Electoral results for the district of Bathurst (County)
# 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.

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

## Election results

### 1858

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| William Suttor (re-elected) | 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.

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 |

### 1856

1856 New South Wales colonial election: Bathurst (County) :

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