Clarence and Darling Downs
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
StateNew South Wales
Created1856
Abolished1859
NamesakeClarence 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.

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

  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.
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