1885 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 16 September 1885 because Henry Moses was appointed to the Legislative Council.[1]

Dates

Date Event
2 September 1885 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[2]
12 September 1885 Day of nomination
16 September 1885 Polling day
22 September 1885 Return of writ

Results

1885 Canterbury by-election
Wednesday 16 September [3]
Candidate Votes %
William Henson (elected) 1,733 68.1%
Robert Hudson 888 33.9%
Total formal votes 2,621 98.7
Informal votes 35 1.3
Turnout 2,656 25.3

See also

References

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