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Canterbury - By-election (Roll: 3,028) Nominations: Tuesday, 31 January 1860, Polling: Saturday, 4 February 1860 Candidate Votes Votes % Lucas, John (Elected) 713 70.73 Reynolds, Maurice 46 4.56 Sherwin, William 249 24.70 Formal Votes 1,008 Informal Votes 0 0.00 Total Votes / Turnout 1,008 33.29 Cause Category: Resignation - Other Notes: Edward Flood resigned (13 Jan). (Reason not known) Source: SMH, report of nominations 1 February 1860, p.3 col.2-5, results 5 February, p.4 col.5