| Clarence and Darling Downs New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| State | New South Wales |
| Created | 1856 |
| Abolished | 1859 |
| Namesake | Clarence River,Darling Downs |
Clarence and Darling Downs was anelectoral district of theLegislative Assembly in the Australiancolony of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859. It included theClarence Valley and theDarling Downs region. The New South Wales part of the electorate was replaced byThe Clarence while theDarling Downs was briefly a separate electorate prior to theseparation of Queensland in December 1859.
| Member | Party | Period | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Irving [1] | None | 1856–1857 | |
| Arthur Hodgson [2] | None | 1858–1859 | |
| 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 | |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Hodgson (elected) | unopposed | ||