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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.