Electoral results for the district of Canterbury

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Canterbury, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales has had two incarnations, from 1859 to 1920 and 1927 to the present. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Members for Canterbury

First incarnation (1859-1920)

ElectionMemberPartyMemberParty
1859   Edward Flood None  Samuel Lyons None
1860 by John Lucas None
1860 Edward Raper None
1864-65 James Oatley None
1865 by James Pemell None
1868 by Richard Hill None
1869-70 Montagu Stephen None
1871 by John Lucas None
1872
1874-75
1877 Sir Henry Parkes None
1878 by
1880 William Pigott None William Henson NoneMemberParty
1882 Henry Moses None  Septimus Stephen None
1884 by Mark Hammond None
1885 by William Henson NoneMemberParty
1885   William Judd None
1887   William Davis Free Trade   Free Trade   Alexander Hutchison Free Trade   Joseph Carruthers Free Trade
1889 James Wilshire Free Trade John Wheeler Free Trade
1891   Cornelius Danahey Labor   Thomas Bavister Labor
1891 re-count James Eve Free Trade
1894   Varney Parkes Free Trade
1895 by
1895
1898
June 1900 by Sydney Smith Free Trade
July 1900 by   Thomas Taylor Independent
1901   Thomas Mackenzie Liberal Reform
1904
1907   Varney Parkes Independent Liberal / Liberal Reform
1910   Liberal Reform
1913   Henry Peters Labor
1914 by George Cann Labor
1917

Second incarnation (1927-present)

ElectionMemberParty
1927   Arthur Tonge Labor
1930
1932   Edward Hocking United Australia
1935   Arthur Tonge Labor
1938
1941
1944
1947
1950
1953
1956
1959
1962 Kevin Stewart Labor
1965
1968
1971
1973
1976
1978
1981
1984
1986 by Kevin Moss Labor
1988
1991
1995
1999
2003 Linda Burney Labor
2007
2011
2015
2016 by Sophie Cotsis Labor
2019

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

2019

2019 New South Wales state election: Canterbury [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Sophie Cotsis 24,67450.61+0.37
Liberal Matt Harrison15,37631.54+4.54
Greens Linda Eisler6,14612.61+2.93
Christian Democrats Fatima Figueira2,5605.25−4.94
Total formal votes48,75695.59+0.38
Informal votes2,2474.41−0.38
Turnout 51,00389.22−0.46
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Sophie Cotsis 28,35863.03−2.66
Liberal Matt Harrison16,63436.97+2.66
Labor hold Swing −2.66

2016 by-election

2016 Canterbury by-election
Saturday 12 November [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Sophie Cotsis 27,99365.5+15.2
Christian Democrats Branka Kouroushis8,39719.6+9.4
Greens Kristian Bodell6,39314.9+5.3
Total formal votes42,78395.4+0.2
Informal votes2,0754.6−0.2
Turnout 44,85878.5−15.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Sophie Cotsis 31,86677.8+12.1
Christian Democrats Branka Kouroushis9,09222.2+22.2
Labor hold Swing N/A
Linda Burney (Labor) resigned.

2015

2015 New South Wales state election: Canterbury [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Linda Burney 23,92950.2+1.4
Liberal Nomiky Panayiotakis12,85927.0−9.9
Christian Democrats Tony Issa4,85410.2+6.0
Greens Linda Eisler4,6089.7+0.3
No Land Tax Tony Maiorana1,3862.9+2.9
Total formal votes47,63695.2+0.3
Informal votes2,3954.8−0.3
Turnout 50,03189.7−3.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Linda Burney 27,66365.7+8.3
Liberal Nomiky Panayiotakis14,44734.3−8.3
Labor hold Swing +8.3

2011

2011 New South Wales state election: Canterbury [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Linda Burney 21,41747.2-9.9
Liberal Ken Nam16,11535.5+17.2
Greens Marc Rerceretnam6,18613.6+0.6
Christian Democrats Albert Fam1,6733.7+0.5
Total formal votes45,39195.9+0.1
Informal votes1,9324.1-0.1
Turnout 47,32391.9-0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Linda Burney 24,35658.3-18.8
Liberal Ken Nam17,39341.7+18.8
Labor hold Swing -18.8

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 New South Wales state election: Canterbury [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Linda Burney 24,63457.1+1.6
Liberal Philip Mansour7,90718.3+2.1
Greens Christine Donayre5,62913.0+1.6
Unity Jing Ren2,8096.5+0.6
Christian Democrats Ehab Hennien1,3593.1+3.0
Against Further Immigration Alan Cronin8221.9+1.9
Total formal votes43,16095.8+0.0
Informal votes1,8784.2+0.0
Turnout 45,03892.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Linda Burney 29,04677.1-0.3
Liberal Philip Mansour8,60922.9+0.3
Labor hold Swing -0.3

2003

2003 New South Wales state election: Canterbury [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Linda Burney 21,69956.0-0.5
Liberal Jack Kouzi6,22516.1-0.8
Greens Dominic Fitzsimmons4,04810.4+6.2
Independent John Koutsouras3,4708.9+3.9
Unity Ken Nam2,3226.0+1.3
Save Our Suburbs Peter Siapos1,0142.6+2.6
Total formal votes38,77895.7+0.0
Informal votes1,7544.3-0.0
Turnout 40,53291.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Linda Burney 25,64377.6+2.4
Liberal Jack Kouzi7,41322.4-2.4
Labor hold Swing +2.4

Elections in the 1990s

1999

1999 New South Wales state election: Canterbury [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Kevin Moss 22,30256.5+1.5
Liberal Natalie Baini6,68616.9-17.3
Independent John Koutsouras1,9735.0+5.0
Unity Guang-Hua Wan1,8704.7+4.7
Greens William Smith1,6624.2+3.4
Democrats Garry Dalrymple1,1372.9-0.5
Christian Democrats Michael Robinson1,1222.8+2.7
One Nation Khiloud Shakir1,1142.8+2.8
Independent Joshua Nam7151.8+1.8
Independent Phillip Tsavellas6911.8+1.8
Against Further Immigration Gerard Vanderwel1840.5+0.5
Total formal votes39,45695.7+5.1
Informal votes1,7834.3-5.1
Turnout 41,23992.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kevin Moss 25,87175.2+13.5
Liberal Natalie Baini8,54224.8-13.5
Labor hold Swing +13.5

1995

1995 New South Wales state election: Canterbury [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Kevin Moss 18,79256.5+3.9
Liberal Paul Terrett11,52734.6-5.9
Independent Shane Nicholls1,0773.2+3.2
Democrats Garry Dalrymple1,0143.0-3.8
Transport Action GroupJohn Warrington8642.6+2.6
Total formal votes33,27489.8+5.1
Informal votes3,79310.2-5.1
Turnout 37,06795.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kevin Moss 19,90561.7+4.9
Liberal Paul Terrett12,36438.3-4.9
Labor hold Swing +4.9

1991

1991 New South Wales state election: Canterbury [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Kevin Moss 15,75652.6+3.1
Liberal Carlo Favorito12,15440.5+5.1
Democrats Garry Dalrymple2,0666.9+6.9
Total formal votes29,97684.7-10.6
Informal votes5,41115.3+10.6
Turnout 35,38793.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kevin Moss 16,71556.8+1.0
Liberal Carlo Favorito12,69943.2-1.0
Labor hold Swing +1.0

Elections in the 1980s

1988

1988 New South Wales state election: Canterbury [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Kevin Moss 13,69247.7-20.6
Independent EFF Victoria Paradakis7,19425.0+25.0
Liberal Paul Ritchie6,91124.1-7.5
Socialist Dorothy Costa9233.2+3.2
Total formal votes28,72095.3-0.6
Informal votes1,4174.7+0.6
Turnout 30,13792.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Kevin Moss 14,52753.4-14.9
Independent EFF Victoria Paradakis12,67846.6+46.6
Labor hold Swing -14.9

1986 by-election

1986 Canterbury by-election
Saturday 1 February [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Kevin Moss 12,18953.14
Liberal George Elias8,26736.04
Australian Democrats Paul Terrett1,8227.94
National Action Jim Saleam 5132.24
Rainbow PartyJulien Droulers1450.43
Total formal votes22,93695.58
Informal votes1,0614.42
Turnout 23,99774.56
Labor hold Swing  
Labor MP Kevin Stewart resigned to accept the post of Agent-General for NSW in London. [18]

1984

1984 New South Wales state election: Canterbury [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Kevin Stewart 19,25367.9-10.7
Liberal Robert Sharp9,08732.1+10.7
Total formal votes28,34095.9+0.9
Informal votes1,2144.1-0.9
Turnout 29,55492.1+1.7
Labor hold Swing -10.7

1981

1981 New South Wales state election: Canterbury [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Kevin Stewart 21,68178.6+4.6
Liberal Colin Thew5,91721.4-4.6
Total formal votes27,59895.0
Informal votes1,4545.0
Turnout 29,05290.4
Labor hold Swing +4.6

Elections in the 1970s

1978

1978 New South Wales state election: Canterbury [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Kevin Stewart 22,51976.0+11.7
Liberal Marjorie Pennington7,10424.0-11.7
Total formal votes29,62395.8-1.0
Informal votes1,2904.2+1.0
Turnout 30,91392.2-0.4
Labor hold Swing +11.7

1976

1976 New South Wales state election: Canterbury [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Kevin Stewart 19,58164.3+5.5
Liberal Marjorie Pennington10,88935.7-0.4
Total formal votes30,47096.8+0.4
Informal votes9903.2-0.4
Turnout 31,46092.6+1.6
Labor hold Swing +4.4

1973

1973 New South Wales state election: Canterbury [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Kevin Stewart 16,78458.8-3.7
Liberal Jack Backer10,29636.1-1.4
Democratic Labor John George1,4485.1+5.1
Total formal votes28,52896.4
Informal votes1,0713.6
Turnout 29,59991.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kevin Stewart 17,07859.9-2.6
Liberal Jack Backer11,45040.1+2.6
Labor hold Swing -2.6

1971

1971 New South Wales state election: Canterbury [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Kevin Stewart 15,71162.5+7.3
Liberal Jack Backer9,43137.5-2.6
Total formal votes25,14296.3
Informal votes9703.7
Turnout 26,11293.3
Labor hold Swing +4.0

Elections in the 1960s

1968

1968 New South Wales state election: Canterbury [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Kevin Stewart 14,27255.2-1.9
Liberal Stanley Squire10,37140.1-2.8
Communist Jack Mundey 1,2264.7+4.7
Total formal votes25,86996.7
Informal votes8913.3
Turnout 26,76093.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kevin Stewart 15,13058.5+1.4
Liberal Stanley Squire10,73941.5-1.4
Labor hold Swing +1.4

1965

1965 New South Wales state election: Canterbury [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Kevin Stewart 13,35557.1−3.0
Liberal Colin McPhee10,04542.9+3.0
Total formal votes23,40097.9−0.5
Informal votes5002.1+0.5
Turnout 23,90093.3−0.7
Labor hold Swing −3.0

1962

1962 New South Wales state election: Canterbury [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Kevin Stewart 14,46960.1+1.5
Liberal Donald Arthur9,58939.9−1.5
Total formal votes24,05898.4
Informal votes3991.6
Turnout 24,45794.0
Labor hold Swing +1.5

Elections in the 1950s

1959

1959 New South Wales state election: Canterbury [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Arthur Tonge 13,35358.6
Liberal William Dowd9,41741.4
Total formal votes22,77098.6
Informal votes3211.4
Turnout 23,09194.5
Labor hold Swing

1956

1956 New South Wales state election: Canterbury [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Arthur Tonge 12,03259.4−7.1
Liberal Cecil Ford8,24140.6+11.5
Total formal votes20,27398.7+0.6
Informal votes2751.3−0.6
Turnout 20,54894.00.0
Labor hold Swing −10.7

1953

1953 New South Wales state election: Canterbury [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Arthur Tonge 14,02566.5
Liberal Donald Arthur6,14629.1
Communist Roy Boyd9124.3
Total formal votes21,08398.1
Informal votes4181.9
Turnout 21,50194.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arthur Tonge 14,75870.0
Liberal Donald Arthur6,32530.0
Labor hold Swing

1950

1950 New South Wales state election: Canterbury [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Arthur Tonge 11,44858.8
Liberal Robert Bruce8,02241.2
Total formal votes19,47098.8
Informal votes2351.2
Turnout 19,70594.4
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1947

1947 New South Wales state election: Canterbury [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Arthur Tonge 13,60655.5-16.6
Liberal John Paget10,93144.5+44.5
Total formal votes24,53798.9+6.8
Informal votes2661.1-6.8
Turnout 24,80396.2+2.2
Labor hold Swing N/A

1944

1944 New South Wales state election: Canterbury [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Arthur Tonge 14,93272.1-5.9
Lang Labor Claude Allen5,76927.9+27.9
Total formal votes20,70192.9-1.3
Informal votes1,7647.9+1.3
Turnout 22,46594.0-0.8
Labor hold Swing N/A

1941

1941 New South Wales state election: Canterbury [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Arthur Tonge 15,78278.0
New Social Order William Brandon2,80413.9
State Labor William Hortin1,6398.1
Total formal votes20,22594.2
Informal votes1,2345.8
Turnout 21,45994.8
Labor hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Elections in the 1930s

1938

1938 New South Wales state election: Canterbury [35]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Arthur Tonge 10,69054.3+3.7
United Australia Edward Hocking 8,99145.70.0
Total formal votes19,68198.7+0.3
Informal votes2661.3-0.3
Turnout 19,94797.1-0.5
Labor hold Swing N/A

1935

1935 New South Wales state election: Canterbury [36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor (NSW) Arthur Tonge 9,35550.6+4.0
United Australia Edward Hocking 8,46245.7+0.2
Federal Labor Albert Gardiner 6893.7-3.8
Total formal votes18,50698.4+0.1
Informal votes2911.6-0.1
Turnout 18,79797.6+1.4
Labor (NSW) gain from United Australia Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

1932

1932 New South Wales state election: Canterbury [37]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor (NSW) Arthur Tonge 8,45846.6-21.8
United Australia Edward Hocking 8,25645.5+15.6
Federal Labor George Bramston1,3537.5+7.5
Communist Robert Cram800.4+0.4
Total formal votes18,14798.3-0.1
Informal votes3171.7+0.1
Turnout 18,46496.2+2.2
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Edward Hocking 9,12950.3
Labor (NSW) Arthur Tonge 9,01849.7
United Australia gain from Labor (NSW) Swing N/A

1930

1930 New South Wales state election: Canterbury [38]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Arthur Tonge 11,82768.4
Nationalist Arthur Gardiner 5,17729.9
Independent Ioan Hill2881.7
Total formal votes17,29298.4
Informal votes2831.6
Turnout 17,57594.0
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1927

This section is an excerpt from 1927 New South Wales state election § Canterbury
1927 New South Wales state election: Canterbury [39]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Arthur Tonge 7,98353.9
Nationalist Arthur Long6,84146.1
Total formal votes14,82499.0
Informal votes1461.0
Turnout 14,97086.3
Labor win(new seat)

1920 - 1927

District abolished

Elections in the 1910s

1917

This section is an excerpt from 1917 New South Wales state election § Canterbury
1917 New South Wales state election: Canterbury [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Cann 8,27289.0+37.0
Independent James Lee1,02011.0+11.0
Total formal votes9,29298.9+1.3
Informal votes1051.1-1.3
Turnout 9,39741.6-30.2
Labor hold Swing +37.0

1914 by-election

1914 Canterbury by-election
Saturday 10 October [41]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Cann 2,05082.83
Independent James Huston42517.17
Total formal votes2,475100.00
Informal votes00.00
Turnout 2,47515.84 [lower-alpha 1]
Labor hold Swing  
Henry Peters (Labor) was made bankrupt. [41]

1913

This section is an excerpt from 1913 New South Wales state election § Canterbury
1913 New South Wales state election: Canterbury [42]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Henry Peters 5,69152.0
Liberal Reform John Draper4,70143.0
National Progressive Richard Messiter4394.0
Independent Liberal Ernest Dent1111.0
Total formal votes10,94271.8
Informal votes2682.4
Turnout 11,21071.8
Labor gain from Liberal Reform  

1910

This section is an excerpt from 1910 New South Wales state election § Canterbury
1910 New South Wales state election: Canterbury [43]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform Varney Parkes 5,82455.7+12.7
Labour Ernest Burgess4,622144.3+16.8
Independent John Gager170.2
Total formal votes10,46397.8+0.7
Informal votes2362.2-0.7
Turnout 10,69971.5-2.2
Member changed to Liberal Reform from Independent Liberal  

Elections in the 1900s

1907

This section is an excerpt from 1907 New South Wales state election § Canterbury
1907 New South Wales state election: Canterbury [44]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Liberal Varney Parkes 3,53143.0
Liberal Reform Thomas Mackenzie 2,41929.5-27.4
Labour Edgar Cutler2,25727.5+2.8
Total formal votes8,20797.1
Informal votes2462.9
Turnout 8,45373.7
Independent Liberal gain from Liberal Reform  

1904

This section is an excerpt from 1904 New South Wales state election § Canterbury
1904 New South Wales state election: Canterbury [45]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform Thomas Mackenzie 2,68756.9
Labour Edgar Cutler1,16624.7
Independent Thomas Taylor 81317.2
Independent Robert Smith561.2
Total formal votes4,72299.0
Informal votes481.0
Turnout 4,77056.8
Liberal Reform hold 

Canterbury lost part of the district to Camden and Granville. It absorbed parts of Marrickville, Petersham and St George. Thomas Mackenzie (Liberal Reform) was the member for Canterbury. Each of the members for Marrickville. Petersham and St George successfully contested their district.

1901

This section is an excerpt from 1901 New South Wales state election § Canterbury
1901 New South Wales state election: Canterbury [46]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform Thomas Mackenzie 1,04847.9-17.9
Independent Thomas Taylor (defeated)99145.3
Independent Frederick Barker562.6
Independent William Gilliver532.4
Independent Hampton Slatyer180.8
Independent Thomas Dalton170.8
Independent Frederick Webster30.14
Total formal votes2,18698.5-0.5
Informal votes341.5+0.5
Turnout 2,22062.0+7.6
Liberal Reform hold 

Varney Parkes (Free Trade) had won the seat at the 1898 election, however he resigned and Thomas Taylor (Independent) won the seat at the July 1900 by-election.

1900 by-election 2

1900 Canterbury colonial by-election
Saturday 28 July [47]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Thomas Taylor 86151.4
Liberal Reform Sydney Smith [lower-alpha 2] 81448.6
Total formal votes1,67598.9
Informal votes191.1
Turnout 1,69450.7 [lower-alpha 3]
Independent gain from Liberal Reform  
The election of Sydney Smith at the June 1900 by-election was declared void. [47]

1900 by-election 1

1900 Canterbury colonial by-election
Saturday 9 June [49]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Sydney Smith (elected)52749.6
Protectionist Thomas Taylor 52249.1
Independent Joseph Cooper141.3
Total formal votes1,06399.1
Informal votes100.9
Turnout 1,07332.1
Free Trade hold 
Varney Parkes resigned. [49]

Elections in the 1890s

1898

This section is an excerpt from 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Canterbury
1898 New South Wales colonial election: Canterbury [50]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Varney Parkes 1,08365.8
National Federal Thomas Bavin 53232.3
Independent Federalist George Rundle301.8
Total formal votes1,64599.0
Informal votes161.0
Turnout 1,66154.4
Free Trade hold 

1895

This section is an excerpt from 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Canterbury
1895 New South Wales colonial election: Canterbury [51]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Varney Parkes 95571.9
Independent Mark Hammond 37328.1
Total formal votes1,32899.6
Informal votes60.5
Turnout 1,33450.7
Free Trade hold 

1895 by-election

1895 Canterbury by-election
Tuesday 11 June [52]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Varney Parkes unopposed
Free Trade hold 
Varney Parkes resigned due to bankruptcy. [52]

1894

This section is an excerpt from 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Canterbury
1894 New South Wales colonial election: Canterbury [53]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Varney Parkes 1,05950.2
Ind. Free Trade Thomas Taylor 64430.5
Labour James McBean26712.7
Protectionist Thomas Wearne1406.6
Total formal votes2,11098.4
Informal votes351.6
Turnout 2,14580.8
Free Trade win(previously 4 members)

1891 re-count

1891 Canterbury election re-count
Wednesday 2 September [54]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Joseph Carruthers (re-elected 1)N/A
Labour Thomas Bavister (elected 2)4,45312.19+0.01
Labour Cornelius Danahey (elected 3)4,36311.99+0.03
Ind. Free Trade James Eve (elected 4)4,34911.92+0.02
Free Trade John Wheeler (defeated)4,34411.90-0.02
Total formal votes36,49199.30-0.02
Informal votes258 [lower-alpha 4] 0.70+0.02
Turnout 10,27954.96 [lower-alpha 5]  
  Ind. Free Trade gain 1 from Free Trade
The Elections and Qualifications Committee conducted a re-count of the 1891 Canterbury election and declared that John Wheeler (Free Trade) had not been elected the member for Canterbury. No by-election was conducted, instead the committee declared that James Eve (Ind. Free Trade) had been elected. [54]

1891

This section is an excerpt from 1891 New South Wales colonial election § Canterbury
1891 New South Wales colonial election: Canterbury
Wednesday 17 June [55]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Joseph Carruthers (re-elected 1)7,23119.81
Labour Thomas Bavister (elected 2)4,44912.19
Labour Cornelius Danahey (elected 3)4,37511.99
Free Trade John Wheeler (re-elected 4)4,34911.92
Ind. Free Trade James Eve 4,34411.90
Labour John Grant 3,85710.57
Free Trade Griffith Russell-Jones3,69010.11
Free Trade William Henson 2,7877.64
Protectionist William Webster 1,4173.88
Total formal votes36,49999.32
Informal votes2500.68
Turnout 10,27954.96
  Labour gain 2 from Free Trade
  Free Trade hold 2

The Elections and Qualifications Committee conducted a re-count in September 1891 which overturned the election of John Wheeler and declared that James Eve had been elected. [55] [56]

Elections in the 1880s

1889

This section is an excerpt from 1889 New South Wales colonial election § Canterbury
1889 New South Wales colonial election: Canterbury
Saturday 2 February [57]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Joseph Carruthers (elected 1)6,06620.6
Free Trade John Wheeler (elected 2)5,65819.2
Free Trade James Wilshire (elected 3)5,57618.9
Free Trade Alexander Hutchison (elected 4)5,50418.7
Protectionist John Watkin2,3207.9
Protectionist Wilfred Blacket 2,2077.5
Protectionist Alexander Ralston2,1207.2
Total formal votes29,45199.6
Informal votes1220.4
Turnout 8,43551.1
  Free Trade hold 4 

1887

This section is an excerpt from 1887 New South Wales colonial election § Canterbury
1887 New South Wales colonial election: Canterbury
Saturday 12 February [58]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Joseph Carruthers (elected 1)4,30219.8
Free Trade Alexander Hutchison (elected 2)3,01313.9
Free Trade William Henson (re-elected 3)2,38511.0
Free Trade William Davis (elected 4)2,26410.4
Free Trade James Wilshire 2,17910.0
Free Trade William Cameron2,1019.7
Free Trade John Wheeler 2,0289.3
Protectionist John Watkin1,5076.9
Free Trade Richard McCoy1,4776.8
Free Trade George Wallace5042.3
Total formal votes21,76099.3
Informal votes1600.7
Turnout 6,77653.6

1885

This section is an excerpt from 1885 New South Wales colonial election § Canterbury
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Canterbury
Friday 16 October [59]
CandidateVotes%
Mark Hammond (re-elected 1)2,76016.1
William Henson (re-elected 2)2,47914.5
Septimus Stephen (re-elected 3)2,43214.2
William Judd (elected 4)2,31113.5
Alban Riley 2,17812.7
Alexander Hutchison 1,95511.4
Richard McCoy1,91111.2
Thomas Robertson1,1046.4
Total formal votes17,13099.3
Informal votes1250.7
Turnout 6,04257.4
 (1 new seat)

1885 by-election

1885 Canterbury by-election
Wednesday 16 September [60]
CandidateVotes%
William Henson (elected)1,73368.1
Robert Hudson88833.9
Total formal votes2,62198.7
Informal votes351.3
Turnout 2,65625.3
Henry Moses was appointed to the Legislative Council. [60]

1884 by-election

1884 Canterbury by-election
Saturday 19 April [61]
CandidateVotes%
Mark Hammond (elected)1,31179.7
George Stevens33420.3
Total formal votes1,64598.1
Informal votes311.9
Turnout 1,67620.8
William Pigott resigned. [61]

1882

This section is an excerpt from 1882 New South Wales colonial election § Canterbury
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Canterbury
Saturday 9 December [62]
CandidateVotes%
William Pigott (re-elected 1)2,63827.5
Septimus Stephen (elected 2)1,93320.1
Henry Moses (elected 3)1,25613.1
Mark Hammond 1,14311.9
William Henson (defeated)1,11711.6
Joseph Mitchell 8799.2
William Archer 6336.6
Total formal votes9,59998.7
Informal votes1241.3
Turnout 3,92158.2
 (1 new seat)

Joseph Mitchell had previously been defeated as a sitting member for Newtown.

1880

This section is an excerpt from 1880 New South Wales colonial election § Canterbury
1880 New South Wales colonial election: Canterbury
Monday 22 November [63]
CandidateVotes%
William Pigott (elected 1)2,51342.1
William Henson (elected 2)1,38023.1
Alfred Allen 67211.3
Thomas Courtney62210.4
George Pile4938.3
Myles McRae 2323.9
Total formal votes56100.0
Informal votes5,9680.0
Turnout 5,99355.5

One sitting member John Lucas did not contest the election. The other sitting member Sir Henry Parkes successfully contested East Sydney.

Elections in the 1870s

1878 by-election

1878 Canterbury by-election
Tuesday 31 December [64]
CandidateVotes%
Sir Henry Parkes (re-elected)1,04890.9
Aaron Wheeler1059.1
Total formal votes1,153100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 1,15315.7
Sir Henry Parkes was appointed Colonial Secretary in the third Parkes ministry. [64]

1877

This section is an excerpt from 1877 New South Wales colonial election § Canterbury
1877 New South Wales colonial election: Canterbury
Monday 29 October [65]
CandidateVotes%
Sir Henry Parkes (elected 1)1,84128.4
John Lucas (re-elected 2)1,64525.4
Richard Hill (defeated)1,44322.3
George Pile96914.9
William Henson 5889.1
Total formal votes6,486100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 6,48649.2

1874-75

This section is an excerpt from 1874-75 New South Wales colonial election § Canterbury
1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: Canterbury
Monday 28 December 1874 [66]
CandidateVotes%
Richard Hill (re-elected 1)1,79135.9
John Lucas (re-elected 2)1,68933.9
William Pigott 1,42928.7
Aaron Wheeler771.5
Total formal votes4,986100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 3,39362.3

1872

This section is an excerpt from 1872 New South Wales colonial election § Canterbury
1872 New South Wales colonial election: Canterbury
Tuesday 20 February [67]
CandidateVotes%
Richard Hill (re-elected 1)1,71538.7
John Lucas (re-elected 2)1,44232.5
Richard Wynne1,14725.9
William Henson 982.2
John Davis300.7
Total formal votes4,432100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 2,80654.7

1871 by-election

1871 Canterbury by-election
Friday 6 January [68]
CandidateVotes%
John Lucas (elected)1,38862.2
William Henson 84437.8
Total formal votes2,232100.0
Informal votes00.00
Turnout 2,23245.2
Montagu Stephen resigned. [68]

Elections in the 1860s

1869-70

This section is an excerpt from 1869-70 New South Wales colonial election § Canterbury
1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: Canterbury
Thursday 23 December 1869 [69]
CandidateVotes%
Montagu Stephen (elected 1)1,25226.3
Richard Hill (re-elected 2)1,21925.7
John Lucas (defeated)97920.6
William Hanson94719.9
Thomas Sullivan3397.1
W R Templeton170.4
Total formal votes4,753100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 2,48154.7

1868 by-election

1868 Canterbury by-election
Wednesday 16 September [70]
CandidateVotes%
Richard Hill (elected)unopposed 
James Pemell resigned. [70]

1865 by-election

1865 Canterbury by-election
Friday 24 February [71]
CandidateVotes%
James Pemell (elected)1,10470.2
John Waller 46929.8
Total formal votes1,573100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 1,57344.9
John Lucas resigned. [71]

1864-65

This section is an excerpt from 1864–65 New South Wales colonial election § Canterbury
1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: Canterbury
Wednesday 7 December 1864 [72]
CandidateVotes%
James Oatley (elected 1)93732.3
John Lucas (re-elected 2)78527.1
Edward Raper (defeated)38513.3
Samuel Lyons 37412.9
William Roberts 32411.2
William Forster 682.4
Tertius Rider150.5
John Beer100.4
Total formal votes2,898100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 1,79251.1

1860

This section is an excerpt from 1860 New South Wales colonial election § Canterbury
1860 New South Wales colonial election: Canterbury
Saturday 15 December [73]
CandidateVotes%
John Lucas (re-elected 1)88443.9
Edward Raper (elected 2)62931.2
William Roberts (defeated)38419.1
Richard Cowan1195.9
Total formal votes2,016100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 1,24440.0

William Roberts was the sitting member for Goulburn.

1860 by-election

1860 Canterbury by-election
Saturday 4 February [74]
CandidateVotes%
John Lucas (elected)71370.7
William Sherwin24924.7
Maurice Reynolds464.6
Total formal votes1,008100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 1,00833.3
Edward Flood resigned. [74]

Elections in the 1850s

1859

This section is an excerpt from 1859 New South Wales colonial election § Canterbury
1859 New South Wales colonial election: Canterbury
Saturday 18 June [75]
CandidateVotes%
Edward Flood (re-elected 1)61925.3
Samuel Lyons (elected 2)53822.0
John Lucas 49720.3
Samuel Terry 35214.4
William Windeyer 32913.5
Maurice Reynolds1124.6
Total formal votes2,447100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 1,56051.5

Notes

  1. estimate based on an electoral roll of 15,623 at the 1913 election. [42]
  2. Party labels are difficult to define in 1900, with the Free Trade Party transforming into the Liberal Reform Party. [47]
  3. estimate based on an electoral roll of 3,340 at June 1900. [48]
  4. Calculated on the assumption that the total number of votes did not change.
  5. Change is compared to the previously declared count for the election.

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