1865 Canterbury colonial by-election

A by-election for the seat of Canterbury in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 24 February 1865 because of the resignation of John Lucas,[1] who had been elected to both Canterbury,[2] and Hartley.[3]

Dates
DateEvent
15 February 1865 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[4]
21 February 1865 Day of nomination
24 February 1865 Polling day
28 February 1865 Return of writ

Results
1865 Canterbury by-election
Friday 24 February [1]
Candidate Votes %
James Pemell (elected) 1,104 70.2
John Waller 469 29.8
Total formal votes 1,573 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 1,573 44.9

See also

References
  1. Green, Antony. "1865 Canterbury by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  2. Green, Antony. "1864-5 results Canterbury". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  3. Green, Antony. "1864-5 results Hartley". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  4. "Writ of election: Canterbury". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 220. 2 September 1868. p. 3115. Retrieved 30 September 2019 – via Trove.
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