Electoral district of Bathurst (County)

Bathurst (County) was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, named after Bathurst County and including the rural part of the county. The electorate did not include the town of Bathurst which was included in Western Boroughs, until Bathurst was created in 1859. Bathurst (County) was replaced by Carcoar, East Macquarie and West Macquarie in 1859.[1]

Bathurst (County)
New South WalesLegislative Assembly
Location in modern New South Wales
StateNew South Wales
Created1856
Abolished1859
NamesakeBathurst County
Coordinates33°30′S 149°30′E
Bathurst county in the 1840s

John Plunkett was elected as the member for both Bathurst (County) and Argyle. Plunkett was sworn in as member for Argyle and Bathurst on 22 May 1856,[2] before submitting his resignation from Bathurst on 29 May, stating that the rules of the House would not allow him to send in his resignation earlier.[3]

Members for Bathurst (County)

Member Party Period
  John Plunkett[4] None Mar–May 1856
  William Suttor[5] None Jun 1856–1859

Election results

References

  1. "An Act to amend the Electoral Law.". Act No. 20 of 24 November 1858 (PDF). Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  2. "Legislative Assembly 22 May 1856". The Sydney Morning Herald. 23 May 1856. p. 2. Retrieved 19 April 2019 via Trove.
  3. "Legislative Assembly 29 May 1856". The Empire. 30 May 1856. p. 2. Retrieved 19 April 2019 via Trove.
  4. "Mr John Hubert Plunkett, QC (1802-1869)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  5. "Mr William Henry Suttor (Senior) (1805–1877)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
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