1860 Canterbury colonial by-election

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A by-election for the seat of Canterbury in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 4 February 1860 because of the resignation of Edward Flood. [1] [2]

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Dates

DateEvent
16 January 1860 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls. [3]
31 January 1860Nominations
4 February 1860Polling day
7 February 1860Return of writ

Results

1860 Canterbury by-election
Saturday 4 February [2]
CandidateVotes%
John Lucas (elected)71370.7
William Sherwin24924.7
Maurice Reynolds464.6
Total formal votes1,008100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 1,00833.3

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References

  1. "Mr Edward Flood (1805–1888)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  2. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1860 Canterbury by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  3. "Writ of election: Canterbury". New South Wales Government Gazette (12). 17 January 1860. p. 94. Retrieved 30 September 2019 via Trove.