1871 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 6 January 1871 because of the resignation of Montagu Stephen due to ill health. [1] [2]

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Dates

DateEvent
14 December 1870 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls. [3]
2 January 1871Day of nomination
6 January 1871Polling day
31 January 1871Return of writ

Results

1871 Canterbury by-election
Friday 6 January [2]
CandidateVotes%
John Lucas (elected)1,38862.2
William Henson 84437.8
Total formal votes2,232100.0
Informal votes00.00
Turnout 2,23245.2

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References

  1. "Mr Montagu Consett Stephen (1827-1872)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1871 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 (307). New South Wales, Australia. 15 December 1870. p. 2785. Retrieved 30 September 2019 via Trove.