1886 Bathurst colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Bathurst on 9 March 1886 as a result of the appointment of Francis Suttor to the office of Postmaster-General in the Jennings ministry. ^[1] Under the constitution, ministers in the Legislative Assembly were required to resign to recontest their seats in a by-election when appointed. ^[2] Such ministerial by-elections were usually uncontested and on this occasion a poll was required for Bathurst and Redfern where Arthur Renwick was re-elected. The 7 other ministers were re-elected unopposed. ^[3]

Dates

Date	Event
26 February 1886	Jennings ministry appointed. [4]
3 March 1886	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [5]
6 March 1886	Nominations. [6]
9 March 1886	Polling day
24 March 1886	Return of writ

Result

1886 Bathurst by-election
Tuesday 9 March  ^[7]

Candidate		Votes	%
Francis Suttor (re-elected)		568	60.6
Daniel Mayne		369	39.4
Total formal votes		937	98.4
Informal votes		15	1.6
Turnout		952	53.7

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Bathurst
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

References

1. "Sir Francis Bathurst Suttor (1839-1915)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2019.
2. Twomey, Anne (2004). The Constitution of New South Wales. Federation Press. pp.  442. ISBN   9781862875166 . Retrieved 24 November 2020.
3. Green, Antony. "By-elections 1885-87". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 May 2021.
4. "Appointment Jennings ministry". New South Wales Government Gazette . No. 125. 26 February 1886. p. 1427. Retrieved 4 March 2021– via Trove.
5. "Writ of election: Redfern". New South Wales Government Gazette . No. 134. 3 March 1886. p. 1533. Retrieved 12 May 2021– via Trove.
6. "Bathurst Election: nomination day". Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal . 9 March 1886. p. 2. Retrieved 12 May 2021– via Trove.
7. Green, Antony. "1886 results Bathurst by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 19 November 2020.