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Canterbury - 1860 (Roll: 3,113) - 2 to be elected Nominations: Thursday, 13 December 1860, Polling: Saturday, 15 December 1860 Candidate Votes Votes % Lucas, John (Re-elected 1) 884 43.85 Raper, Edward (Elected 2) 629 31.20 Roberts, William (Defeated) 384 19.05 Cowan, Richard 119 5.90 Formal Votes 2,016 Informal Votes 0 0.00 Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 2,016 32.38 Persons Voting / Turnout 1,244 39.96 Notes: Sitting MP Samuel Lyons did not re-contest. William Roberts was a sitting MP for Goulburn. Source: Report of nominations, 14 December 1860, p.4-5, with result from SMH 17 December, p.4 col.5 including booth results.