1860 Canterbury colonial by-election

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

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	Day of nomination
4 February 1860	Polling day
7 February 1860	Return of writ

Results

1860 Canterbury by-election
Saturday 4 February [2]

Candidate		Votes	%
John Lucas (elected)		713	70.73
William Sherwin		249	24.70
Maurice Reynolds		46	4.56
Total formal votes		1,008	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.00
Turnout		1,008	33.29

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Canterbury
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

References

1. "Mr Edward Flood (1805–1888)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
2. 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 (12). 17 January 1860. p. 94. Retrieved 30 September 2019 – via Trove.