1900 Canterbury colonial by-election 1

A by-election for the seat of Canterbury in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 9 June 1900 because of the resignation of Varney Parkes.[1] While Sydney Smith was declared elected, the by-election was voided by the Elections and Qualifications Committee and Thomas Taylor won the subsequent by-election.[2]

Dates

Date	Event
4 June 1900	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[3]
7 June 1900	Day of nomination
9 June 1900	Polling day
16 June 1900	Return of writ

Results

June 1900 Canterbury colonial by-election [1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Free Trade	Sydney Smith	527	49.58
	Protectionist	Thomas Taylor	522	49.11
	Independent	Joseph Cooper	14	1.32
Informal votes			10	0.93
Turnout			1,073	32.13
	Free Trade hold

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Canterbury

References

1. Green, Antony. "June 1900 Canterbury by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
2. Green, Antony. "July 1900 Canterbury by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
3. "Writ of election: Canterbury". New South Wales Government Gazette (552). 5 June 1900. p. 4409. Retrieved 28 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.