National's candidate Paul Toole was re-elected as the member for Bathurst for the third time on Saturday, March 23, with just over 54 per cent of the total vote.
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A booth-by-booth analysis of Saturday's voting across the Bathurst electorate shows Mr Toole won every booth in the Lithgow area.
Most notably Mr Toole had a nine percent increase in his primary vote at the polling booth located at Portland Central School, with small increases recorded at Fatima Hall and Lithgow Public School.
Mr Toole said it was nice for the NSW Government to be recognised for its hard work over the past four years in the community.
"It was a nice result, and it was quite humbling to get the chance to continue to be an endorsement for the Lithgow community," he said.
Mr Toole said today was about cleaning up after the election campaign and getting back to business to work for the Lithgow community.
Mr Toole said certain election funding commitments they made already had money in the bank and other commitments would be honoured over the coming years to ensure the community benefits.
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"We want to continue to provide community projects that are critical, create jobs and make a difference to lives in the Lithgow and surrounding areas," he said.
"We don't stop, our work is never done, so we will see what the next project is, what needs to happen, and work with the community to deliver on these."
Runner-up in the election was Country Labor's Beau Riley, who received 20.16 per cent of the total vote. Mr Riley was seen at Cooerwull Public School on Saturday, March 23 as part of his last minute campaigning.
Results showed Brenden May from the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party was becoming a strong option for many in Lithgow's smaller townships, with some poll booths compared to the Labor party in the booths at Meadow Flat and Capertee.
Other polling stations such as Cullen Bullen, Cooerwull Public and Wallerawang Public also saw a swing towards the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party.
Mr Toole said he thought there was some voters backlash towards the Labor party due to their engagement with the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers party as well as with the Greens.
"I don't think the community was happy about that at all," he said.
Beau Riley has been contacted for comment.
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