1878 Canterbury colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Canterbury on 10 January 1878 because Sir Henry Parkes was appointed Colonial Secretary forming the third Parkes ministry.[1] Such ministerial by-elections were usually uncontested however on this occasion a poll was required in Canterbury and The Lachlan (James Watson). Both were comfortably re-elected. The other 5 ministers were re-elected unopposed.[2]

Dates

Date Event
21 December 1878 Third Parkes ministry appointed.[3]
Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[4]
28 December 1878 Nominations
31 December 1878 Polling day
20 January 1879 Return of writ

Result

1878 Canterbury by-election
Tuesday 31 December [5]
Candidate Votes %
Sir Henry Parkes (re-elected) 1,048 90.9
Aaron Wheeler 105 9.1
Total formal votes 1,153 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 1,153 15.7

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sir Henry Parkes (1815–1896)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  2. ^ Green, Antony. "1877 to 1880 by-elections". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Appointment of ministers". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 406. 21 December 1872. p. 5113. Retrieved 1 October 2020 – via Trove.
  4. ^ "Writ of election: Canterbury". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 407. 21 December 1878. p. 5115. Retrieved 1 October 2020 – via Trove.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1878 Canterbury by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 October 2020.