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]

Election Member Party
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 Member Party Member Party
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[edit]

Elections in the 2020s[edit]

2023[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2023 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Bathurst.[edit]
2023 New South Wales state election: Bathurst[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Paul Toole 29,873 57.0 +1.9
Labor Cameron Shaw 8,442 16.1 −4.4
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Craig Sinclair 3,850 7.3 −7.4
Greens Kay Nankervis 3,595 6.9 +1.3
Independent Martin Ticehurst 3,449 6.6 +6.6
Legalise Cannabis Antony Zbik 1,472 2.8 +2.8
Liberal Democrats Burchell Wilson 1,092 2.1 +2.1
Sustainable Australia Michael Begg 626 1.2 −1.4
Total formal votes 52,399 97.4 +0.4
Informal votes 1,400 2.6 −0.4
Turnout 53,799 90.5 −1.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Paul Toole 32,850 73.6 +5.7
Labor Cameron Shaw 11,801 26.4 −5.7
National hold Swing +5.7

Elections in the 2010s[edit]

2019[edit]

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 [6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Paul Toole 28,030 55.14 −4.75
Labor Beau Riley 10,438 20.53 −6.84
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Brenden May 7,498 14.75 +14.75
Greens David Harvey 2,815 5.54 −3.58
Sustainable Australia Michael Begg 1,317 2.59 +2.59
Keep Sydney Open Timothy Hansen 735 1.45 +1.45
Total formal votes 50,833 97.00 −0.37
Informal votes 1,574 3.00 +0.37
Turnout 52,407 92.20 −0.14
Two-party-preferred result
National Paul Toole 30,130 67.90 +2.08
Labor Beau Riley 14,242 32.10 −2.08
National hold Swing +2.08

2015[edit]

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 [8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Paul Toole 29,135 59.9 −7.4
Labor Cass Coleman 13,314 27.4 +6.5
Greens Tracey Carpenter 4,436 9.1 +2.9
Christian Democrats Narelle Rigby 1,010 2.1 +2.1
No Land Tax Tom Cripps 750 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 48,645 97.4 +0.0
Informal votes 1,314 2.6 −0.0
Turnout 49,959 92.3 +0.8
Two-party-preferred result
National Paul Toole 30,241 65.8 −7.9
Labor Cass Coleman 15,704 34.2 +7.9
National hold Swing −7.9

2011[edit]

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[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Paul Toole 30,777 67.2 +36.4
Labor Dale Turner 9,607 21.0 -32.5
Greens Diane Westerhuis 2,843 6.2 +1.4
Independent Richard Trounson 2,596 5.7 +5.7
Total formal votes 45,823 97.9 -0.2
Informal votes 983 2.1 +0.2
Turnout 46,806 94.7 +0.8
Two-party-preferred result
National Paul Toole 31,940 73.7 +36.7
Labor Dale Turner 11,426 26.3 -36.7
National gain from Labor Swing +36.7

Elections in the 2000s[edit]

2007[edit]

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 [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gerard Martin 23,443 53.4 -0.8
National Susan Williams 13,496 30.8 -0.6
Independent Ray Thompson 4,816 11.0 +11.0
Greens Sebria Lawrence 2,124 4.8 -1.4
Total formal votes 43,879 98.1 0.0
Informal votes 872 1.9 0.0
Turnout 44,751 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gerard Martin 25,195 63.0 -0.2
National Susan Williams 14,781 37.0 +0.2
Labor hold Swing -0.2

2003[edit]

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 [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gerard Martin 22,633 55.3 +4.3
National Ann Thompson 12,822 31.3 +16.2
Greens Brian Shoebridge 2,523 6.2 +4.1
Independent David Simpson 1,059 2.6 +2.6
Against Further Immigration John Wilkie 983 2.4 +1.9
Independent Warren Rowe 894 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 40,914 98.0 -0.1
Informal votes 845 2.0 +0.1
Turnout 41,759 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gerard Martin 24,285 64.1 -3.8
National Ann Thompson 13,602 35.9 +3.8
Labor hold Swing -3.8

Elections in the 1990s[edit]

1999[edit]

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 [13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gerard Martin 20,375 51.0 +5.7
National Stan Wilson 6,018 15.1 -30.9
Liberal David Berry 5,394 13.5 +13.5
One Nation Warren Rowe 3,020 7.6 +7.6
Independent Joe McGinnes 2,348 5.9 +5.9
Greens Leonie Williams 847 2.1 -3.6
Democrats Cecil Grivas 660 1.7 +1.7
Outdoor Recreation Rod Gurney 493 1.2 +1.2
Independent Michael Bray 348 0.9 +0.9
Against Further Immigration Millman Ashton 191 0.5 -2.5
Citizens Electoral Council David Simpson 149 0.4 +0.4
Non-Custodial Parents Robert Thompson 100 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 39,943 98.0 +1.6
Informal votes 799 2.0 -1.6
Turnout 40,742 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gerard Martin 22,433 67.8 +17.2
National Stan Wilson 10,630 32.2 -17.2
Labor hold Swing +17.2

1995[edit]

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 [14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Trevor Toole 16,190 45.4 +45.4
Labor Mick Clough 16,182 45.4 -2.8
Greens Sharon Mullin 2,151 6.0 +6.0
Against Further Immigration Carolyn O'Callaghan 1,134 3.2 +3.2
Total formal votes 35,657 96.7 +2.7
Informal votes 1,220 3.3 -2.7
Turnout 36,877 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Mick Clough 17,825 51.0 -4.1
National Trevor Toole 17,136 49.0 +49.0
Labor hold Swing -4.1

1991[edit]

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 [15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mick Clough 15,958 48.2 +8.6
Liberal David Berry 12,822 38.7 +14.2
Country Residents Mal Rich 2,211 6.7 +6.7
Democrats John Merkel 2,143 6.5 +0.8
Total formal votes 33,134 94.0 -4.1
Informal votes 2,111 6.0 +4.1
Turnout 35,245 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Mick Clough 17,486 55.1 +10.3
Liberal David Berry 14,239 44.9 -10.3
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +10.3

Elections in the 1980s[edit]

1988[edit]

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 [16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mick Clough 12,876 41.5 -13.6
Liberal David Berry 9,021 29.1 +29.1
National Claud Wilson 7,060 22.8 -19.5
Democrats Irene Langdon 2,075 6.7 +4.0
Total formal votes 31,032 98.2 -0.6
Informal votes 584 1.8 +0.6
Turnout 31,616 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Berry 15,489 52.2 +52.2
Labor Mick Clough 14,190 47.8 -9.8
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +9.8

1984[edit]

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 [17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mick Clough 17,400 52.9 +2.8
National Clive Osborne 10,364 31.5 -18.4
National Trevor Toole 4,298 13.1 +13.1
Democrats Louis Winters 848 2.6 +2.6
Total formal votes 32,910 98.8 +0.8
Informal votes 392 1.2 -0.8
Turnout 33,302 94.6 +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[edit]

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 [18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mick Clough 15,865 50.1 -7.6
National Country Clive Osborne 15,834 49.9 +7.6
Total formal votes 31,699 98.0
Informal votes 630 2.0
Turnout 32,329 93.7
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.[19][18]

Elections in the 1970s[edit]

1978[edit]

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 [20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Clive Osborne 12,261 52.7 +2.2
Labor Mark Worthington 11,001 47.3 +3.2
Total formal votes 23,262 98.9 -0.2
Informal votes 254 1.1 +0.2
Turnout 23,516 94.5 -0.8
National Country hold Swing -0.3

1976[edit]

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 [21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Clive Osborne 11,416 50.5 -9.4
Labor Mark Worthington 9,965 44.1 +7.6
Independent Peter Foster 1,215 5.4 +5.4
Total formal votes 22,596 99.1 +0.3
Informal votes 209 0.9 -0.3
Turnout 22,805 95.3 -0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country Clive Osborne 11,981 53.0 -9.8
Labor Mark Worthington 10,615 47.0 +9.8
Country hold Swing -9.8

1973[edit]

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 [22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Clive Osborne 12,659 59.9 +9.2
Labor Maxwell Hanrahan 7,698 36.5 -8.3
Democratic Labor John O'Grady 765 3.6 +3.6
Total formal votes 21,122 98.8
Informal votes 259 1.2
Turnout 21,381 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country Clive Osborne 13,271 62.8 +10.9
Labor Maxwell Hanrahan 7,851 37.2 -10.9
Country hold Swing +10.9

1971[edit]

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 [23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Clive Osborne 9,631 50.7 -7.9
Labor Michael Connolly 8,503 44.8 +3.4
Australia Deryck Barnes 849 4.5 +4.5
Total formal votes 18,983 98.9
Informal votes 212 1.1
Turnout 19,195 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country Clive Osborne 9,843 51.9 -6.7
Labor Michael Connolly 9,140 48.1 +6.7
Country hold Swing -6.7

Elections in the 1960s[edit]

1968[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1968 New South Wales state election § Bathurst.[edit]
1968 New South Wales state election: Bathurst [24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Clive Osborne 11,245 56.1 +27.6
Labor Ken Fry 8,814 43.9 -8.2
Total formal votes 20,059 98.5
Informal votes 314 1.5
Turnout 20,373 96.9
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.[25]

1967 by-election[edit]

This section is an excerpt from 1967 Bathurst state by-election § Results.[edit]
1967 Bathurst by-election
Saturday 6 May [26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Clive Osborne 5,868 37.0 +8.5
Labor Michael Connolly 6,952 43.8 -8.3
Liberal John Matthews 2,967 18.7 -0.6
Independent Keith James 73 0.46
Total formal votes 15,860 98.8 -9.1
Informal votes 193 1.2 -1.0
Turnout 16,053 92.4 -3.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country Clive Osborne 8,532 53.8 +7.5
Labor Michael Connolly 7,328 46.2 -7.5
Country gain from Labor Swing +7.5
Gus Kelly (Labor) died.[26]

1965[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1965 New South Wales state election § Bathurst.[edit]
1965 New South Wales state election: Bathurst [27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gus Kelly 8,622 52.1 −9.9
Country Clive Osborne 4,716 28.5 +28.5
Liberal French Smith 3,199 19.3 −18.7
Total formal votes 16,537 99.1 −0.2
Informal votes 157 0.9 +0.2
Turnout 16,694 95.7 −0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gus Kelly 8,878 53.7 −8.3
Country Clive Osborne 7,659 46.3 +8.3
Labor hold Swing −8.3

1962[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1962 New South Wales state election § Bathurst.[edit]
1962 New South Wales state election: Bathurst [28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gus Kelly 10,251 62.0 +2.6
Liberal Campbell Alexander 6,283 38.0 −2.6
Total formal votes 16,534 99.3
Informal votes 124 0.7
Turnout 16,658 96.2
Labor hold Swing +2.6

Elections in the 1950s[edit]

1959[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1959 New South Wales state election § Bathurst.[edit]
1959 New South Wales state election: Bathurst [29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gus Kelly 9,789 59.4
Liberal Campbell Alexander 6,686 40.6
Total formal votes 16,475 99.1
Informal votes 143 0.9
Turnout 16,618 95.7
Labor hold Swing

1956[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1956 New South Wales state election § Bathurst.[edit]
1956 New South Wales state election: Bathurst [30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gus Kelly 10,340 63.2 −36.8
Liberal Jack Toole 6,028 36.8 +36.8
Total formal votes 16,368 99.1
Informal votes 147 0.9
Turnout 16,515 95.5
Labor hold Swing N/A

1953[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1953 New South Wales state election § Bathurst.[edit]
1953 New South Wales state election: Bathurst [31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gus Kelly unopposed
Labor hold  

1950[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1950 New South Wales state election § Bathurst.[edit]
1950 New South Wales state election: Bathurst [32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gus Kelly 9,348 58.5
Liberal Basil Genders 4,185 26.2
Country Allan Harding 2,459 15.4
Total formal votes 15,992 99.0
Informal votes 167 1.0
Turnout 16,159 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gus Kelly 60.0 [a]
Liberal Basil Genders 40.0
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s[edit]

1947[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1947 New South Wales state election § Bathurst.[edit]
1947 New South Wales state election: Bathurst [33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gus Kelly 8,802 59.1 -2.2
Liberal Walter L'Estrange 6,105 40.9 +40.9
Total formal votes 14,907 98.8 +0.9
Informal votes 184 1.2 -0.9
Turnout 15,091 96.0 +6.3
Labor hold Swing -2.2

1944[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1944 New South Wales state election § Bathurst.[edit]
1944 New South Wales state election: Bathurst [34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gus Kelly 8,579 61.3 -38.7
Country Archibald Gardiner 5,421 38.7 +38.7
Total formal votes 14,000 97.9
Informal votes 297 2.1
Turnout 14,297 89.7
Labor hold Swing N/A

1941[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1941 New South Wales state election § Bathurst.[edit]
1941 New South Wales state election: Bathurst [35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gus Kelly unopposed
Labor hold  

Elections in the 1930s[edit]

1938[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1938 New South Wales state election § Bathurst.[edit]
1938 New South Wales state election: Bathurst [36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gus Kelly 7,455 54.2 +16.2
United Australia Thomas Mutch 4,789 34.8 +34.8
Country Roland Green 1,504 10.9 -33.2
Total formal votes 13,748 98.3 -0.1
Informal votes 236 1.7 +0.1
Turnout 13,984 96.6 -1.0
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

1935[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1935 New South Wales state election § Bathurst.[edit]
1935 New South Wales state election: Bathurst [37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Gordon Wilkins (defeated) 6,141 44.1 -4.9
Labor (NSW) Gus Kelly 5,298 38.0 -9.4
Federal Labor Martin Griffin 2,492 17.9 +17.9
Total formal votes 13,931 98.4 +0.5
Informal votes 219 1.6 -0.5
Turnout 14,150 97.6 -0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor (NSW) Gus Kelly 7,190 51.6 +2.8
Country Gordon Wilkins 6,741 48.4 -2.8
Labor (NSW) gain from Country Swing +2.8

1932[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1932 New South Wales state election § Bathurst.[edit]
1932 New South Wales state election: Bathurst [38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Gordon Wilkins 6,441 49.0 +9.5
Labor (NSW) Gus Kelly 6,239 47.4 -12.8
Independent John Miller 366 2.8 +2.8
Independent Eric Ingram 108 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 13,154 97.9 -0.2
Informal votes 288 2.1 +0.2
Turnout 13,442 97.7 +3.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country Gordon Wilkins 6,732 51.2
Labor (NSW) Gus Kelly 6,422 48.8
Country gain from Labor (NSW) Swing N/A
  • Gordon Wilkins was endorsed jointly by the Country and United Australia Parties.

1930[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1930 New South Wales state election § Bathurst.[edit]
1930 New South Wales state election: Bathurst [39]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gus Kelly 7,487 60.2
Nationalist Arthur Brown 4,909 39.5
Communist Andrew Goldsmith 40 0.3
Total formal votes 12,436 98.1
Informal votes 235 1.9
Turnout 12,671 94.3
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s[edit]

1927[edit]

This section is an excerpt from 1927 New South Wales state election § Bathurst
1927 New South Wales state election: Bathurst [40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gus Kelly 6,508 55.1
Nationalist Arthur Brown 5,301 44.9
Total formal votes 11,809 96.6
Informal votes 414 3.4
Turnout 12,223 84.7
Labor win (new seat)

1925[edit]

This section is an excerpt from 1925 New South Wales state election § Bathurst
1925 New South Wales state election: Bathurst [41]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 7,461
Labor James Dooley (elected 1) 9,378 31.4 +5.2
Labor Gus Kelly (elected 2) 3,940 13.2 +12.0
Labor Hamilton Knight 2,333 7.8 +7.8
Nationalist John Fitzpatrick (elected 3) 7,155 24.0 -4.7
Nationalist Charles Rosenthal (defeated) 3,540 11.9 -1.0
Nationalist James Beddie 3,495 11.7 +11.7
Total formal votes 29,841 97.4 +1.1
Informal votes 789 2.6 -1.1
Turnout 30,630 71.5 +0.4
Party total votes
Labor 15,651 52.4 +5.5
Nationalist 14,190 47.6 +3.1

1922[edit]

This section is an excerpt from 1922 New South Wales state election § Bathurst
1922 New South Wales state election: Bathurst [42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 7,351
Labor James Dooley (elected 2) 7,708 26.2 -5.0
Labor Valentine Johnston (defeated) 5,745 19.5 -2.6
Labor Gus Kelly 337 1.2 +1.2
Nationalist John Fitzpatrick (elected 1) 8,449 28.7 +3.2
Nationalist Charles Rosenthal (elected 3) 3,808 12.9 +12.9
Nationalist Alfred Craig 816 2.8 +2.8
Progressive Arthur Brown 1,162 3.9 -4.1
Progressive Samuel Whitmee 903 3.1 +3.1
Progressive Alfred Birney 348 1.2 +1.2
Progressive Frederic Swann 125 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 29,401 96.3 +1.5
Informal votes 1,134 3.7 -1.5
Turnout 30,535 71.1 +8.7
Party total votes
Labor 13,790 46.9 -6.4
Nationalist 13,073 44.5 +11.7
Progressive 2,538 8.6 -4.6

1920[edit]

This section is an excerpt from 1920 New South Wales state election § Bathurst
1920 New South Wales state election: Bathurst [43]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 5,912
Labor James Dooley (elected 1) 7,380 31.2
Labor Valentine Johnston (elected 3) 5,224 22.1
Labor John Gilchrist 88 0.4
Nationalist John Fitzpatrick (elected 2) 6,029 25.5
Nationalist Henry Camfield 1,723 7.3
Progressive Arthur Brown 1,888 8.0
Progressive Albert Rogers 1,244 5.3
Independent James McIntyre 70 0.3
Total formal votes 23,646 94.8
Informal votes 1,285 5.2
Turnout 24,931 62.4
Party total votes
Labor 12,692 53.7
Nationalist 7,752 32.8
Progressive 3,132 13.2
Independent James McIntyre 70 0.3

Elections in the 1910s[edit]

1917[edit]

This section is an excerpt from 1917 New South Wales state election § Bathurst
1917 New South Wales state election: Bathurst [44]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Valentine Johnston 3,805 51.9 +1.7
Nationalist John Miller 3,114 42.4 -7.4
Independent John Sullivan 417 5.7 +5.7
Total formal votes 7,336 99.0 +2.0
Informal votes 75 1.0 -2.0
Turnout 7,411 72.3 -3.5
Labor hold Swing +1.7

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

1913[edit]

This section is an excerpt from 1913 New South Wales state election § Bathurst
1913 New South Wales state election: Bathurst [45]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ernest Durack 3,678 50.2
Farmers and Settlers John Miller [b] 3,645 49.8
Total formal votes 7,323 97.0
Informal votes 228 3.0
Turnout 7,551 75.8
Labor gain from Liberal Reform  

1910[edit]

This section is an excerpt from 1910 New South Wales state election § Bathurst
1910 New South Wales state election: Bathurst [46]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform John Miller 3,013 53.0
Labour Joseph Coates 2,670 47.0
Total formal votes 5,683 98.2
Informal votes 102 1.8
Turnout 5,785 70.6
Liberal Reform hold  

Elections in the 1900s[edit]

1907[edit]

This section is an excerpt from 1907 New South Wales state election § Bathurst
1907 New South Wales state election: Bathurst [47]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform John Miller 2,613 52.4 +6.5
Former Progressive William Young 2,372 47.6 -6.5
Total formal votes 4,985 96.3
Informal votes 193 3.7
Turnout 5,178 73.4
Liberal Reform gain from Progressive Swing +6.5

1904[edit]

This section is an excerpt from 1904 New South Wales state election § Bathurst
1904 New South Wales state election: Bathurst [48]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive William Young 2,788 54.1
Liberal Reform Sir James Graham 2,367 45.9
Total formal votes 5,155 99.4
Informal votes 31 0.6
Turnout 5,186 67.0
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[edit]

This section is an excerpt from 1901 New South Wales state election § Bathurst
1901 New South Wales state election: Bathurst [49]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive William Young 958 51.6 -1.1
Liberal Reform George Machattie 890 47.9 +0.6
Independent Jacob Innes 9 0.5
Total formal votes 1,857 98.1 -1.3
Informal votes 37 2.0 1.3
Turnout 1,894 72.9 -0.4
Progressive hold  

1900 by-election[edit]

This section is an excerpt from 1900 Bathurst colonial by-election § Results.[edit]
1900 Bathurst by-election
Monday 25 June [50]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist William Young 770 56.87
Free Trade Alfred Thompson 571 42.17
Independent Alexander Warden 13 0.96
Total formal votes 1,354 97.90
Informal votes 29 2.10
Turnout 1,383 52.05
Protectionist hold  
Protectionist party member Francis Suttor was appointed to the Legislative Council.[50] William Young, while a member of the Protectionist party was also endorsed by the Labour party.[51] Alfred Thompson, whilst a Free Trader, was nominated by the Ministerialist faction of Sir William Lyne's protectionist government.[50][52]

Elections in the 1890s[edit]

1898[edit]

This section is an excerpt from 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Bathurst
1898 New South Wales colonial election: Bathurst [53]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Federal Francis Suttor 995 52.7
Free Trade Sydney Smith 892 47.3
Total formal votes 1,887 99.3
Informal votes 14 0.7
Turnout 1,901 73.3
National Federal gain from Free Trade  

1895[edit]

This section is an excerpt from 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Bathurst
1895 New South Wales colonial election: Bathurst [54]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Sydney Smith 939 55.8
Protectionist Jack FitzGerald 745 44.2
Total formal votes 1,684 99.5
Informal votes 9 0.5
Turnout 1,693 72.5
Free Trade hold  

1894 by-election[edit]

This section is an excerpt from 1894 Bathurst colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
1894 Bathurst by-election
Saturday 11 August [55]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Sydney Smith (re-elected) 951 77.4 +27.7
Independent Labour James Walker 277 22.6 +10.6
Total formal votes 1,228 99.1 +0.1
Informal votes 11 0.9 -0.1
Turnout 1,239 51.5 [c] -32.7
Free Trade hold  
Sydney Smith (Free Trade) was appointed Secretary for Mines and Agriculture in the Reid ministry.[55]

1894[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Bathurst.[edit]
1894 New South Wales colonial election: Bathurst [56]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Sydney Smith 995 49.7
Protectionist Francis Suttor 767 38.3
Independent Labour James Walker 241 12.0
Total formal votes 2,003 99.0
Informal votes 21 1.0
Turnout 2,024 84.2
Free Trade gain from Protectionist  

1891[edit]

This section is an excerpt from 1891 New South Wales colonial election § Bathurst
1891 New South Wales colonial election: Bathurst
Wednesday 17 June [57]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Francis Suttor (elected) 789 51.8
Free Trade William Paul (defeated) 733 48.2
Total formal votes 1,522 99.1
Informal votes 14 0.9
Turnout 1,536 75.9
Protectionist gain from Free Trade  

Elections in the 1880s[edit]

1889[edit]

This section is an excerpt from 1889 New South Wales colonial election § Bathurst
1889 New South Wales colonial election: Bathurst
Saturday 2 February [58]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade William Paul (elected) 736 52.3
Protectionist Francis Suttor 672 47.7
Total formal votes 1,408 98.8
Informal votes 17 1.2
Turnout 1,425 72.8
Free Trade hold  

1887[edit]

This section is an excerpt from 1887 New South Wales colonial election § Bathurst
1887 New South Wales colonial election: Bathurst
Wednesday 9 February [59]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade William Cortis (elected) 773 59.9
Protectionist Francis Suttor (defeated) 517 40.1
Total formal votes 1,290 98.6
Informal votes 18 1.4
Turnout 1,308 70.2

1886 by-election[edit]

This section is an excerpt from 1886 Bathurst colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
1886 Bathurst by-election
Tuesday 9 March [60]
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
Francis Suttor was appointed Postmaster-General in the Jennings ministry.[61]

1885[edit]

This section is an excerpt from 1885 New South Wales colonial election § Bathurst
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Bathurst
Friday 23 October [62]
Candidate Votes %
Francis Suttor (re-elected) 866 65.2
John Meagher 463 34.8
Total formal votes 1,329 98.4
Informal votes 21 1.6
Turnout 1,350 76.1

1884 by-election[edit]

This section is an excerpt from 1884 Bathurst colonial by-election § Results.[edit]
1884 Bathurst by-election
Friday 8 February [63][64]
Candidate Votes %
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.[65]

1882[edit]

This section is an excerpt from 1882 New South Wales colonial election § Bathurst
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Bathurst
Saturday 2 December [66]
Candidate Votes %
Francis Suttor (re-elected) 504 50.8
Thomas Hellyer 488 49.2
Total formal votes 992 97.7
Informal votes 23 2.3
Turnout 1,015 69.4

1880[edit]

This section is an excerpt from 1880 New South Wales colonial election § Bathurst
1880 New South Wales colonial election: Bathurst
Friday 19 November [67]
Candidate Votes %
Francis Suttor (re-elected) 641 58.9
William Butler 447 41.1
Total formal votes 1,088 97.6
Informal votes 27 2.4
Turnout 1,115 78.2

Elections in the 1870s[edit]

1877[edit]

This section is an excerpt from 1877 New South Wales colonial election § Bathurst
1877 New South Wales colonial election: Bathurst
Monday 29 October [68]
Candidate Votes %
Francis Suttor (re-elected) 551 64.1
David Williamson 308 35.9
Total formal votes 859 98.1
Informal votes 17 1.9
Turnout 876 51.9

1874-75[edit]

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 [69]
Candidate Votes %
Francis Suttor (elected) 555 59.2
Edmund Webb (defeated) 383 40.8
Total formal votes 938 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 968 72.9

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

1872[edit]

This section is an excerpt from 1872 New South Wales colonial election § Bathurst
1872 New South Wales colonial election: Bathurst
Friday 23 February [70]
Candidate Votes %
Edward Combes (elected) 389 56.4
Henry Rotton 301 43.6
Total formal votes 690 98.3
Informal votes 12 1.7
Turnout 702 61.0

Elections in the 1860s[edit]

1869-70[edit]

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 [71]
Candidate Votes %
William Suttor (re-elected) unopposed

1866 by-election[edit]

This section is an excerpt from 1866 Bathurst colonial by-election § Results.[edit]
1866 Bathurst by-election
Friday 21 December [72]
Candidate Votes %
William Suttor, Sr. (elected) unopposed  
James Kemp resigned.[72]

1864-65[edit]

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 [73]
Candidate Votes %
James Kemp (elected) 344 58.4
Henry Rotton (defeated) 245 41.6
Total formal votes 589 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 589 51.7

1860[edit]

This section is an excerpt from 1860 New South Wales colonial election § Bathurst
1860 New South Wales colonial election: Bathurst
Thursday 6 December [74]
Candidate Votes %
James Hart (re-elected) 341 69.5
Henry Rotton (defeated) 113 23.0
John McGuigan 37 7.5
Total formal votes 491 98.0
Informal votes 10 2.0
Turnout 501 58.7

Elections in the 1850s[edit]

1859[edit]

This section is an excerpt from 1859 New South Wales colonial election § Bathurst
1859 New South Wales colonial election: Bathurst
Thursday 9 June [75]
Candidate Votes %
John Clements (elected) 348 55.6
Henry Rotton (defeated) 278 44.4
Total formal votes 626 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 626 68.9

Notes[edit]

  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.[56]

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