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1860 Canterbury colonial by-election

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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

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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

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1860 Canterbury by-election
Saturday 4 February [2]
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

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References

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  1. ^ "Mr Edward Flood (1805–1888)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1860 Canterbury by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Writ of election: Canterbury". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 12. 17 January 1860. p. 94. Retrieved 30 September 2019 – via Trove.