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The Lachlan - 1864-5 (Roll: 3,592) Nominations: Saturday, 17 December 1864, Polling: Wednesday, 28 December 1864 Candidate Votes Votes % Lynch, Andrew 251 26.62 Martin, James (Elected) 692 73.38 Formal Votes 943 Informal Votes 0 0.00 Total Votes / Turnout 943 26.25 Persons Voting / Turnout 943 26.25 Notes: Sitting MP JN Ryan did not contest the election. (Reason not known) Source: SMH, 20 January, p. 2, col. 6; Empire, 10 January, p. 5, col. 1 (DOP)