Electoral district of Darlington (New South Wales)

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Darlington was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, named after the inner Sydney suburb of Darlington. It was first created in 1894 and abolished in 1904. [1] [2] [3]

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History

Prior to 1894 the suburb of Darlington was part of the Redfern which returned four members. Multi-member constituencies were abolished in the 1893 redistribution, resulting in the creation of 76 new districts, including Darlington. [4] Redfern was reduced in size and parts were given to the new districts of Darlington and Waterloo. The district was proposed to be called Redfern West, [5] before the name Darlington was chosen. [6] The suburb was regarded as a slum and was the most densely populated suburb of Sydney. [7]

Darlington was abolished in 1904 as a result of the 1903 New South Wales referendum which reduced the number of members of the Legislative Assembly from 125 to 90 and was largely absorbed by the new districts of Phillip and Camperdown. [8]

Members for Darlington

MemberPartyTerm
  William Schey Independent Labour 1894–1895
  Protectionist 1895–1898
  Thomas Clarke Free Trade 1898–1901
  Liberal Reform 1901
  Phillip Sullivan Labour 1901–1904

Election results

1901 New South Wales state election: Darlington [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Phillip Sullivan 1,19451.9
Liberal Reform Thomas Clarke 1,07446.71.3
Socialist Labor John Neill331.4
Total formal votes2,30199.3-0.1
Informal votes170.7+0.1
Turnout 2,31864.5+3.6
Labour gain from Liberal Reform  

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References

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  2. "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 December 2019.
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  4. "1893 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
  5. "Maps and sketches of proposed Electoral Districts". New South Wales Government Gazette . 23 August 1893. p. 6687. Retrieved 1 September 2020 via Trove.
  6. "Proclamation: names and boundaries of electoral districts". New South Wales Government Gazette . 5 October 1893. p. 7754. Retrieved 1 September 2020 via Trove.
  7. Kelly, Max (1978). "Picturesque and Pestilential: The Sydney Slum Observed 1860-1900". In Kelly, Max (ed.). Nineteenth-century Sydney: essays in urban history. Sydney University Press. p. 69. ISBN   978-0-424-00051-0.
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  9. Green, Antony. "1901 Darlington". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 March 2020.