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]

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

Dates