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Lachlan - 1938 (Roll: 14,701) Retained by Country Party Multiple party endorsement, Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion, Preferences changed primary result Candidate Party Votes % Final % Berry, George Arthur Independent 1,032 7.56 Evans, Griffith Parry (Elected) Country Party 4,090 29.96 7,644 56.00 Grace, John Labor Party 5,393 39.51 6,007 44.00 Parker, John William Country Party 1,661 12.17 Thomas, Charles James Mason Country Party 1,475 10.81 Formal Votes 13,651 Informal Votes 306 2.19 Total Votes / Turnout 13,957 94.94 Notes: Sitting Country Party MP E.A.Buttenshaw did not contest the election. Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 Berry (IND) Exclusion 2 Thomas (CP) Exclusion 3 Parker (CP) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Berry (IND) -1032 Evans (CP) 549 53.20 4639 33.98 619 38.71 5258 38.52 2386 92.30 7644 56.00 Grace (ALP) 205 19.86 5598 41.01 210 13.13 5808 42.55 199 7.70 6007 44.00 Parker (CP) 154 14.92 1815 13.30 770 48.16 2585 18.94 -2585 Thomas (CP) 124 12.02 1599 11.71 -1599