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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

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1858

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1858 New South Wales colonial election § Bathurst (County).[edit]
1858 New South Wales colonial election:
Bathurst (County) 25 January [4]
Candidate Votes %
William Suttor (re-elected) unopposed  

1856 by-election

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

This section is an excerpt from 1856 Bathurst County colonial by-election § Results.[edit]
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

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1856 New South Wales colonial election § Bathurst (County).[edit]
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

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  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. ^ a b 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.