1884 Canterbury colonial by-election

A by-election for the seat of Canterbury in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 19 April 1884 because of the resignation of William Pigott due to ill health.^[1][2]

Dates

Date	Event
8 April 1884	William Pigott resigned.[1]
9 April 1884	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[3]
17 April 1884	Day of nomination
19 April 1884	Polling day
22 April 1884	Return of writ

Results

1884 Canterbury by-election
Saturday 19 April ^[2]

Candidate		Votes	%
Mark Hammond (elected)		1,311	79.7
George Stevens		334	20.3
Total formal votes		1,645	98.1
Informal votes		31	1.9
Turnout		1,676	20.8

See also

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