Electoral district of Bathurst

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Bathurst
New South WalesLegislative Assembly
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
StateNew South Wales
Dates current1859–present
MPPaul Toole
PartyThe Nationals
NamesakeBathurst, New South Wales
Electors56,841 (2019)
Area14,992.77 km2 (5,788.7 sq mi)
DemographicRural
Electorates around Bathurst:
Dubbo Upper Hunter Upper Hunter
Orange Bathurst Hawkesbury
Blue Mountains
Cootamundra Goulburn Wollondilly

Bathurst is an electoral district of New South Wales. It was created in 1859.

It is generally a conservative electorate.

Election results[change | change source]

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 | change source]

  1. LA First Preference: Bathurst, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  2. LA Two Candidate Preferred: Bathurst, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.