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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.