Electoral district of Lachlan and Lower Darling
Lachlan and Lower Darling New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |
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State | New South Wales |
Created | July 1856 |
Abolished | December 1859 |
Namesake | Lachlan River, Darling River |
Lachlan and Lower Darling was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It existed between 1856 and 1859, and was named after the Lachlan and Darling Rivers. It elected two members simultaneously. In 1859 it was replaced by Lachlan.
Members for Lachlan and Lower Darling
Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | ||
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William Macleay [1] | None | 1856–1859 | James Garland [2] | None | 1856–1857 | ||
John Paterson [3] | None | 1858–1859 |
Election results
1856
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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James Garland (elected 1) | 134 | 37.6 | |
William Macleay (elected 2) | 129 | 36.2 | |
John Hardy | 63 | 17.7 | |
Daniel Henry Thorn | 30 | 8.4 | |
Total formal votes | 356 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 182 | 49.32 |
1858
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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William Macleay (re-elected) | show of hands | ||
John Paterson (elected) | show of hands | ||
Edward Flood | |||
John Egan |
References
- ^ "Sir William John Macleay (1820–1891)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ "Mr James Garland (1813-1904)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "Mr John Paterson (1831–1871)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1856 Lachlan and Lower Darling". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1858 Lachlan and Lower Darling". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ "Election for the Lachlan and Lower Darling". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 February 1858. p. 3. Retrieved 12 June 2019 – via Trove.