The Electoral district of Pastoral Districts of Clarence and Darling Downs was an electorate of the New South Wales Legislative Council at a time when some of its members were elected and the balance were appointed by the Governor. It was a new electorate created in 1851 by the expansion of the Legislative Council to 54, 18 to be appointed and 36 elected. It included the Clarence Valley and the Darling Downs region, which became part of Queensland on its establishment in 1859.
In 1856 the unicameral Legislative Council was abolished and replaced with an elected Legislative Assembly and an appointed Legislative Council. The district was represented by the Legislative Assembly electorate of Clarence and Darling Downs.
Members Member Term George Farquhar Leslie Sep 1851 – Feb 1855 Thomas Hood Hood Apr 1855 – Feb 1856
Election results 1851
1855 George Leslie resigned in February 1855.
See also Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1851-1856
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