title: Electoral district of Darling Downs (New South Wales)
text: # Electoral district of Darling Downs (New South Wales)
  
  Darling Downs was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from July 1859 to December 1859, representing the Darling Downs, prior to the Separation of Queensland. It elected two members simultaneously, with voters having two votes each.
  
  ## Members for Darling Downs
  
  | Member | Member | Party | Period | Member | Member | Party | Period |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | John Douglas | None | 1859–1859 | | William Handcock | None | 1859–1859 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 1850s
  
  **1859**
  
  1859 New South Wales colonial election: Darling Downs Tuesday 5 July :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | John Douglas (elected 1) | John Douglas (elected 1) | 383 | 33.7 |
  | William Handcock (elected 2) | William Handcock (elected 2) | 377 | 33.2 |
  | John McLean | John McLean | 375 | 33.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,135 | 100.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 1,135 | 35.7 |
  