1894 Bathurst colonial by-election
# 1894 Bathurst colonial by-election

A by-election for the seat of Bathurst in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 14 August 1894 because Sydney Smith (Free Trade) had been appointed Secretary for Mines and Agriculture in the Reid ministry. Such ministerial by-elections were usually uncontested and four ministers were re-elected unopposed, James Brunker (East Maitland), Joseph Carruthers (St George), Jacob Garrard (Sherbrooke) and James Young (The Manning). A poll was required in Bathurst, Hartley (Joseph Cook), Singleton (Albert Gould) and Sydney-King (George Reid) however all were comfortably re-elected.

## Dates

| Date | Event |
| - | - |
| 17 July 1894 | 1894 New South Wales colonial election |
| 3 August 1894 | Reid ministry appointed. |
| 4 August 1894 | Writ of election issued by the Governor. |
| 9 August 1894 | Day of nomination |
| 11 August 1894 | Polling day |
| 24 August 1894 | Return of writ |

## Result

1894 Bathurst by-election Saturday 11 August :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Free Trade | Sydney Smith (re-elected) | 951 | 77.4 | +27.7 |
| | Independent Labor | James Walker | 277 | 22.6 | +10.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,228 | 99.1 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 11 | 0.9 | -0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,239 | 51.5 | -32.7 |
| | Free Trade hold | Free Trade hold | | | |
