1895 Canterbury colonial by-election

A by-election for the seat of Canterbury in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 14 June 1895 because Varney Parkes was forced to resign because he was declared bankrupt, but was re-elected unopposed.[1]

Dates

Date	Event
4 June 1895	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[2]
1 June 1895	Day of nomination
14June 1895	Polling day
21 June 1895	Return of writ

Results

1895 Canterbury colonial by-election [3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Free Trade	Varney Parkes	unopposed
	Free Trade hold

See also

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

References

1. Raine, Louise; Reynolds, Peter. "Parkes, Varney (1859–1935)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 28 September 2019 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
2. "Writ of election: Canterbury". New South Wales Government Gazette (369). 5 June 1895. p. 3716. Retrieved 28 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
3. Green, Antony. "1895 Canterbury by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 September 2019.