Electoral results for the district of Darling Harbour
# Electoral results for the district of Darling Harbour

Darling Harbour, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1904 and abolished in 1913.

## Members

| Election | Member | Party |
| - | - | - |
| 1904 | William Daley | Labor |
| 1907 | John Norton | Independent |
| 1910 by | John Cochran | Labor |
| 1910 | John Cochran | Labor |
| 1913 | John Cochran | Labor |
| 1917 | John Cochran | Labor |

## Election results

### Elections in the 1910s

**1917**

1917 New South Wales state election: Darling Harbour :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | John Cochran | 3,264 | 73.2 | +8.3 |
| | Nationalist | William Phillips | 1,130 | 25.3 | +25.3 |
| | Independent | William McMahon | 65 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,459 | 98.3 | +2.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 77 | 1.7 | -2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,536 | 46.8 | -7.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +8.3 | |

**1913**

1913 New South Wales state election: Darling Harbour :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | John Cochran | 3,585 | 64.9 |
| | Independent Labor | Andrew Thomson | 1,691 | 30.6 |
| | Australasian Socialist | Frederick Riley | 202 | 3.7 |
| | Independent | Arthur Gloag | 45 | 0.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,523 | 95.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 255 | 4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,778 | 54.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | |

**1910**

1910 New South Wales state election: Darling Harbour :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | John Cochran | 2,998 | 65.4 | +22.7 |
| | Independent Labor | Andrew Thomson | 1,586 | 34.6 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,584 | 96.1 | -0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 187 | 3.9 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,771 | 59.7 | -7.2 |
| | Labor gain from Independent | Labor gain from Independent | | | |

* John Norton (Independent) had won the 1907 election for Darling Harbour; however, he resigned to stand as a Senator for NSW at the 1910 federal election. The by-election in April 1910 was won by John Cochran (Labour) who retained the seat at this election.

**1910 by-election**

1910 Darling Harbour by-election Wednesday 13 April :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | John Cochran | 1,592 | 76.3 | +51.6 |
| | Independent Labor | William Macey | 311 | 14.9 | |
| | Liberal Reform | Henry Kelly | 164 | 7.9 | -6.1 |
| | Independent | James Jones | 21 | 1.0 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,088 | 98.3 | +1.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 36 | 1.7 | -1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,124 | 29.5 | -37.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

**1907**

1907 New South Wales state election: Darling Harbour :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | John Norton | 1,666 | 35.8 |
| | Labor | William Daley | 1,146 | 24.7 |
| | International Socialist | Harry Holland | 746 | 16.1 |
| | Liberal Reform | George Whatmore | 650 | 14.0 |
| | Independent | Evan Jones | 435 | 9.4 |
| | Independent | Sydney Green | 6 | 0.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,649 | 96.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 161 | 3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,810 | 66.9 |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | | |

**1904**

1904 New South Wales state election: Darling Harbour :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | William Daley | 1,907 | 43.2 | |
| | Liberal Reform | Evan Jones | 1,395 | 31.6 | |
| | Independent | Wilfred Spruson | 1,099 | 24.9 | |
| | Independent | Henry Connell | 7 | 0.2 | |
| | Independent | Sydney Green | 4 | 0.1 | |
| | Independent | William Scafe | 4 | 0.1 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,416 | 97.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 109 | 2.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,525 | 50.9 | |
| | Labor win | Labor win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |
