1914 Canterbury state by-election

A by-election for the seat of Canterbury in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 10 October 1914. The by-election was triggered by the bankruptcy of Labor member Henry Peters.[1]

Dates

Date	Event
23 September 1914	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[2]
30 September 1914	Day of nomination
10 October 1914	Polling day
20 October 1914	Return of writ

Candidates

George Cann was a member of the Australian House of Representatives for Nepean from the 1910 federal election until his defeat at the 1913 election.[3] He was a candidate for the Legislative Assembly seat of Upper Hunter at the 1913 NSW election, but was defeated.[4] James Huston was an alderman in the Municipality of Bankstown.[5]

Results

1914 Canterbury state by-election [1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	George Cann	2,050	82.83
	Independent	James Huston	425	17.17
Informal votes			0	0.00
Turnout			2,475
	Labor hold		Swing

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Canterbury
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

References

1. Green, Antony. "1914 Canterbury by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
2. "Writ of election: Canterbury". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (169). 23 September 1914. p. 5807. Retrieved 28 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
3. "The Hon. George Cann (1871–1948)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
4. Green, Antony. "1913 election Upper Hunter". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
5. "Politics and Politicians: Reflections and Personal Gossip". The Catholic Press. 15 October 1914. p. 21. Retrieved 28 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.