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Bathurst - 1860 (Roll: 854)
Nominations: Wednesday, 5 December 1860, Polling: Thursday, 6 December 1860
Candidate Votes Votes %
Hart, James (Re-elected) 341 69.45
McGuigan, John Bede 37 7.54
Rotton, Henry (Defeated) 113 23.01
Formal Votes 491
Informal Votes 10 2.00
Total Votes / Turnout 501 58.67
Persons Voting / Turnout 501 58.67
Notes: Sitting MP JF Clements contested West Macquarie. Contested by James Hart who was the sitting MP for New England. Henry Rotton was sitting MP for Hartley, and after defeat here, was re-elected in Hartley the following week.
Source: SMH, 8 December 1860, p.6 col.4. Bathurst Free Press 8 December, p.2 col.1-6, which included report of nominations and results, including informal votes.