Adam Carr's Election Archive
Commonwealth of Australia
Electoral Divisions of the House of Representatives
Division of Darling, New South Wales
The Division of Darling was created in 1901 and abolished in 1977. It was named for the Darling River (after Lt-Gen Sir Ralph Darling (1772-1858), Governor of NSW 1825-31).
REDISTRIBUTIONS
1901: Bourke, Cobar, Coonamble, Gilgandra
1906: Cobar, Dubbo, Gilgandra, Narromine
1913: Cobar, Dubbo, Gilgandra, Narromine
1922: Broken Hill, Condoblin, Coonamble, Nyngan
1934: Broken Hill, Dubbo, Gilgandra, Narromine
1949: Broken Hill, Condoblin, Nyngan, Wentworth
1955: Broken Hill, Coonamble, Nyngan, Wentworth
1969: Broken Hill, Condoblin, Narromine, Wentworth
TWO-PARTY MAJORITIES
1901: Labor 06.7
1903: Labor 08.2
1906: Labor 07.9
1910: Labor 14.7
1913: Labor 10.5
1914: Labor 10.5
1917: Labor 03.3
1919: Labor 11.8
1922: Labor 15.1
1925: Labor 15.5
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1928: Labor 20.9
1929: Labor 20.2
1931: Labor 13.9
1934: Lang Labor 13.5
1937: Labor 16.2 *1
1940: Labor 23.5 *1
1943: Labor 21.6 *1
1946: Labor 16.8
1949: Labor 17.3
1951: Labor 18.8
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1954: Labor 20.5
1955: Labor 17.5
1958: Labor 22.4
1961: Labor 22.6
1963: Labor 17.4
1966: Labor 10.3
1969: Labor 10.3
1972: Labor 13.1
1974: Labor 13.8
1975: Labor 07.5
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*1 Majority over independent
ENROLMENTS
ELECTION RESULTS 1901-75
Click here to see full results for Darling at every election from 1901 to 1975.
MEMBERS FOR DARLING
Hon William Spence (ALP, Nat) 1901-17
Hon Arthur Blakeley (ALP) 1917-34
Joseph Clark (ALP-NSW, ALP) 1934-69
John FitzPatrick (ALP) 1969-77
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| Hon William Spence (ALP, Nat) 1901-17 |
Hon Arthur Blakeley (ALP) 1917-34 |
Joseph Clark (ALP-NSW, ALP) 1934-69 |
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| John FitzPatrick (ALP) 1969-77 |
BOUNDARIES
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