Darlington was an
electoral district of the
Legislative Assembly in the
Australian state of
New South Wales
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, named after the inner
Sydney suburb of
Darlington. It was first created in 1894 and abolished in 1904.
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.
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,
before the name Darlington was chosen.
The suburb was regarded as a
slum and was the most densely populated suburb of
Sydney.
Darlington was abolished in 1904 as a result of the
1903 New South Wales referendum
A referendum concerning the reduction of the members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was put to voters on 16 December 1903, in conjunction with the 1903 federal election. The referendum was conducted on the basis of optional preferen ...
which reduced the number of members of the Legislative Assembly from 125 to 90 and was largely absorbed by the new districts of
Phillip
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and
Camperdown.
Members for Darlington
Election results
References
Former electoral districts of New South Wales
Constituencies established in 1894
Constituencies disestablished in 1904
1894 establishments in Australia
1904 disestablishments in Australia
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