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Canterbury - By-election (Roll: 4,943)
Nominations: Monday, 2 January 1871, Polling: Friday, 6 January 1871
Candidate Votes Votes %
Henson, William 844 37.81
Lucas, John (Elected) 1,388 62.19
Formal Votes 2,232
Informal Votes 0 0.00
Total Votes / Turnout 2,232 45.15
Cause Category: Resignation - Other
Notes: According to his ADB entry, Montagu Consett Stephen resigned from Parliament in December 1870 in delicate health and visited England, where he died of kidney disease in May 1872.
Source: Report of nominations, 3 January 1871, with results from SMH 7 January, p.7 col.3, though it is not clear whether this is the declaration of poll.