1885 Canterbury colonial by-election

A by-election for the seat of Canterbury in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 16 September 1885 because Henry Moses was appointed to the Legislative Council.[1]

Dates
Date Event
2 September 1885 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[2]
12 September 1885 Day of nomination
16 September 1885 Polling day
22 September 1885 Return of writ

Results
1885 Canterbury colonial by-election [3]
Candidate Votes %
William Henson 1,733 68.12
Robert Hudson 888 49.11
Invalid or blank votes 35 1.32%
Total votes 2,656 100
Voter turnout 25.25%
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See also

References
  1. "Mr Henry Moses (1832-1926)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Canterbury". New South Wales Government Gazette (385). 2 September 1885. p. 5759. Retrieved 30 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. Green, Antony. "1885 Canterbury by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
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