Division of Darling

Darling Australian House of Representatives Division
State or territory:	New South Wales
Created:	1901
Abolished:	1977
Namesake:	Darling River

The Division of Darling was an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. The division was created in 1900 and was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. It was abolished in 1977. It was named for the Darling River, and consisted of the mining city of Broken Hill and surrounding pastoral areas. It was a safe seat for the Australian Labor Party throughout its history. Its most prominent member was William Spence, one of the founders of the Labor Party and the Australian Workers Union.

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