[1][2][3] Prior to 1894 the suburb of Darlington was part of the Redfern which returned four members.
Multi-member constituencies were abolished in the 1893 redistribution, resulting in the creation of 76 new districts, including Darlington.
[4] Redfern was reduced in size and parts were given to the new districts of Darlington and Waterloo.
The district was proposed to be called Redfern West,[5] before the name Darlington was chosen.
[7] Darlington was abolished in 1904 as a result of the 1903 New South Wales referendum which reduced the number of members of the Legislative Assembly from 125 to 90 and was largely absorbed by the new districts of Phillip and Camperdown.