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1884 Canterbury colonial by-election

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By-election in New South Wales, Australia

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.

Dates

Date	Event
8 April 1884	William Pigott resigned.
9 April 1884	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.
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
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

References

^ "Mr William Hilson Pigott (1839-1909)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
^ Green, Antony. "1884 Canterbury by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
"Writ of election: Canterbury". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 166. 9 April 1884. p. 2413. Retrieved 30 September 2019 – via Trove.

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