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Canterbury - By-election (Roll: 3,505) Nominations: Tuesday, 21 February 1865, Polling: Friday, 24 February 1865 Candidate Votes Votes % Pemell, James (Elected) 1,104 70.18 Waller, John Gough 469 29.82 Formal Votes 1,573 Informal Votes 0 0.00 Total Votes / Turnout 1,573 44.88 Cause Category: Elected to two seats Notes: John Lucas was elected MP for Hartley the day after winning Canterbury. He resigned as MP for Canterbury. Source: SMH report of nominations, 22 February 1865, p.5 col.2-4, results 25 February, p.5 col.5, includes booth results.