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The Lachlan - 1904 (Roll: 6,547) Won by Labor Party No absolute majority for winning candidate Candidate Party Votes Votes % Carroll, James George (Defeated) Ind Liberal 1,230 29.65 Ferguson, William John (Defeated) Liberal Party 1,394 33.60 Kelly, Andrew Joseph (Re-elected) Labor Party 1,525 36.76 Formal Votes 4,149 Informal Votes 34 0.81 Total Votes / Turnout 4,183 63.89 Notes: Carroll was MP for Lachlan, Ferguson for Sturt and Kelly for Sydney-Denison. Carroll was identified by the Daily Telegraph on 5 August as one of the candidates splitting the anti-government vote.