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Canterbury - 1894 (Roll: 2,655) Won by Free Trade Nominations: Saturday, 14 July 1894 Candidate Party Votes Votes % McBean, James Labor Party 267 12.65 Parkes, Varney (Re-elected) Free Trade 1,059 50.19 Taylor, Thomas Whitford Ind Free Trade 644 30.52 Wearne, Thomas Protectionist 140 6.64 Formal Votes 2,110 Informal Votes 35 1.63 Total Votes / Turnout 2,145 80.79 Notes: Of the four sitting MPs for Canterbury, Carruthers contested St George, Bavister contested Ashfield, Danahey contested Petersham while James Eve did not contest the 1894 election. Varney Parkes was a sitting MP for East Sydney.