A by-election for the seat of Canterbury in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 24 February 1865 because of the resignation of John Lucas, [1] who had been elected to both Canterbury, [2] and Hartley. [3]
Date | Event |
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15 February 1865 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls. [4] |
21 February 1865 | Day of nomination |
24 February 1865 | Polling day |
28 February 1865 | Return of writ |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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James Pemell (elected) | 1,104 | 70.18 | |
John Waller | 469 | 29.82 | |
Total formal votes | 1,573 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.00 | |
Turnout | 1,573 | 44.88 |
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