Electoral district of Lachlan and Lower Darling

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.

Lachlan and Lower Darling
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
StateNew South Wales
CreatedJuly 1859
AbolishedDecember 1859
NamesakeLachlan River, Darling River

Members for Lachlan and Lower Darling
MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm
  William Macleay [1] None 1856–1859   James Garland [2] None 1856–1857
  John Paterson [3] None 1858–1859

Election results

1856
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1856 New South Wales colonial election § Lachlan and Lower Darling[edit]
1856 New South Wales colonial election: Lachlan and Lower Darling [4]
Candidate Votes %
James Garland (elected 1) 134 37.6
William Macleay (elected 2) 129 36.2
John Hardy 63 17.7
D H Thorn 30 8.4
Total formal votes 356 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 182 49.32
Polling was conducted on 19 April 1856. Macleay had represented Pastoral Districts of Lachlan and Lower Darling in the old Legislative Council.

1858
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1858 New South Wales colonial election § Lachlan and Lower Darling[edit]
1858 New South Wales colonial election: Lachlan and Lower Darling
11 February [5]
Candidate Votes %
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).

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.
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