Electoral district of Bathurst (County)

Bathurst (County)
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
Location in modern New South Wales
StateNew South Wales
Created1856
Abolished1859
NamesakeBathurst County
Coordinates33°30′S 149°30′E / 33.500°S 149.500°E / -33.500; 149.500
Bathurst county in the 1840s

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][2][3][4]

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,[5] 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.[6]

  1. ^ An Act to amend the Electoral Law (PDF) (20). Australasian Legal Information Institute. 24 November 1858. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  2. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Bathurst County". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Legislative Assembly 22 May 1856". The Sydney Morning Herald. 23 May 1856. p. 2. Retrieved 19 April 2019 – via Trove.
  6. ^ "Legislative Assembly 29 May 1856". The Empire. 30 May 1856. p. 2. Retrieved 19 April 2019 – via Trove.