Electoral district of Clarence and Darling Downs

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Clarence and Darling Downs
New South WalesLegislative Assembly
State New South Wales
Created1856
Abolished1859
Namesake Clarence River, Darling Downs

Clarence and Darling Downs was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian colony of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859. It included the Clarence Valley and the Darling Downs region. For the 1859 New South Wales colonial election The New South Wales part of the electorate was replaced by The Clarence while the Darling Downs was briefly a separate electorate prior to the separation of Queensland in December 1859.

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Members for Clarence and Darling Downs

MemberPartyPeriod
  Clark Irving [1] None1856–1857
  Arthur Hodgson [2] None1858–1859

Election results

1856

1856 New South Wales colonial election: Clarence and Darling Downs [3]
CandidateVotes%
Clark Irving (elected)19365.9
Colin McKenzie10034.1
Total formal votes293100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 29346.1
Polling was conducted on 15 April 1856. Sitting Legislative Councillor for Pastoral Districts of Clarence and Darling Downs was Thomas Hood who did not contest the election but was appointed to the new Legislative Council.

1858

1858 New South Wales colonial election: Clarence and Darling Downs
12 February [4]
CandidateVotes%
Arthur Hodgson (elected)unopposed 
The sitting member Clark Irving unsuccessfully contested Northumberland and Hunter.

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References

  1. "Mr Clark Irving (1808-1865)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  2. "Sir Arthur Hodgson (1818-1902)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  3. Green, Antony. "1856 Clarence and Darling Downs". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  4. Green, Antony. "1858 Clarence and Darling Downs". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 June 2019.