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.[1]

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

2003
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2003 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Lachlan[edit]
2003 New South Wales state election: Lachlan [2]
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[edit]
1999 New South Wales state election: Lachlan [3]
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[edit]
1995 New South Wales state election: Lachlan [4]
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[edit]
1991 New South Wales state election: Lachlan [5]
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[edit]
1988 New South Wales state election: Lachlan [6]
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[edit]
1984 New South Wales state election: Lachlan [7]
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[edit]
1981 New South Wales state election: Lachlan [8]
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

Elections in the 1940s

1947
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1947 New South Wales state election § Lachlan[edit]
1947 New South Wales state election: Lachlan [9]
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 SwingN/A

1944
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1944 New South Wales state election § Lachlan[edit]
1944 New South Wales state election: Lachlan [10]
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 SwingN/A

1941
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1941 New South Wales state election § Lachlan[edit]
1941 New South Wales state election: Lachlan [11]
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[edit]
1938 New South Wales state election: Lachlan [12]
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[edit]
1935 New South Wales state election: Lachlan [13]
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 SwingN/A

1932
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1932 New South Wales state election § Lachlan[edit]
1932 New South Wales state election: Lachlan [14]
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 SwingN/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

1930
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1930 New South Wales state election § Lachlan[edit]
1930 New South Wales state election: Lachlan [15]
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[edit]
1927 New South Wales state election: Lachlan [16]
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)

Elections in the 1910s

1917
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1917 New South Wales state election § Lachlan[edit]
1917 New South Wales state election: Lachlan [17]
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[edit]
1913 New South Wales state election: Lachlan [18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Thomas Brown 4,009 50.8
Liberal Reform Arthur Manning 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  

References
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