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Canterbury - 1872 (Roll: 5,131) - 2 to be elected Nominations: Friday, 16 February 1872, Polling: Tuesday, 20 February 1872 Candidate Votes Votes % Hill, Richard (Re-elected 1) 1,715 38.70 Lucas, John (Re-elected 2) 1,442 32.54 Wynne, Richard 1,147 25.88 Henson, William 98 2.21 Davis, John 30 0.68 Formal Votes 4,432 Informal Votes 0 0.00 Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 4,432 43.19 Persons Voting / Turnout 2,806 54.69 Source: Report of nominations, SMH 17 February 1872, p.5 col.3-6, results from SMH 21 February, p.5 col.4