1871 Canterbury colonial by-election

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

Date	Event
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

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