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Canterbury - By-election (Roll: 7,353)
Nominations: Saturday, 28 December 1878, Polling: Tuesday, 31 December 1878
Candidate
Votes
Votes %
Parkes, Henry
(Re-elected)
1,048
90.89
Wheeler, Aaron
105
9.11
Formal Votes
1,153
Informal Votes
0
0.00
Total Votes / Turnout
1,153
15.68
Cause Category
: Ministerial by-election
Notes
: By-election on the formation of the third Parkes ministry.
Source
: SMH, report of nominations, 30 December 1878, p.7 col.3-6, results 1 January 1879, p.5 col.3 including booth results.