A by-election for the seat of Canterbury in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 6 January 1871 because of the resignation of Montagu Stephen due to ill health.[1][2]

Dates

DateEvent
14 December 1870 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[3]
2 January 1871 Nominations at Ashfield
6 January 1871 Polling day
31 January 1871 Return of writ

Results

1871 Canterbury by-election
Friday 6 January[2]
Candidate Votes %
John Lucas (elected) 1,388 62.2
William Henson 844 37.8
Total formal votes 2,232 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.00
Turnout 2,232 45.2

See also

References

  1. "Mr Montagu Consett Stephen (1827-1872)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1871 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. 307. New South Wales, Australia. 15 December 1870. p. 2785. Retrieved 30 September 2019 via Trove.
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