Electoral district of Lachlan

Lachlan was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. During the first two Parliaments (1856–1859), there was an electorate in the same area called Lachlan and Lower Darling, named after the Lachlan and Darling Rivers. Lachlan was created in 1859 and abolished in 1880, partly replaced by Forbes. In 1894 Forbes was abolished and Lachlan was recreated. In 1920 Lachlan and Ashburnham were absorbed into Murrumbidgee and elected three members under proportional representation. At the end of proportional representation in 1927, Lachlan was recreated. It was abolished in 1950, recreated in 1981 and abolished in 2007. The abolition of Lachlan for the 2007 election prompted its member, former Deputy Premier Ian Armstrong to retire at that election rather than seek the option of remaining in Parliament by contesting another seat.

Members for Lachlan

First incarnation (1859–1880)
Member		Party	Term
	John Ryan	None	1859–1864
	James Martin	None	1864–1869
	James Watson	None	1869–1880
Second incarnation (1894–1920)
Member		Party	Term
	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)
Member		Party	Term
	Ernest Buttenshaw	Country	1927–1938
	Griffith Evans	Country	1938–1943
	John Chanter	Labor	1943–1947
	Robert Medcalf	Country	1947–1950
Fourth incarnation (1981–2007)
Member		Party	Term
	Ian Armstrong	National	1981–2007

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Lachlan