1914 Canterbury state by-election

Election result for Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia

A by-election for the seat of Canterbury in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 10 October 1914. The by-election was triggered by the bankruptcy of Henry Peters (Labor).[1]

Dates

Date Event
18 September 1914 Henry Peters made bankrupt.[2]
23 September 1914 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[3]
30 September 1914 Day of nomination
10 October 1914 Polling day
20 October 1914 Return of writ

Candidates

  • George Cann was a member of the Australian House of Representatives for Nepean from the 1910 federal election until his defeat at the 1913 election.[4] He was a candidate for the Legislative Assembly seat of Upper Hunter at the 1913 NSW election, but was defeated.[5]
  • James Huston was an alderman in the Municipality of Bankstown.[6]

Results

1914 Canterbury by-election
Saturday 10 October [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Cann 2,050 82.83
Independent James Huston 425 17.17
Total formal votes 2,475 100.00
Informal votes 0 0.00
Turnout 2,475 15.84 [a]
Labor hold Swing  

See also

Notes

  1. ^ estimate based on an electoral roll of 15,623 at the 1913 election.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1914 Canterbury by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  2. ^ "In bankruptcy: re Henry John Frederick Peters". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 167. 23 September 1914. p. 5799. Retrieved 16 February 2021 – via Trove.
  3. ^ "Writ of election: Canterbury". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 169. 23 September 1914. p. 5807. Retrieved 28 September 2019 – via Trove.
  4. ^ "The Hon. George Cann (1871–1948)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1913 Upper Hunter". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Politics and Politicians: Reflections and Personal Gossip". The Catholic Press. 15 October 1914. p. 21. Retrieved 28 September 2019 – via Trove.
  7. ^ Green, Antony. "1913 Canterbury". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
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