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Bathurst - 1864-5 (Roll: 1,139) Nominations: Tuesday, 20 December 1864, Polling: Wednesday, 21 December 1864 Candidate Votes Votes % Kemp, James Ruthven (Elected) 344 58.40 Rotton, Henry (Defeated) 245 41.60 Formal Votes 589 Informal Votes 0 0.00 Total Votes / Turnout 589 51.71 Persons Voting / Turnout 589 51.71 Notes: Sitting MP James Hart contested and won election for East Sydney. Henry Rotton was MP for Hartley. Source: Empire, 22 December 1864, p.4 col.5 and SMH 22 December, p.4 col.6.