Electoral results for the district of Lachlan

This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Lachlan in New South Wales state elections during its four incarnations: from 1859 to 1880, from 1894 to 1920, from 1927 to 1950 and from 1981 to 2007.

Members for Lachlan

First incarnation (1859–1880)
MemberPartyTerm
  John Ryan None 1859–1864
  James Martin None 1864–1869
  James Watson None 1869–1880
Second incarnation (1894–1920)
MemberPartyTerm
  James Carroll Independent Protectionist 1894–1895
  Protectionist 1895–1901
  Progressive 1901–1904
  Andrew Kelly Labor 1904–1913
  Thomas Brown Labor 1913–1917
  Ernest Buttenshaw Nationalist 1917–1920
Third incarnation (1927–1950)
MemberPartyTerm
  Ernest Buttenshaw Country 1927–1938
  Griffith Evans Country 1938–1943
  John Chanter Labor 1943–1947
  Robert Medcalf Country 1947–1950
Fourth incarnation (1981–2007)
MemberPartyTerm
  Ian Armstrong National 1981–2007

Election results

Elections in the 2000s

New South Wales state election, 2003: Lachlan
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

New South Wales state election, 1999: Lachlan
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
National Ian Armstrong 24,940 66.3 -1.0
Labor Tony Lord 12,680 33.7 +1.0
National hold Swing -1.0
New South Wales state election, 1995: Lachlan
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
New South Wales state election, 1991: Lachlan
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

New South Wales state election, 1988: Lachlan
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
New South Wales state election, 1984: Lachlan[1]
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
New South Wales state election, 1981: Lachlan
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

References

  • Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Lachlan". Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  1. ↑ "1984 District Results". New South Wales Election Results.
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