title: Electoral results for the district of Darlington
text: # Electoral results for the district of Darlington
  
  Darlington, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1894 and abolished in 1904.
  
  | Election | Member | Party |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1894 | William Schey | Independent Labor |
  | 1895 | William Schey | Protectionist |
  | 1898 | Thomas Clarke | Free Trade |
  | 1901 | Phillip Sullivan | Labor |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 1900s
  
  **1901**
  
  1901 New South Wales state election: Darlington :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Phillip Sullivan | 1,194 | 51.9 | |
  | | Liberal Reform | Thomas Clarke | 1,074 | 46.7 | 1.3 |
  | | Socialist Labor | John Neill | 33 | 1.4 | |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,301 | 99.3 | -0.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 17 | 0.7 | +0.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,318 | 64.5 | +3.6 |
  | | Labor gain from Liberal Reform | Labor gain from Liberal Reform | | | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1890s
  
  **1898**
  
  1898 New South Wales colonial election: Darlington :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Free Trade | Thomas Clarke | 966 | 50.6 |
  | | National Federal | William Schey | 874 | 45.8 |
  | | Ind. Free Trade | William Hall | 58 | 3.0 |
  | | Independent Federalist | Michael Keating | 8 | 0.4 |
  | | Independent | James Jones | 3 | 0.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,909 | 99.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 11 | 0.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,920 | 60.9 |
  | | Free Trade gain from National Federal | Free Trade gain from National Federal | | |
  
  **1895**
  
  1895 New South Wales colonial election: Darlington :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Protectionist | William Schey | 758 | 47.4 |
  | | Free Trade | Thomas Clarke | 700 | 43.8 |
  | | Labor | Robert Harris | 140 | 8.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,598 | 99.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 12 | 0.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,610 | 62.6 |
  | | Member changed to Protectionist from Independent Labor | Member changed to Protectionist from Independent Labor | | |
  
  **1894**
  
  1894 New South Wales colonial election: Darlington :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent Labor | William Schey | 844 | 39.1 | |
  | | Free Trade | William Manuell | 771 | 35.7 | |
  | | Protectionist | David Davis | 544 | 25.2 | |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,159 | 98.8 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 27 | 1.2 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,186 | 85.2 | |
  | | Independent Labor win | Independent Labor win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |
  