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[]
Date | Event |
---|---|
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[]
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[]
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1865 Canterbury by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1864-5 results Canterbury". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1864-5 results Hartley". 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 (220). 2 September 1868. p. 3115. Retrieved 30 September 2019 – via Trove.
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- 1865 elections in Australia
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- 1860s in New South Wales