Electoral results for the district of Bathurst

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

Members for Bathurst
(1859–1920, 1 member)
Member Party Term
  John Clements [3] None 1859–1860
  James Hart [4] None 1860–1864
  James Kemp [5] None 1864–1866
  William Suttor, Sr. [6] None 1866–1872
  Edward Combes [7] None 1872–1874
  Francis Suttor [8] None 1875–1887
  William Cortis [9] Free Trade 1887–1889
  William Paul [10] Free Trade 1889–1891
  Francis Suttor [8] Protectionist 1891–1894
  Sydney Smith [11] Free Trade 1894–1898
  Francis Suttor [8] Protectionist 1898–1900
  William Young [12] Protectionist 1900–1901
  Progressive 1901–1907
  Independent 1907–1907
  John Miller [13] Liberal Reform 1907–1913
  Ernest Durack [14] Labor 1913–1917
  Valentine Johnston [15] Labor 1917–1920
(1920–1927, 3 members)
Member Party Term Member Party Term Member Party Term
  James Dooley [16] Labor 1920–1927   Valentine Johnston [15] Labor 1920–1922   John Fitzpatrick [17] Nationalist 1920–1927
  Charles Rosenthal [18] Nationalist 1922–1925
  Gus Kelly [19] Labor 1925–1927
(1927–present, 1 member)
Member Party Term
  Gus Kelly [19] Labor 1927–1932
  Gordon Wilkins [20] Country 1932–1935
  Gus Kelly [19] Labor 1935–1967
  Clive Osborne [21] Country 1967–1981
  Mick Clough [22] Labor 1981–1988
  David Berry [23] Liberal 1988–1991
  Mick Clough [22] Labor 1991–1999
  Gerard Martin [24] Labor 1999–2011
  Paul Toole [25] National 2011–present

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 [26][27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Paul Toole 28,030 55.14 −4.75
Labor Beau Riley 10,438 20.53 −6.84
Shooters, Fishers and 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
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 [28][29]
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
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[30]
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

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 [31]
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
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 [32]
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
AAFI 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

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 [33]
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
AAFI Millman Ashton 191 0.5 -2.5
CEC 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
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 [34]
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
AAFI 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
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 [35]
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

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 [36]
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
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 [37]
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
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 [38]
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 gain from National Country Swing-7.6

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 [39]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
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
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 [40]
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
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 [41]
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
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 [42]
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

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 [43]
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

1967 by-election
This section is an excerpt from 1967 Bathurst state by-election § Results[edit]
1967 Bathurst state by-election [44]
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

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 [45]
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
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1962 New South Wales state election § Bathurst[edit]
1962 New South Wales state election: Bathurst [46]
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

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 [47]
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
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1956 New South Wales state election § Bathurst[edit]
1956 New South Wales state election: Bathurst [48]
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 SwingN/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 [49]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Gus Kelly unopposed
Labor hold Swing

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 [50]
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
Liberal Basil Genders 40.0
Labor hold Swing
  • Two party preferred vote was estimated.

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 [51]
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
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1944 New South Wales state election § Bathurst[edit]
1944 New South Wales state election: Bathurst [52]
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 SwingN/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 [53]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Gus Kelly unopposed
Labor hold Swing

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 [54]
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 SwingN/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 [55]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Gordon Wilkins 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
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1932 New South Wales state election § Bathurst[edit]
1932 New South Wales state election: Bathurst [56]
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) SwingN/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 [57]
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

1927
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1927 New South Wales state election § Bathurst[edit]
1927 New South Wales state election: Bathurst [58]
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
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1925 New South Wales state election § Bathurst[edit]
1925 New South Wales state election: Bathurst [59]
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 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
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1922 New South Wales state election § Bathurst[edit]
1922 New South Wales state election: Bathurst [60]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Quota 7,351
Labor James Dooley (elected 2) 7,708 26.2 -5.0
Labor Valentine Johnston 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
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1920 New South Wales state election § Bathurst[edit]
1920 New South Wales state election: Bathurst [61]
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

1917
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1917 New South Wales state election § Bathurst[edit]
1917 New South Wales state election: Bathurst [62]
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

1913
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1913 New South Wales state election § Bathurst[edit]
1913 New South Wales state election: Bathurst [63]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ernest Durack 3,678 50.2
Liberal Reform John Miller 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
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1910 New South Wales state election § Bathurst[edit]
1910 New South Wales state election: Bathurst [64]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Reform John Miller 3,013 53.02
Labour Joseph Coates 2,670 46.98
Total formal votes 5,683 98.24
Informal votes 102 1.76
Turnout 5,785 70.59
Liberal Reform hold  

Elections in the 1900s

1907
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1907 New South Wales state election § Bathurst[edit]
1907 New South Wales state election: Bathurst [65]
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
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1904 New South Wales state election § Bathurst[edit]
1904 New South Wales state election: Bathurst [66]
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
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Bathurst[edit]
1901 New South Wales state election: Bathurst [67]
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
This section is an excerpt from 1900 Bathurst colonial by-election § Results[edit]
1900 Bathurst colonial by-election [68]
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  
William Young, while a member of the Protectionist party was also endorsed by the Labor party.[69] Alfred Thompson, whilst a Free Trader, was nominated by the Ministerialist faction of Sir William Lyne's protectionist government.[68][70]

Elections in the 1890s

1898
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Bathurst[edit]
1898 New South Wales colonial election: Bathurst [71]
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
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Bathurst[edit]
1895 New South Wales colonial election: Bathurst [72]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Free Trade Sydney Smith 939 55.8
Protectionist John 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
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Bathurst[edit]
1894 New South Wales colonial election: Bathurst [73]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Free Trade Sydney Smith 995 49.7
Protectionist Francis Suttor 767 38.3
Independent Labor 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
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1891 New South Wales colonial election § Bathurst[edit]
1891 New South Wales colonial election: Bathurst
Wednesday 17 June 1891 [74]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Protectionist Francis Suttor (elected) 789 51.8
Free Trade William Paul 733 48.2
Total formal votes 1,522 99.1
Informal votes 14 0.9
Turnout 1,536 75.9

Elections in the 1880s

1889
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1889 New South Wales colonial election § Bathurst[edit]
1889 New South Wales colonial election: Bathurst
Saturday 2 February 1889 [75]
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
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1887 New South Wales colonial election § Bathurst[edit]
1887 New South Wales colonial election: Bathurst
Wednesday 9 February 1887 [76]
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

1885
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1885 New South Wales colonial election § Bathurst[edit]
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Bathurst
Friday 23 October [77]
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
This section is an excerpt from 1884 Bathurst colonial by-election § Results[edit]
1884 Bathurst colonial by-election [78][79]
Candidate Votes %
Francis Suttor unopposed  

1882
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1882 New South Wales colonial election § Bathurst[edit]
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Bathurst
Saturday 2 December [80]
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
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1880 New South Wales colonial election § Bathurst[edit]
1880 New South Wales colonial election: Bathurst
Friday 19 November [81]
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

1877
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1877 New South Wales colonial election § Bathurst[edit]
1877 New South Wales colonial election: Bathurst
Monday 29 October [82]
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
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1874–75 New South Wales colonial election § Bathurst[edit]
1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: Bathurst
Saturday 2 January 1875 [83]
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

1872
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1872 New South Wales colonial election § Bathurst[edit]
1872 New South Wales colonial election: Bathurst
Friday 23 February [84]
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

1869-70
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1869–70 New South Wales colonial election § Bathurst[edit]
1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: Bathurst
Wednesday 22 December 1869 [85]
Candidate Votes %
William Suttor (re-elected) unopposed

1866 by-election
This section is an excerpt from 1866 Bathurst colonial by-election § Results[edit]
1866 Bathurst colonial by-election [86]
Candidate Votes %
William Suttor, Sr. unopposed  

1864-65
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1864–65 New South Wales colonial election § Bathurst[edit]
1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: Bathurst
Wednesday 21 December 1864 [87]
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
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1860 New South Wales colonial election § Bathurst[edit]
1860 New South Wales colonial election: Bathurst
Thursday 6 December [88]
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

1859
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1859 New South Wales colonial election § Bathurst[edit]
1859 New South Wales colonial election: Bathurst
Thursday 9 June [89]
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

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