Election results for Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia

Darlinghurst, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales had two incarnations, from 1904 until 1920 and from 1950 until 1953.[1][2][3][4]

First incarnation (1904–1920)

Election | Member | Party
1904 |  | Daniel Levy | Liberal Reform
1907
1910
1913
1917 |  | Nationalist
Second incarnation (1950–1953)
Election | Member | Party
1950 |  | Frank Finnan | Labor

## Election results[edit]

### Elections in the 1950s[edit]

#### 1950[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1950 New South Wales state election § Darlinghurst.[edit]

1950 New South Wales state election: Darlinghurst [5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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  |
| Labor notional hold |
Frank Finnan (Labor) was the member for Hawkesbury.

District recreated

#### 1920 - 1950[edit]

District abolished

### Elections in the 1910s[edit]

#### 1917[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1917 New South Wales state election § Darlinghurst.[edit]

1917 New South Wales state election: Darlinghurst [6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Nationalist | Daniel Levy | 4,143  | 55.0  | +2.2
| Labor | John Farrell  | 3,316  | 44.1  | -3.1
| Independent | Percy Brunton  | 68  | 0.9  | +0.9
Total formal votes  | 7,527  | 98.4  | +1.7
Informal votes  | 124  | 1.6  | -1.7
Turnout | 7,651  | 55.3  | -6.0
| Nationalist hold | Swing | +2.2 |

#### 1913[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1913 New South Wales state election § Darlinghurst.[edit]

1913 New South Wales state election: Darlinghurst [7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Reform | Daniel Levy | 4,055  | 52.8  |
| Labor | Frank Foster | 3,622  | 47.2  |
Total formal votes  | 7,677  | 96.7  |
Informal votes  | 264  | 3.3  |
Turnout | 7,941  | 61.3  |
| Liberal Reform hold |

#### 1910[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1910 New South Wales state election § Darlinghurst.[edit]

1910 New South Wales state election: Darlinghurst [8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Reform | Daniel Levy | 3,556  | 52.9  |
| Labour | Jack FitzGerald | 3,043  | 45.2  |
| Independent | John Haynes | 128  | 1.9  |
Total formal votes  | 6,727  | 97.9  |
Informal votes  | 144  | 2.1  |
Turnout | 6,871  | 65.0  |
| Liberal Reform hold |

### Elections in the 1900s[edit]

#### 1907[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1907 New South Wales state election § Darlinghurst.[edit]

1907 New South Wales state election: Darlinghurst [9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Reform | Daniel Levy | 2,640  | 57.7  |
| Labour | Donald McKinnon  | 1,263  | 27.6  |
| Independent | David Middleton  | 661  | 14.4  |
Total formal votes  | 4,579  | 97.5  |
Informal votes  | 116  | 2.5  |
Turnout | 4,695  | 56.9  |
| Liberal Reform hold |

#### 1904[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1904 New South Wales state election § Darlinghurst.[edit]

1904 New South Wales state election: Darlinghurst [10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Reform | Daniel Levy | 2,743  | 56.3  |
| Labour | John Birt | 2,129  | 43.7  |
Total formal votes  | 4,872  | 99.5  |
Informal votes  | 27  | 0.6  |
Turnout | 4,899  | 50.0  |
| Liberal Reform win | (new seat)
Darlinghurst was a new seat consisting of parts of Paddington and the abolished seats of Sydney-Fitzroy and Sydney-Bligh. The member for Sydney-Fitzroy was Daniel Levy (Liberal Reform). The member for Sydney-Bligh was Patrick Quinn (Progressive) who unsuccessfully contested King. The member for Paddington was Charles Oakes (Liberal Reform) who successfully contested that seat.

## References[edit]

1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Darlinghurst". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
2. ^ Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
3. ^ "Sir Daniel Levy (1872–1937)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
4. ^ "The Hon. Francis Joseph Finnan (1897-1966)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
5. ^ Green, Antony. "1950 Darlinghurst". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
6. ^ Green, Antony. "1917 Darlinghurst". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
7. ^ Green, Antony. "1913 Darlinghurst". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
8. ^ Green, Antony. "1910 Darlinghurst". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
9. ^ Green, Antony. "1907 Darlinghurst". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
10. ^ Green, Antony. "1904 Darlinghurst". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 December 2019.

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