Darlinghurst was anelectoral district of theLegislative Assembly in theAustralian state ofNew South Wales. Named after and includingDarlinghurst, it was created in the 1904 re-distribution of electorates following the1903 New South Wales referendum, which required the number of members of the Legislative Assembly to be reduced from 125 to 90.[1] It consisted of parts ofPaddington and the abolished seats ofSydney-Fitzroy andSydney-Bligh. It was abolished in 1920 with the introduction ofproportional representation and was absorbed into the multi-member electorate ofSydney. It was briefly recreated in 1950 before being abolished in 1953.[2][3][4][5]
| First incarnation (1904–1920) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Daniel Levy | Liberal Reform | 1904–1917 | |
| Nationalist | 1917–1920 | ||
| Second incarnation (1950–1953) | |||
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Frank Finnan | Labor | 1950–1953 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Paget | 10,553 | 47.8 | ||
| Labor | Frank Finnan | 10,505 | 47.6 | ||
| Communist | Adam Ogston | 1,012 | 4.6 | ||
| Total formal votes | 22,070 | 97.3 | |||
| Informal votes | 603 | 2.7 | |||
| Turnout | 22,673 | 89.0 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Frank Finnan | 11,401 | 51.7 | ||
| Liberal | John Paget | 10,669 | 48.3 | ||
| Labornotional hold | |||||
Frank Finnan (Labor) was the member forHawkesbury.
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