1885 Canterbury colonial by-election

A by-election for the seat of Canterbury in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 16 September 1885 because Henry Moses was appointed to the Legislative Council.^[1]

Dates

Date	Event
2 September 1885	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[2]
12 September 1885	Day of nomination
16 September 1885	Polling day
22 September 1885	Return of writ

Results

1885 Canterbury by-election
Wednesday 16 September ^[3]

Candidate		Votes	%
William Henson (elected)		1,733	68.1
Robert Hudson		888	33.9
Total formal votes		2,621	98.7
Informal votes		35	1.3
Turnout		2,656	25.3

See also

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

References

1. "Mr Henry Moses (1832-1926)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
2. "Writ of election: Canterbury". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 385. 2 September 1885. p. 5759. Retrieved 30 September 2019 – via Trove.
3. Green, Antony. "1885 Canterbury by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 September 2019.