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
[edit]| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 16 January 1860 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[3] |
| 31 January 1860 | Nominations |
| 4 February 1860 | Polling day |
| 7 February 1860 | Return of writ |
Results
[edit]| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Lucas (elected) | 713 | 70.7 | |
| William Sherwin | 249 | 24.7 | |
| Maurice Reynolds | 46 | 4.6 | |
| Total formal votes | 1,008 | 100.0 | |
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Turnout | 1,008 | 33.3 | |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Mr Edward Flood (1805–1888)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ a b 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. No. 12. 17 January 1860. p. 94. Retrieved 30 September 2019 – via Trove.
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