1868 Canterbury colonial by-election

A by-election for the seat of Canterbury in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held in September 1868 because of the resignation of James Pemell. ^[1][2]

Dates

Date	Event
2 September 1868	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[3]
16 September 1868	Day of nomination
19 September 1868	Polling day
31 January 1871	Return of writ

Results

1868 Canterbury by-election
Wednesday 16 September ^[2]

Candidate		Votes	%
Richard Hill (elected)		unopposed

See also

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

References

1. "Mr James Pemell (1816-1906)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
2. Green, Antony. "1868 Canterbury by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
3. "Writ of election: Canterbury". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 220. 2 September 1868. p. 3115. Retrieved 30 September 2019 – via Trove.