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Canterbury - By-election (Roll: 10,520) Nominations: Saturday, 12 September 1885, Polling: Wednesday, 16 September 1885 Candidate Votes Votes % Henson, William (Elected) 1,733 66.12 Hudson, Robert 888 33.88 Formal Votes 2,621 Informal Votes 35 1.32 Total Votes / Turnout 2,656 25.25 Cause Category: LC Appointment Notes: Henry Moses was appointed to the Legislative Council. Source: Report of nominations, SMH 14 September 1885, p.4 col.5-6, results from SMH 17 September, p.6 col.3, includes booth results.