Electoral district of County of Bathurst

For the lower house seat (New South Wales Legislative Assembly) 1856–59, see Electoral district of Bathurst (County).

The Electoral district of County of Bathurst was an electorate of the New South Wales Legislative Council at a time when some of its members were elected and the balance were appointed by the Governor.^[1]

County of Bathurst New South Wales—Legislative Council
Location in modern New South Wales
State	New South Wales
Created	1843
Abolished	1856
Namesake	Bathurst County
Coordinates	33°30′S 149°30′E

Bathurst county in the 1840s

It was created by the 1843 Electoral Districts Act and returned one member.^[1] The towns of Bathurst, Kelso and Carcoar were removed from the district with the expansion of the Council in 1851 and became the district of Western Boroughs.^[2]

In 1856 the unicameral Legislative Council was abolished and replaced with an elected Legislative Assembly and an appointed Legislative Council. The district was represented by the Legislative Assembly electorate of Bathurst.

Members

Member	Term
Francis Lord [3]	1 Jun 1843 – 20 Jun 1848
John Darvall [4]	1 Jul  1848 – 30 Jun 1851
James William Bligh [5]	19 Sep 1851 – 29 Feb 1856

Election results

1843

1843 New South Wales colonial election, 19 June:
County of Bathurst ^[6]

Candidate		Votes	%
Francis Lord		66	60.00
W Lane		44	40.00
Total votes		110	100.00

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1843 New South Wales colonial election § County of Bathurst.[edit]

1848

1848 New South Wales colonial election, 29 July:
County of Bathurst ^[7]

Candidate		Votes	%
John Darvall (elected)		87	50
Francis Lord		87	50
Total votes		174	100

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1848 New South Wales colonial election § County of Bathurst.[edit]

The returning officer gave his casting vote in favour of John Darvall.^[7]

1851

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 19 September:
County of Bathurst ^[8]

Candidate		Votes	%
James Bligh		75	58.59
Francis Lord		53	41.41
Total votes		128	100.00

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1851 New South Wales colonial election § Bathurst.[edit]

See also

• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1843–1851 and 1851-1856

References

1. An Act to provide for the division of the Colony of New South Wales into Electoral Districts and for the Election of Members to serve in the Legislative Council (PDF) (16). 23 February 1843. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
2. An Act to provide for the division of the Colony of New South Wales after the separation of the District of Port Phillip therefrom into Electoral Districts and for the Election of Members to serve in the Legislative Council (PDF) (48). Australasian Legal Information Institute. 2 May 1851. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
3. "Mr Francis Lord (1812-1897)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
4. "Sir John Bayley Darvall MA, QC (1809-1883)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
5. "Mr James William Bligh (1810-1869)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
6. "Bathurst". The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 June 1843. p. 2. Retrieved 22 May 2019 – via Trove.
7. "Bathurst". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 August 1848. p. 3. Retrieved 23 May 2019 – via Trove.
8. "The County of Bathurst". The Sydney Morning Herald. 24 September 1851. p. 2. Retrieved 29 May 2019 – via Trove.