Electoral district of Lachlan and Lower Darling

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Lachlan and Lower Darling
New South WalesLegislative Assembly
State New South Wales
CreatedJuly 1859
AbolishedDecember 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.

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Members for Lachlan and Lower Darling

MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm
  William Macleay [1] None1856–1859  James Garland [2] None1856–1857
  John Paterson [3] None1858–1859

Election results

1856

1856 New South Wales colonial election: Lachlan and Lower Darling [4]
CandidateVotes%
James Garland (elected 1) 13437.6
William Macleay (elected 2)12936.2
J R Hardy6317.7
D H Thorn308.4
Total formal votes356100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 18249.32
Polling was conducted on 19 April 1856. Macleay had represented Pastoral Districts of Lachlan and Lower Darling in the old Legislative Council.

1858

1858 New South Wales colonial election: Lachlan and Lower Darling
11 February [5]
CandidateVotes%
William Macleay (re-elected) show of hands 
John Paterson (elected)show of hands 
Edward Flood  
John Egan 
The sitting member James Garland did not contest the election. The show of hands was in favour of William Macleay and John Paterson and while the supporters of Edward Flood and John Egan called for a poll, they did not have the six electors that were required. [6] Edward Flood successfully contested Cumberland (South Riding).

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References

  1. "Sir William John Macleay (1820-1891)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  2. "Mr James Garland (1813-1904)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  3. "Mr John Paterson (1831-1871)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  4. Green, Antony. "1856 Lachlan and Lower Darling". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  5. Green, Antony. "1858 Lachlan and Lower Darling". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  6. "Election for the Lachlan and Lower Darling". The Sydney Morning Herald . 2 February 1858. p. 3. Retrieved 12 June 2019 via Trove.