The Electoral district of Pastoral Districts of Lachlan and Lower Darling was an electorate of the New South Wales Legislative Council at a time when some of its members were elected and the balance were appointed by the Governor. It was a new electorate created in 1851 by the expansion of the Legislative Council to 54, 18 to be appointed and 36 elected.[1] The district covered the south west of New South Wales was named after the Lachlan and Darling Rivers. On its eastern side were the districts of County of Bathurst and Counties of King and Georgiana, to the north was the Pastoral Districts of Wellington and Bligh and to the south was the Counties of Murray and St Vincent. Polling was to occur in the towns of Binalong, Wagga Wagga, Balranald, Canowindra, Gundagai and Yass.[1]
| Pastoral Districts of Lachlan and Lower Darling New South Wales—Legislative Council | |
|---|---|
| State | New South Wales |
| Created | 1851 |
| Abolished | 1856 |
| Namesake | Lachlan River & Darling River |
In 1856 the unicameral Legislative Council was abolished and replaced with an elected Legislative Assembly and an appointed Legislative Council. The district was represented by the Legislative Assembly electorate of Lachlan and Lower Darling.
Members
edit| Member | Term |
|---|---|
| William Macarthur [2] | Sep 1851 – Jan 1855 |
| William Macleay [3] | Mar 1855 – Feb 1856 |
- William Macleay went on to represent Lachlan and Lower Darling in the Legislative Assembly from 1856.
Election results
edit1851
edit| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Macarthur | unopposed | ||
1855 by-election
editWilliam Macarthur resigned in January 1855.[5]
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Macleay | |||
| Daniel Henry Thorn | |||
| Total votes | |||
References
edit- ^ a b An Act to provide for the division of the Colony of New South Wales after the separation of the District of Port Phillip therefrom into Electoral Districts and for the Election of Members to serve in the Legislative Council (PDF) (48). Australasian Legal Information Institute. 2 May 1851. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ "Sir William Macarthur (1800-1882)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ "Sir William John Macleay (1820-1891)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ "The Lachlan and Lower Darling". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 September 1851. p. 3. Retrieved 30 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ "Writ of election". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 4. 9 January 1855. p. 68. Retrieved 20 October 2022 – via Trove.
- ^ "Proclamation". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 58. 17 April 1855. p. 1129. Retrieved 20 October 2022 – via Trove.