Electoral district of Bathurst
state electoral district of New South Wales, Australia
Bathurst is an electoral district of New South Wales. It was created in 1859.
| Bathurst New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election | |||||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 1859–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Paul Toole | ||||||||||||||
| Party | The Nationals | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Bathurst, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 56,841 (2019) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 14,992.77 km2 (5,788.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Rural | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
It is generally a conservative electorate.
Election results
change| 2023 New South Wales state election: Bathurst[1][2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National | Paul Toole | 29,873 | 57.0 | +1.9 | |
| Labor | Cameron Shaw | 8,442 | 16.1 | −4.4 | |
| Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Craig Sinclair | 3,850 | 7.3 | −7.4 | |
| Greens | Kay Nankervis | 3,595 | 6.9 | +1.3 | |
| Independent | Martin Ticehurst | 3,449 | 6.6 | +6.6 | |
| Legalise Cannabis | Antony Zbik | 1,472 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Burchell Wilson | 1,092 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
| Sustainable Australia | Michael Begg | 626 | 1.2 | −1.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 52,399 | 97.4 | +0.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,400 | 2.6 | −0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 53,799 | 90.5 | −1.1 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| National | Paul Toole | 32,850 | 73.6 | +5.7 | |
| Labor | Cameron Shaw | 11,801 | 26.4 | −5.7 | |
| National hold | Swing | +5.7 | |||
References
change- ↑ LA First Preference: Bathurst, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ↑ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Bathurst, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.