lachlan Monday 24 December :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| John Ryan (re-elected) | John Ryan (re-elected) | 248 | 57.9 |
| James Martin | James Martin | 180 | 42.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 428 | 98.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 5 | 1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 433 | 39.4 |

### Elections in the 1850s
#### 1859

1859 New South Wales colonial election: The Lachlan Friday 24 June :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| John Ryan (elected) | John Ryan (elected) | unopposed | |