1856 Bathurst County colonial by-election
# 1856 Bathurst County colonial by-election

A by-election was to be held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Bathurst County on 19 June 1856 because John Plunkett had been elected to two seats and chose to represent Argyle and resigned from Bathurst County.

## Dates

| Date | Event |
| - | - |
| 31 March 1856 | John Plunkett elected for both Argyle and Bathurst County. |
| 29 May 1856 | John Plunkett resigned from Bathurst County. |
| 2 June 1856 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. |
| 16 June 1856 | Nominations |
| 19 June 1856 | Polling day |
| 30 June 1856 | Return of writ |

## Results

1856 Bathurst County by-election Thursday 19 June :

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