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 1894–1895 1895–1901 1901–1904 Andrew Kelly 1904–1913 Thomas Brown 1913–1917 Ernest Buttenshaw 1917–1920 Third incarnation (1927–1950) Member Party Term Ernest Buttenshaw 1927–1938 Griffith Evans 1938–1943 John Chanter 1943–1947 Robert Medcalf 1947–1950 Fourth incarnation (1981–2007) Member Party Term Ian Armstrong 1981–2007
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