Darling Downs
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
StateNew South Wales
CreatedJuly 1859
AbolishedDecember 1859
NamesakeDarling Downs

Darling Downs was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from July 1859 to December 1859, representing the Darling Downs, prior to the Separation of Queensland. It elected two members simultaneously, with voters having two votes each.[1][2][3][4]

Members for Darling Downs

Member Party Period Member Party Period
  John Douglas None 1859–1859   William Handcock None 1859–1859

Election results

Elections in the 1850s

1859

1859 New South Wales colonial election: Darling Downs
Tuesday 5 July [2]
Candidate Votes %
John Douglas (elected 1) 383 33.7
William Handcock (elected 2) 377 33.2
John McLean 375 33.0
Total formal votes 1,135 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 1,135 35.7

References

  1. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1859 Darling Downs". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Mr John Douglas (1828-1904)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Mr William Handcock (1808-1890)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.


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