Electoral results for the district of Bathurst

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Bathurst, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has continuously existed since 1859. [1] [2] [3]

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ElectionMemberParty
1859   John Clements None
1860   James Hart None
1864   James Kemp None
1866 by   William Suttor, Sr. None
1869
1872   Edward Combes None
1875   Francis Suttor None
1877
1880
1882
1884 by
1885
1886 by
1887   William Cortis Free Trade
1889   William Paul Free Trade
1891   Francis Suttor Protectionist
1894   Sydney Smith Free Trade
1894 by
1895
1898   Francis Suttor Protectionist
1900 by   William Young Protectionist
1901   Progressive
1904   Progressive
1907   John Miller Liberal Reform
1910
1913   Ernest Durack Labor
1917   Valentine Johnston Labor MemberPartyMemberParty
1920   James Dooley Labor   John Fitzpatrick Nationalist
1922   Charles Rosenthal Nationalist
1925   Gus Kelly Labor
1927
1930
1932   Gordon Wilkins Country
1935   Gus Kelly Labor (NSW)
1938   Labor
1941
1944
1947
1950
1953
1956
1959
1962
1965
1967 by   Clive Osborne Country
1968
1971
1973
1976
1978
1981   Mick Clough Labor
1984
1988   David Berry Liberal
1991   Mick Clough Labor
1995
1999   Gerard Martin Labor
2003
2007
2011   Paul Toole National
2015
2019

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

2019

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Bathurst.[ edit ]
2019 New South Wales state election: Bathurst   [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Paul Toole 28,03055.14−4.75
Labor Beau Riley10,43820.53−6.84
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Brenden May7,49814.75+14.75
Greens David Harvey2,8155.54−3.58
Sustainable Australia Michael Begg1,3172.59+2.59
Keep Sydney Open Timothy Hansen7351.45+1.45
Total formal votes50,83397.00−0.37
Informal votes1,5743.00+0.37
Turnout 52,40792.20−0.14
Two-party-preferred result
National Paul Toole 30,13067.90+2.08
Labor Beau Riley14,24232.10−2.08
National hold Swing +2.08

2015

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2015 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Bathurst.[ edit ]
2015 New South Wales state election: Bathurst   [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Paul Toole 29,13559.9−7.4
Labor Cass Coleman13,31427.4+6.5
Greens Tracey Carpenter4,4369.1+2.9
Christian Democrats Narelle Rigby1,0102.1+2.1
No Land Tax Tom Cripps7501.5+1.5
Total formal votes48,64597.4+0.0
Informal votes1,3142.6−0.0
Turnout 49,95992.3+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
National Paul Toole 30,24165.8−7.9
Labor Cass Coleman15,70434.2+7.9
National hold Swing −7.9

2011

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2011 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Bathurst.[ edit ]
2011 New South Wales state election: Bathurst [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Paul Toole 30,77767.2+36.4
Labor Dale Turner9,60721.0-32.5
Greens Diane Westerhuis2,8436.2+1.4
Independent Richard Trounson2,5965.7+5.7
Total formal votes45,82397.9-0.2
Informal votes9832.1+0.2
Turnout 46,80694.7+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
National Paul Toole 31,94073.7+36.7
Labor Dale Turner11,42626.3-36.7
National gain from Labor Swing +36.7

Elections in the 2000s

2007

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2007 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Bathurst.[ edit ]
2007 New South Wales state election: Bathurst   [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gerard Martin 23,44353.4-0.8
National Susan Williams13,49630.8-0.6
Independent Ray Thompson4,81611.0+11.0
Greens Sebria Lawrence2,1244.8-1.4
Total formal votes43,87998.10.0
Informal votes8721.90.0
Turnout 44,75193.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gerard Martin 25,19563.0-0.2
National Susan Williams14,78137.0+0.2
Labor hold Swing -0.2

2003

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2003 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Bathurst.[ edit ]
2003 New South Wales state election: Bathurst   [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gerard Martin 22,63355.3+4.3
National Ann Thompson12,82231.3+16.2
Greens Brian Shoebridge2,5236.2+4.1
Independent David Simpson1,0592.6+2.6
Against Further Immigration John Wilkie9832.4+1.9
Independent Warren Rowe8942.2+2.2
Total formal votes40,91498.0-0.1
Informal votes8452.0+0.1
Turnout 41,75994.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gerard Martin 24,28564.1-3.8
National Ann Thompson13,60235.9+3.8
Labor hold Swing -3.8

Elections in the 1990s

1999

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1999 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Bathurst.[ edit ]
1999 New South Wales state election: Bathurst   [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gerard Martin 20,37551.0+5.7
National Stan Wilson6,01815.1-30.9
Liberal David Berry 5,39413.5+13.5
One Nation Warren Rowe3,0207.6+7.6
Independent Joe McGinnes2,3485.9+5.9
Greens Leonie Williams8472.1-3.6
Democrats Cecil Grivas6601.7+1.7
Outdoor Recreation Rod Gurney4931.2+1.2
Independent Michael Bray3480.9+0.9
Against Further Immigration Millman Ashton1910.5-2.5
Citizens Electoral Council David Simpson1490.4+0.4
Non-Custodial Parents Robert Thompson1000.3+0.3
Total formal votes39,94398.0+1.6
Informal votes7992.0-1.6
Turnout 40,74295.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gerard Martin 22,43367.8+17.2
National Stan Wilson10,63032.2-17.2
Labor hold Swing +17.2

1995

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1995 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Bathurst.[ edit ]
1995 New South Wales state election: Bathurst   [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Trevor Toole16,19045.4+45.4
Labor Mick Clough 16,18245.4-2.8
Greens Sharon Mullin2,1516.0+6.0
Against Further Immigration Carolyn O'Callaghan1,1343.2+3.2
Total formal votes35,65796.7+2.7
Informal votes1,2203.3-2.7
Turnout 36,87795.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Mick Clough 17,82551.0-4.1
National Trevor Toole17,13649.0+49.0
Labor hold Swing -4.1

1991

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1991 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Bathurst.[ edit ]
1991 New South Wales state election: Bathurst   [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Mick Clough 15,95848.2+8.6
Liberal David Berry 12,82238.7+14.2
Country ResidentsMal Rich2,2116.7+6.7
Democrats John Merkel2,1436.5+0.8
Total formal votes33,13494.0-4.1
Informal votes2,1116.0+4.1
Turnout 35,24595.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Mick Clough 17,48655.1+10.3
Liberal David Berry 14,23944.9-10.3
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +10.3

Elections in the 1980s

1988

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1988 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Bathurst.[ edit ]
1988 New South Wales state election: Bathurst   [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Mick Clough 12,87641.5-13.6
Liberal David Berry 9,02129.1+29.1
National Claud Wilson7,06022.8-19.5
Democrats Irene Langdon2,0756.7+4.0
Total formal votes31,03298.2-0.6
Informal votes5841.8+0.6
Turnout 31,61695.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Berry 15,48952.2+52.2
Labor Mick Clough 14,19047.8-9.8
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +9.8

1984

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1984 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Bathurst.[ edit ]
1984 New South Wales state election: Bathurst   [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Mick Clough 17,40052.9+2.8
National Clive Osborne 10,36431.5-18.4
National Trevor Toole4,29813.1+13.1
Democrats Louis Winters8482.6+2.6
Total formal votes32,91098.8+0.8
Informal votes3921.2-0.8
Turnout 33,30294.6+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Mick Clough 55.3+5.2
National Clive Osborne 44.7-5.2
Labor hold Swing +5.2

1981

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1981 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Bathurst.[ edit ]
1981 New South Wales state election: Bathurst   [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Mick Clough 15,86550.1-7.6
National Country Clive Osborne 15,83449.9+7.6
Total formal votes31,69998.0
Informal votes6302.0
Turnout 32,32993.7
Labor notional  hold Swing -7.6
The sitting member was Clive Osborne (National Country), however Bathurst had become notionally held by Labor due to the redistribution. [17] [16]

Elections in the 1970s

1978

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1978 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Bathurst.[ edit ]
1978 New South Wales state election: Bathurst   [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Country Clive Osborne 12,26152.7+2.2
Labor Mark Worthington11,00147.3+3.2
Total formal votes23,26298.9-0.2
Informal votes2541.1+0.2
Turnout 23,51694.5-0.8
National Country hold Swing -0.3

1976

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1976 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Bathurst.[ edit ]
1976 New South Wales state election: Bathurst   [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Clive Osborne 11,41650.5-9.4
Labor Mark Worthington9,96544.1+7.6
Independent Peter Foster1,2155.4+5.4
Total formal votes22,59699.1+0.3
Informal votes2090.9-0.3
Turnout 22,80595.3-0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country Clive Osborne 11,98153.0-9.8
Labor Mark Worthington10,61547.0+9.8
Country hold Swing -9.8

1973

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1973 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Bathurst.[ edit ]
1973 New South Wales state election: Bathurst   [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Clive Osborne 12,65959.9+9.2
Labor Maxwell Hanrahan7,69836.5-8.3
Democratic Labor John O'Grady7653.6+3.6
Total formal votes21,12298.8
Informal votes2591.2
Turnout 21,38195.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country Clive Osborne 13,27162.8+10.9
Labor Maxwell Hanrahan7,85137.2-10.9
Country hold Swing +10.9

1971

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1971 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Bathurst.[ edit ]
1971 New South Wales state election: Bathurst   [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Clive Osborne 9,63150.7-7.9
Labor Michael Connolly8,50344.8+3.4
Australia Deryck Barnes8494.5+4.5
Total formal votes18,98398.9
Informal votes2121.1
Turnout 19,19596.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country Clive Osborne 9,84351.9-6.7
Labor Michael Connolly9,14048.1+6.7
Country hold Swing -6.7

Elections in the 1960s

1968

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1968 New South Wales state election § Bathurst.[ edit ]
1968 New South Wales state election: Bathurst   [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Clive Osborne 11,24556.1+27.6
Labor Ken Fry 8,81443.9-8.2
Total formal votes20,05998.5
Informal votes3141.5
Turnout 20,37396.9
Country gain from Labor Swing +11.4
Gus Kelly (Labor) died in 1967 and Clive Osborne (Country) won the seat at the resulting by-election. [23]

1967 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1967 Bathurst state by-election § Results.[ edit ]
1967 Bathurst by-election
Saturday 6 May  [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Clive Osborne 5,86837.0+8.5
Labor Michael Connolly6,95243.8-8.3
Liberal John Matthews 2,96718.7-0.6
Independent Keith James730.46
Total formal votes15,86098.8-9.1
Informal votes1931.2-1.0
Turnout 16,05392.4-3.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country Clive Osborne 8,53253.8+7.5
Labor Michael Connolly7,32846.2-7.5
Country gain from Labor Swing +7.5
Gus Kelly (Labor) died. [24]

1965

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1965 New South Wales state election § Bathurst.[ edit ]
1965 New South Wales state election: Bathurst   [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gus Kelly 8,62252.1−9.9
Country Clive Osborne 4,71628.5+28.5
Liberal French Smith3,19919.3−18.7
Total formal votes16,53799.1−0.2
Informal votes1570.9+0.2
Turnout 16,69495.7−0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gus Kelly 8,87853.7−8.3
Country Clive Osborne 7,65946.3+8.3
Labor hold Swing −8.3

1962

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1962 New South Wales state election § Bathurst.[ edit ]
1962 New South Wales state election: Bathurst   [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gus Kelly 10,25162.0+2.6
Liberal Campbell Alexander6,28338.0−2.6
Total formal votes16,53499.3
Informal votes1240.7
Turnout 16,65896.2
Labor hold Swing +2.6

Elections in the 1950s

1959

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1959 New South Wales state election § Bathurst.[ edit ]
1959 New South Wales state election: Bathurst   [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gus Kelly 9,78959.4
Liberal Campbell Alexander6,68640.6
Total formal votes16,47599.1
Informal votes1430.9
Turnout 16,61895.7
Labor hold Swing

1956

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1956 New South Wales state election § Bathurst.[ edit ]
1956 New South Wales state election: Bathurst   [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gus Kelly 10,34063.2−36.8
Liberal Jack Toole6,02836.8+36.8
Total formal votes16,36899.1
Informal votes1470.9
Turnout 16,51595.5
Labor hold Swing N/A

1953

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1953 New South Wales state election § Bathurst.[ edit ]
1953 New South Wales state election: Bathurst   [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gus Kelly unopposed
Labor hold 

1950

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1950 New South Wales state election § Bathurst.[ edit ]
1950 New South Wales state election: Bathurst   [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gus Kelly 9,34858.5
Liberal Basil Genders4,18526.2
Country Allan Harding2,45915.4
Total formal votes15,99299.0
Informal votes1671.0
Turnout 16,15994.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gus Kelly 60.0  [lower-alpha 1]
Liberal Basil Genders40.0
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1947

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1947 New South Wales state election § Bathurst.[ edit ]
1947 New South Wales state election: Bathurst   [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gus Kelly 8,80259.1-2.2
Liberal Walter L'Estrange6,10540.9+40.9
Total formal votes14,90798.8+0.9
Informal votes1841.2-0.9
Turnout 15,09196.0+6.3
Labor hold Swing -2.2

1944

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1944 New South Wales state election § Bathurst.[ edit ]
1944 New South Wales state election: Bathurst   [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gus Kelly 8,57961.3-38.7
Country Archibald Gardiner5,42138.7+38.7
Total formal votes14,00097.9
Informal votes2972.1
Turnout 14,29789.7
Labor hold Swing N/A

1941

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1941 New South Wales state election § Bathurst.[ edit ]
1941 New South Wales state election: Bathurst   [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gus Kelly unopposed
Labor hold 

Elections in the 1930s

1938

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1938 New South Wales state election § Bathurst.[ edit ]
1938 New South Wales state election: Bathurst   [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gus Kelly 7,45554.2+16.2
United Australia Thomas Mutch 4,78934.8+34.8
Country Roland Green 1,50410.9-33.2
Total formal votes13,74898.3-0.1
Informal votes2361.7+0.1
Turnout 13,98496.6-1.0
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

1935

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1935 New South Wales state election § Bathurst.[ edit ]
1935 New South Wales state election: Bathurst   [35]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Gordon Wilkins (defeated)6,14144.1-4.9
Labor (NSW) Gus Kelly 5,29838.0-9.4
Federal Labor Martin Griffin2,49217.9+17.9
Total formal votes13,93198.4+0.5
Informal votes2191.6-0.5
Turnout 14,15097.6-0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor (NSW) Gus Kelly 7,19051.6+2.8
Country Gordon Wilkins 6,74148.4-2.8
Labor (NSW) gain from Country Swing +2.8

1932

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1932 New South Wales state election § Bathurst.[ edit ]
1932 New South Wales state election: Bathurst   [36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Gordon Wilkins 6,44149.0+9.5
Labor (NSW) Gus Kelly 6,23947.4-12.8
Independent John Miller3662.8+2.8
Independent Eric Ingram1080.8+0.8
Total formal votes13,15497.9-0.2
Informal votes2882.1+0.2
Turnout 13,44297.7+3.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country Gordon Wilkins 6,73251.2
Labor (NSW) Gus Kelly 6,42248.8
Country gain from Labor (NSW) Swing N/A
  • Gordon Wilkins was endorsed jointly by the Country and United Australia Parties.

1930

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1930 New South Wales state election § Bathurst.[ edit ]
1930 New South Wales state election: Bathurst   [37]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gus Kelly 7,48760.2
Nationalist Arthur Brown4,90939.5
Communist Andrew Goldsmith400.3
Total formal votes12,43698.1
Informal votes2351.9
Turnout 12,67194.3
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1927

This section is an excerpt from 1927 New South Wales state election § Bathurst
1927 New South Wales state election: Bathurst   [38]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gus Kelly 6,50855.1
Nationalist Arthur Brown5,30144.9
Total formal votes11,80996.6
Informal votes4143.4
Turnout 12,22384.7
Labor win(new seat)

1925

This section is an excerpt from 1925 New South Wales state election § Bathurst
1925 New South Wales state election: Bathurst   [39]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 7,461
Labor James Dooley (elected 1)9,37831.4+5.2
Labor Gus Kelly (elected 2)3,94013.2+12.0
Labor Hamilton Knight 2,3337.8+7.8
Nationalist John Fitzpatrick (elected 3)7,15524.0-4.7
Nationalist Charles Rosenthal (defeated)3,54011.9-1.0
Nationalist James Beddie3,49511.7+11.7
Total formal votes29,84197.4+1.1
Informal votes7892.6-1.1
Turnout 30,63071.5+0.4
Party total votes
Labor 15,65152.4+5.5
Nationalist 14,19047.6+3.1

1922

This section is an excerpt from 1922 New South Wales state election § Bathurst
1922 New South Wales state election: Bathurst   [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 7,351
Labor James Dooley (elected 2)7,70826.2-5.0
Labor Valentine Johnston (defeated)5,74519.5-2.6
Labor Gus Kelly 3371.2+1.2
Nationalist John Fitzpatrick (elected 1)8,44928.7+3.2
Nationalist Charles Rosenthal (elected 3)3,80812.9+12.9
Nationalist Alfred Craig8162.8+2.8
Progressive Arthur Brown1,1623.9-4.1
Progressive Samuel Whitmee9033.1+3.1
Progressive Alfred Birney3481.2+1.2
Progressive Frederic Swann1250.4+0.4
Total formal votes29,40196.3+1.5
Informal votes1,1343.7-1.5
Turnout 30,53571.1+8.7
Party total votes
Labor 13,79046.9-6.4
Nationalist 13,07344.5+11.7
Progressive 2,5388.6-4.6

1920

This section is an excerpt from 1920 New South Wales state election § Bathurst
1920 New South Wales state election: Bathurst   [41]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 5,912
Labor James Dooley (elected 1)7,38031.2
Labor Valentine Johnston (elected 3)5,22422.1
Labor John Gilchrist880.4
Nationalist John Fitzpatrick (elected 2)6,02925.5
Nationalist Henry Camfield1,7237.3
Progressive Arthur Brown1,8888.0
Progressive Albert Rogers1,2445.3
Independent James McIntyre700.3
Total formal votes23,64694.8
Informal votes1,2855.2
Turnout 24,93162.4
Party total votes
Labor 12,69253.7
Nationalist 7,75232.8
Progressive 3,13213.2
Independent James McIntyre700.3

Elections in the 1910s

1917

This section is an excerpt from 1917 New South Wales state election § Bathurst
1917 New South Wales state election: Bathurst   [42]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Valentine Johnston 3,80551.9+1.7
Nationalist John Miller 3,11442.4-7.4
Independent John Sullivan4175.7+5.7
Total formal votes7,33699.0+2.0
Informal votes751.0-2.0
Turnout 7,41172.3-3.5
Labor hold Swing +1.7

The sitting member was Ernest Durack (Labor) who did not contest the election.

1913

This section is an excerpt from 1913 New South Wales state election § Bathurst
1913 New South Wales state election: Bathurst   [43]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ernest Durack 3,67850.2
Farmers and Settlers John Miller   [lower-alpha 2] 3,64549.8
Total formal votes7,32397.0
Informal votes2283.0
Turnout 7,55175.8
Labor gain from Liberal Reform  

1910

This section is an excerpt from 1910 New South Wales state election § Bathurst
1910 New South Wales state election: Bathurst   [44]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform John Miller 3,01353.0
Labour Joseph Coates 2,67047.0
Total formal votes5,68398.2
Informal votes1021.8
Turnout 5,78570.6
Liberal Reform hold 

Elections in the 1900s

1907

This section is an excerpt from 1907 New South Wales state election § Bathurst
1907 New South Wales state election: Bathurst   [45]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform John Miller 2,61352.4+6.5
Former Progressive William Young 2,37247.6-6.5
Total formal votes4,98596.3
Informal votes1933.7
Turnout 5,17873.4
Liberal Reform gain from Progressive Swing +6.5

1904

This section is an excerpt from 1904 New South Wales state election § Bathurst
1904 New South Wales state election: Bathurst   [46]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive William Young 2,78854.1
Liberal Reform Sir James Graham 2,36745.9
Total formal votes5,15599.4
Informal votes310.6
Turnout 5,18667.0
Progressive hold 

Bathurst was expanded to include part of The Macquarie. It was held by William Young (Progressive). The member for The Macquarie was William Hurley (Progressive) who was appointed to the Legislative Council.

1901

This section is an excerpt from 1901 New South Wales state election § Bathurst
1901 New South Wales state election: Bathurst   [47]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive William Young 95851.6-1.1
Liberal Reform George Machattie89047.9+0.6
Independent Jacob Innes90.5
Total formal votes1,85798.1-1.3
Informal votes372.01.3
Turnout 1,89472.9-0.4
Progressive hold 

1900 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1900 Bathurst colonial by-election § Results.[ edit ]
1900 Bathurst by-election
Monday 25 June  [48]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist William Young 77056.87
Free Trade Alfred Thompson57142.17
Independent Alexander Warden130.96
Total formal votes1,35497.90
Informal votes292.10
Turnout 1,38352.05
Protectionist hold 
Protectionist party member Francis Suttor was appointed to the Legislative Council. [48] William Young, while a member of the Protectionist party was also endorsed by the Labour party. [49] Alfred Thompson, whilst a Free Trader, was nominated by the Ministerialist faction of Sir William Lyne's protectionist government. [48] [50]

Elections in the 1890s

1898

This section is an excerpt from 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Bathurst
1898 New South Wales colonial election: Bathurst   [51]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Federal Francis Suttor 99552.7
Free Trade Sydney Smith 89247.3
Total formal votes1,88799.3
Informal votes140.7
Turnout 1,90173.3
National Federal gain from Free Trade  

1895

This section is an excerpt from 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Bathurst
1895 New South Wales colonial election: Bathurst   [52]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Sydney Smith 93955.8
Protectionist Jack FitzGerald 74544.2
Total formal votes1,68499.5
Informal votes90.5
Turnout 1,69372.5
Free Trade hold 

1894 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1894 Bathurst colonial by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1894 Bathurst by-election
Saturday 11 August  [53]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Sydney Smith (re-elected)95177.4+27.7
Independent Labour James Walker27722.6+10.6
Total formal votes1,22899.1+0.1
Informal votes110.9-0.1
Turnout 1,23951.5  [lower-alpha 3] -32.7
Free Trade hold 
Sydney Smith (Free Trade) was appointed Secretary for Mines and Agriculture in the Reid ministry. [53]

1894

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Bathurst.[ edit ]
1894 New South Wales colonial election: Bathurst   [54]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Sydney Smith 99549.7
Protectionist Francis Suttor 76738.3
Independent Labour James Walker24112.0
Total formal votes2,00399.0
Informal votes211.0
Turnout 2,02484.2
Free Trade gain from Protectionist  

1891

This section is an excerpt from 1891 New South Wales colonial election § Bathurst
1891 New South Wales colonial election: Bathurst
Wednesday 17 June  [55]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Francis Suttor (elected)78951.8
Free Trade William Paul (defeated)73348.2
Total formal votes1,52299.1
Informal votes140.9
Turnout 1,53675.9
Protectionist gain from Free Trade  

Elections in the 1880s

1889

This section is an excerpt from 1889 New South Wales colonial election § Bathurst
1889 New South Wales colonial election: Bathurst
Saturday 2 February  [56]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade William Paul (elected)73652.3
Protectionist Francis Suttor 67247.7
Total formal votes1,40898.8
Informal votes171.2
Turnout 1,42572.8
Free Trade hold 

1887

This section is an excerpt from 1887 New South Wales colonial election § Bathurst
1887 New South Wales colonial election: Bathurst
Wednesday 9 February  [57]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade William Cortis (elected)77359.9
Protectionist Francis Suttor (defeated)51740.1
Total formal votes1,29098.6
Informal votes181.4
Turnout 1,30870.2

1886 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1886 Bathurst colonial by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1886 Bathurst by-election
Tuesday 9 March  [58]
CandidateVotes%
Francis Suttor (re-elected)56860.6
Daniel Mayne36939.4
Total formal votes93798.4
Informal votes151.6
Turnout 95253.7
Francis Suttor was appointed Postmaster-General in the Jennings ministry. [59]

1885

This section is an excerpt from 1885 New South Wales colonial election § Bathurst
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Bathurst
Friday 23 October  [60]
CandidateVotes%
Francis Suttor (re-elected)86665.2
John Meagher 46334.8
Total formal votes1,32998.4
Informal votes211.6
Turnout 1,35076.1

1884 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1884 Bathurst colonial by-election § Results.[ edit ]
1884 Bathurst by-election
Friday 8 February  [61] [62]
CandidateVotes%
Francis Suttor (re-elected)unopposed 
The Committee of Elections and Qualifications held that an error in the drafting of the constitution meant that Francis Suttor could not be validly appointed Minister of Public Instruction and declared his seat vacant. [63]

1882

This section is an excerpt from 1882 New South Wales colonial election § Bathurst
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Bathurst
Saturday 2 December  [64]
CandidateVotes%
Francis Suttor (re-elected)50450.8
Thomas Hellyer 48849.2
Total formal votes99297.7
Informal votes232.3
Turnout 1,01569.4

1880

This section is an excerpt from 1880 New South Wales colonial election § Bathurst
1880 New South Wales colonial election: Bathurst
Friday 19 November  [65]
CandidateVotes%
Francis Suttor (re-elected)64158.9
William Butler44741.1
Total formal votes1,08897.6
Informal votes272.4
Turnout 1,11578.2

Elections in the 1870s

1877

This section is an excerpt from 1877 New South Wales colonial election § Bathurst
1877 New South Wales colonial election: Bathurst
Monday 29 October  [66]
CandidateVotes%
Francis Suttor (re-elected)55164.1
David Williamson30835.9
Total formal votes85998.1
Informal votes171.9
Turnout 87651.9

1874-75

This section is an excerpt from 1874-75 New South Wales colonial election § Bathurst
1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: Bathurst
Saturday 2 January 1875  [67]
CandidateVotes%
Francis Suttor (elected)55559.2
Edmund Webb (defeated)38340.8
Total formal votes938100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 96872.9

The sitting member for Bathurst Edward Combes did not contest the election. Edmund Webb was the sitting member for West Macquarie.

1872

This section is an excerpt from 1872 New South Wales colonial election § Bathurst
1872 New South Wales colonial election: Bathurst
Friday 23 February  [68]
CandidateVotes%
Edward Combes (elected)38956.4
Henry Rotton30143.6
Total formal votes69098.3
Informal votes121.7
Turnout 70261.0

Elections in the 1860s

1869-70

This section is an excerpt from 1869-70 New South Wales colonial election § Bathurst
1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: Bathurst
Wednesday 22 December 1869  [69]
CandidateVotes%
William Suttor (re-elected)unopposed

1866 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1866 Bathurst colonial by-election § Results.[ edit ]
1866 Bathurst by-election
Friday 21 December  [70]
CandidateVotes%
William Suttor, Sr. (elected)unopposed 
James Kemp resigned. [70]

1864-65

This section is an excerpt from 1864–65 New South Wales colonial election § Bathurst
1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: Bathurst
Wednesday 21 December 1864  [71]
CandidateVotes%
James Kemp (elected)34458.4
Henry Rotton (defeated)24541.6
Total formal votes589100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 58951.7

1860

This section is an excerpt from 1860 New South Wales colonial election § Bathurst
1860 New South Wales colonial election: Bathurst
Thursday 6 December  [72]
CandidateVotes%
James Hart (re-elected)34169.5
Henry Rotton (defeated)11323.0
John McGuigan377.5
Total formal votes49198.0
Informal votes102.0
Turnout 50158.7

Elections in the 1850s

1859

This section is an excerpt from 1859 New South Wales colonial election § Bathurst
1859 New South Wales colonial election: Bathurst
Thursday 9 June  [73]
CandidateVotes%
John Clements (elected)34855.6
Henry Rotton (defeated)27844.4
Total formal votes626100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 62668.9

Notes

  1. ↑ Two party preferred vote was estimated.
  2. ↑ Also endorsed by Liberal Reform.
  3. ↑ Estimate based on a roll of 2,031 at the 1894 election. [54]

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