1895 Canterbury colonial by-election

A by-election for the seat of Canterbury in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 14 June 1895 because Varney Parkes was forced to resign because he was bankrupt, but was re-elected unopposed.[1]

Dates
Date Event
3 June 1895 Varney Parkes resigned.[2]
4 June 1895 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[3]
5 June 1895 Varney Parkes declared bankrupt.[4]
11 June 1895 Day of nomination
14 June 1895 Polling day
21 June 1895 Return of writ

Results
1895 Canterbury by-election
Tuesday 11 June [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Varney Parkes unopposed
Free Trade hold  

Varney Parkes resigned due to bankruptcy.[5]

See also

References
  1. Raine, Louise; Reynolds, Peter. "Parkes, Varney (1859–1935)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 28 September 2019 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
  2. "Mr Varney Parkes (1859-1935)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  3. "Writ of election: Canterbury". New South Wales Government Gazette (369). 5 June 1895. p. 3716. Retrieved 28 September 2019 – via Trove.
  4. "In bankruptcy: re Varney Parkes". New South Wales Government Gazette (376). 11 June 1895. p. 3813. Retrieved 13 September 2020 – via Trove.
  5. Green, Antony. "1895 Canterbury by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 September 2019.


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