Canterbury - 1864-5 (Roll: 3,505) - 2 to be elected
Nominations: Saturday, 3 December 1864, Polling: Wednesday, 7 December 1864
Candidate
Votes
Votes %
Oatley, James (Elected 1)
937
32.33
Lucas, John (Re-elected 2)
785
27.09
Raper, Edward (Defeated)
385
13.29
Lyons, Samuel
374
12.91
Roberts, William
324
11.18
Forster, William
68
2.35
Rider, Tertius Thomas
15
0.52
Beer, John
10
0.35
Formal Votes
2,898
Informal Votes
0
0.00
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout
2,898
41.34
Persons Voting / Turnout
1,792
51.13
Notes: It is clear from the report of nominations that William Forster was nominated without his consent and he was not present.
Source: Report of nominations, SMH 5 December 1864, p.5 col.1-5, results from SMH 8 December, p.5 col.1 including booth details, and Empire 8 December, p.5 col.2. SMH election summary on 21 December published slightly different figures (927 for Oatley and 8 for Beer).