Electoral district of Clarence and Darling Downs

Clarence and Darling Downs
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
Clarence and Darling Downs; New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
State	New South Wales
Created	1856
Abolished	1859
Namesake	Clarence River, Darling Downs

Last updated September 02, 2025

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. 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.

Members for Clarence and Darling Downs

Member		Party	Period
	Clark Irving ^[1]	None	1856–1857
	Arthur Hodgson ^[2]	None	1858–1859

Election results

1856

1856 New South Wales colonial election: Clarence and Darling Downs ^[3]
Candidate	Votes	%
Clark Irving (elected)	193	65.9
Colin McKenzie	100	34.1
Total formal votes	293	100.0
Informal votes	0	0.0
Turnout	293	46.1

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]
Candidate		Votes	%
Arthur Hodgson (elected)		unopposed

The sitting member Clark Irving unsuccessfully contested Northumberland and Hunter.

References

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

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[Clark_Irving_NSW_Parl-1] "Mr Clark Irving (1808-1865)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 19 April 2019.

[Arthur_Hodgson_NSW_Parl-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.

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