Electoral results for the district of Bathurst (County)

Bathurst County, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1856 and abolished in 1859.[1][2][3]

Election	Member		Party
1856		John Plunkett	None
1856 by		William Suttor	None
1858

Election results

1858

1858 New South Wales colonial election:
Bathurst (County) 25 January [4]

Candidate		Votes	%
William Suttor (re-elected)		unopposed

1856 by-election

Having been elected to two seats, John Plunkett chose to resign from Bathurst County in May 1856.[5]

1856 Bathurst County by-election
Thursday 19 June [6]

Candidate		Votes	%
William Suttor (elected)		230	56.8
Thomas Mort		175	43.2
Total formal votes		405	100.0
Informal votes		0	0
Turnout		405	56.9

John Plunkett had been elected to two seats and chose to represent Argyle and resigned from Bathurst County.[6]

1856

1856 New South Wales colonial election: Bathurst (County) [7]

Candidate		Votes	%
John Plunkett (elected)		210	54.0
James Bligh		179	46.0
Total formal votes		389	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		389	54.6

Polling was conducted on 31 March 1856. Both Bligh and Plunkett had served in the old Legislative Council, Bligh representing County of Bathurst and Plunkett as an appointed member. After failed attempts to win election for Sydney City and North Eastern Boroughs, Plunkett was elected to represent Argyle on the same day as winning Bathurst (County). After signing the attendance book at the first sitting as a representative of both seats, and even attempting to vote twice in the ballot for Speaker, he chose to represent Argyle and resigned as member for Bathurst (County).

References

1. Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Bathurst (County)". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
2. "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
3. "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
4. Green, Antony. "1858 Bathurst County". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
5. "Mr John Hubert Plunkett, QC (1802-1869)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
6. Green, Antony. "1856 Bathurst County by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
7. Green, Antony. "1856 Bathurst (County)". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 March 2015.