Electoral results for the Division of Darling

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Darling in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until its abolition in 1977.

Members

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Member Party Term
  William Spence Labor 1901—1916
  Nationalist 1916—1917
  Arthur Blakeley Labor 1917—1934
  Joe Clark Labor (NSW) 1934—1936
  Labor 1936—1969
  John FitzPatrick Labor 1969—1977

Election results

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Elections in the 1970s

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1975

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1975 Australian federal election: Darling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John FitzPatrick 25,579 56.8 −2.8
National Country Walter Mitchell 18,874 41.9 +17.4
Independent Walter Miller 603 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 45,056 98.3
Informal votes 773 1.7
Turnout 45,829 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John FitzPatrick 57.5 −6.3
National Country Walter Mitchell 42.5 +6.3
Labor hold Swing −6.3

1974

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1974 Australian federal election: Darling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John FitzPatrick 26,188 59.6 −1.4
Country Max Overton 10,750 24.5 +2.0
Liberal William Thornton 5,143 11.7 +2.0
Australia Peter Farry 1,871 4.3 +4.3
Total formal votes 43,952 97.9
Informal votes 937 2.1
Turnout 44,889 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John FitzPatrick 63.8 +0.7
Country Max Overton 36.2 −0.7
Labor hold Swing +0.7

1972

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1972 Australian federal election: Darling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John FitzPatrick 25,310 61.0 +3.5
Country Max Overton 9,360 22.5 −1.0
Liberal James Donohoe 4,029 9.7 −9.3
Democratic Labor John Darcy 2,826 6.8 +6.8
Total formal votes 41,525 98.4
Informal votes 682 1.6
Turnout 42,207 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John FitzPatrick 63.1 +2.8
Country Max Overton 36.9 −2.8
Labor hold Swing +2.8

Elections in the 1960s

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1969

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1969 Australian federal election: Darling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John FitzPatrick 23,168 57.5 +1.1
Country Max Overton 9,474 23.5 +23.5
Liberal Jack Bonney 7,650 19.0 −21.8
Total formal votes 40,292 98.4
Informal votes 642 1.6
Turnout 40,934 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John FitzPatrick 60.3 +2.2
Country Max Overton 39.7 −2.2
Labor hold Swing +2.2

1966

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1966 Australian federal election: Darling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joe Clark 20,848 60.3 −7.1
Liberal Allan Connell 13,714 39.7 +39.7
Total formal votes 34,562 97.5
Informal votes 900 2.5
Turnout 35,462 93.5
Labor hold Swing −7.1

1963

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1963 Australian federal election: Darling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joe Clark 23,352 67.4 −5.2
Country Frederick Harding 11,299 32.6 +5.2
Total formal votes 34,651 98.8
Informal votes 424 1.2
Turnout 35,075 93.2
Labor hold Swing −5.2

1961

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1961 Australian federal election: Darling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joe Clark 25,235 72.6 +2.1
Country Rodan Dawson 9,537 37.4 +1.7
Total formal votes 34,772 97.4
Informal votes 918 2.6
Turnout 35,690 93.6
Labor hold Swing +0.2

Elections in the 1950s

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1958

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1958 Australian federal election: Darling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joe Clark 24,815 70.5 +3.0
Country Elson Whyte 9,055 25.7 −6.8
Independent Francis O'Donnell 1,349 3.8 +3.8
Total formal votes 35,219 97.1
Informal votes 1,041 2.9
Turnout 36,260 93.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joe Clark 72.4 +4.9
Country Elson Whyte 27.6 −4.9
Labor hold Swing +4.9

1955

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1955 Australian federal election: Darling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joe Clark 23,428 67.5 −3.2
Country Ewen Martin 11,282 32.5 +3.2
Total formal votes 34,710 97.2
Informal votes 1,005 2.8
Turnout 35,715 93.1
Labor hold Swing −3.2

1954

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1954 Australian federal election: Darling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joe Clark 23,875 70.5 +1.7
Country Rodan Dawson 10,012 29.5 −1.7
Total formal votes 33,887 98.2
Informal votes 607 1.8
Turnout 34,494 93.9
Labor hold Swing +1.7

1951

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1951 Australian federal election: Darling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joe Clark 22,610 68.8 +5.0
Country Elson Whyte 10,253 31.2 −0.5
Total formal votes 32,863 97.4
Informal votes 864 2.6
Turnout 33,727 94.5
Labor hold Swing +1.5

Elections in the 1940s

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1949

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1949 Australian federal election: Darling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joe Clark 20,843 63.8 −2.7
Country Elson Whyte 10,348 31.7 +9.7
Communist Cecil Connors 1,017 3.1 +3.1
Independent Madge Roberts 450 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 32,658 97.2
Informal votes 929 2.8
Turnout 33,587 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joe Clark 67.3 −3.0
Country Elson Whyte 32.7 +3.0
Labor hold Swing −3.0

1946

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1946 Australian federal election: Darling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joe Clark 27,449 60.7 −10.9
Country John McGirr 12,229 27.0 +27.0
Protestant People Cyril Glassop 5,533 12.2 +12.2
Total formal votes 45,211 97.7
Informal votes 1,058 2.3
Turnout 46,269 89.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joe Clark 66.8 −4.8
Country John McGirr 32.2 +32.2
Labor hold Swing −4.8

1943

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1943 Australian federal election: Darling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joe Clark 32,540 71.6 +8.2
One Parliament James Butler 12,936 28.4 +28.4
Total formal votes 45,476 97.5
Informal votes 1,180 2.5
Turnout 46,656 90.9
Labor hold Swing −1.9

1940

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1940 Australian federal election: Darling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joe Clark 29,128 63.4 −2.8
Independent Alexander Huie 10,648 23.2 −10.6
Labor (N-C) Les Murphy 6,158 13.4 +13.4
Total formal votes 45,934 97.4
Informal votes 1,229 2.6
Turnout 47,163 87.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joe Clark 73.5 +7.3
Independent Alexander Huie 26.5 −7.3
Labor hold Swing +7.3

Elections in the 1930s

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1937

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1937 Australian federal election: Darling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joe Clark 32,515 66.2 +37.6
Independent Alexander Huie 16,581 33.8 +33.8
Total formal votes 49,096 97.3
Informal votes 1,347 2.7
Turnout 50,443 94.6
Labor gain from Labor (NSW) Swing +66.2

1934

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1934 Australian federal election: Darling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor (NSW) Joe Clark 18,208 40.0 +14.9
Country Paul Goldenstedt 13,567 29.8 −6.9
Labor Arthur Blakeley 13,016 28.6 −8.4
Communist Stuart Coombe 758 1.7 +0.5
Total formal votes 45,549 96.5
Informal votes 1,662 3.5
Turnout 47,211 93.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor (NSW) Joe Clark 28,944 63.5 +63.5
Country Paul Goldenstedt 16,605 36.5 −2.8
Labor (NSW) gain from Labor Swing +63.5

1931

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1931 Australian federal election: Darling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Blakeley 14,581 40.8 −29.4
Country Harold Campbell 11,847 33.1 +33.1
Labor (NSW) Richard Quintrell 8,795 24.6 +24.6
Communist Ted Tripp 522 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 35,745 94.8
Informal votes 1,950 5.2
Turnout 37,695 92.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arthur Blakeley 22,828 63.9 −6.3
Country Harold Campbell 12,917 36.1 +6.3
Labor hold Swing −6.3

Elections in the 1920s

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1929

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1929 Australian federal election: Darling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Blakeley 24,124 70.2 −0.7
Nationalist Brian Doe 10,259 29.8 +0.7
Total formal votes 34,383 96.6
Informal votes 1,215 3.4
Turnout 35,598 90.0
Labor hold Swing −0.7

1928

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1928 Australian federal election: Darling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Blakeley 24,056 70.9 +5.4
Nationalist Frederick Drury 9,862 29.1 −5.4
Total formal votes 33,918 94.7
Informal votes 1,881 5.3
Turnout 35,799 86.9
Labor hold Swing +5.4

1925

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1925 Australian federal election: Darling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Blakeley 20,965 65.5 +20.2
Nationalist John Dowling 11,043 34.5 +2.0
Total formal votes 32,008 97.6
Informal votes 777 2.4
Turnout 32,785 80.8
Labor hold Swing +0.4

1922

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1922 Australian federal election: Darling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Blakeley 8,820 45.3 −16.5
Nationalist Walter Wright 6,329 32.5 −5.7
Industrial Labor Michael Considine 4,331 22.2 +22.2
Total formal votes 19,480 95.2
Informal votes 976 4.8
Turnout 20,456 55.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arthur Blakeley 12,682 65.1 +3.3
Nationalist Walter Wright 6,798 34.9 −3.3
Labor hold Swing +3.3

Elections in the 1910s

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1919

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1919 Australian federal election: Darling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Blakeley 11,344 61.8 +8.5
Nationalist Alfred Perkins 7,004 38.2 −8.5
Total formal votes 18,348 97.8
Informal votes 417 2.2
Turnout 18,765 67.8
Labor hold Swing +8.5

1917

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1917 Australian federal election: Darling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Blakeley 11,523 53.3 −7.2
Nationalist William Spence 10,081 46.7 +7.2
Total formal votes 21,604 97.1
Informal votes 651 2.9
Turnout 22,255 74.7
Labor hold Swing −7.2

1914

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1914 Australian federal election: Darling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Spence 12,309 60.5 +0.0
Liberal William Kelk 8,036 39.5 −0.0
Total formal votes 20,345 96.1
Informal votes 818 3.9
Turnout 21,163 69.5
Labor hold Swing +0.0

1913

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1913 Australian federal election: Darling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Spence 11,582 60.5 −4.2
Liberal Edwin Townsend 7,560 39.5 +4.2
Total formal votes 19,142 95.3
Informal votes 942 4.7
Turnout 20,081 62.7
Labor hold Swing −4.2

1910

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1910 Australian federal election: Darling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Spence 9,551 64.7 +6.8
Liberal James Carroll 5,222 35.3 −6.8
Total formal votes 14,773 96.8
Informal votes 493 3.2
Turnout 15,266 54.8
Labour hold Swing +6.8

Elections in the 1900s

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1906

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1906 Australian federal election: Darling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Spence 6,356 57.9 −0.3
Anti-Socialist Denis Acton 4,626 42.1 +0.3
Total formal votes 10,982 95.4
Informal votes 532 4.6
Turnout 11,514 43.9
Labour hold Swing −0.3

1903

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1903 Australian federal election: Darling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Spence 3,148 58.2 +13.8
Free Trade Denis Acton 2,263 41.8 +10.8
Total formal votes 5,411 96.9
Informal votes 171 3.1
Turnout 5,582 36.6
Labour hold Swing +1.5

1901

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1901 Australian federal election: Darling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Spence 2,206 44.4 +44.4
Free Trade Thomas Bertram 1,537 31.0 +31.0
Protectionist Patrick Quinn 1,221 24.6 +24.6
Total formal votes 4,964 97.5
Informal votes 128 2.5
Turnout 5,092 57.0
Labour win (new seat)

References

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