Electoral district of Darlington (New South Wales) explained

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]}

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.^[3] 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,^[4] before the name Darlington was chosen.^[5] The suburb was regarded as a slum and was the most densely populated suburb of Sydney.^[6]

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.^[7]

Members for Darlington

Member		Party	Term
		William Schey		1894–1895
				1895–1898
		Thomas Clarke		1898–1901
				1901
		Phillip Sullivan		1901–1904

Election results

See main article: Electoral results for the district of Darlington.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Former Members . Members of Parliament . . 11 December 2019.
2. Elections for the District of Darlington . DistrictIndexes . Darlington . 1 September 2020.
3. Web site: 1893 Redistribution . Atlas of New South Wales . NSW Land & Property Information . https://web.archive.org/web/20150623031719/http://www.atlas.nsw.gov.au/public/nsw/home/topic/article/1893-redistribution.html . 23 June 2015 . dead.
4. News: Maps and sketches of proposed Electoral Districts . . 23 August 1893 . 1 September 2020 . 6687 . Trove.
5. News: Proclamation: names and boundaries of electoral districts . . 5 October 1893 . 1 September 2020 . 7754 . Trove.
6. Book: Kelly, Max . Picturesque and Pestilential: The Sydney Slum Observed 1860-1900 . Kelly, Max . Nineteenth-century Sydney: essays in urban history . 1978 . Sydney University Press . 978-0-424-00051-0 . 69.
7. Web site: 1904 Redistribution . Atlas of New South Wales . NSW Land & Property Information . https://web.archive.org/web/20150623031821/http://www.atlas.nsw.gov.au/public/nsw/home/topic/article/1904-redistribution.html . 23 June 2015 . dead.