1860 Canterbury colonial by-election
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]
Dates
Date | Event |
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16 January 1860 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[3] |
31 January 1860 | Day of nomination |
4 February 1860 | Polling day |
7 February 1860 | Return of writ |
Results
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Lucas | 713 | 70.73 | |
William Sherwin | 249 | 24.70 | |
Maurice Reynolds | 46 | 4.56 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.00 | |
Turnout | 1,008 | 33.29 |
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References
- "Mr Edward Flood (1805–1888)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- Green, Antony. "1860 Canterbury by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- "Writ of election: Canterbury". New South Wales Government Gazette (12). 17 January 1860. p. 94. Retrieved 30 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
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