1914 Canterbury state by-election

A by-election for the seat of Canterbury in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 10 October 1914. The by-election was triggered by the bankruptcy of Labor member Henry Peters.[1]

Dates
Date Event
23 September 1914 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[2]
30 September 1914 Day of nomination
10 October 1914 Polling day
20 October 1914 Return of writ

Candidates

George Cann was a member of the Australian House of Representatives for Nepean from the 1910 federal election until his defeat at the 1913 election.[3] He was a candidate for the Legislative Assembly seat of Upper Hunter at the 1913 NSW election, but was defeated.[4] James Huston was an alderman in the Municipality of Bankstown.[5]

Results
1914 Canterbury state by-election [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Cann 2,050 82.83
Independent James Huston 425 17.17
Informal votes 0 0.00
Turnout 2,475
Labor hold Swing 

See also

References
  1. Green, Antony. "1914 Canterbury by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Canterbury". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (169). 23 September 1914. p. 5807. Retrieved 28 September 2019 – via Trove.
  3. "The Hon. George Cann (1871–1948)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  4. Green, Antony. "1913 Upper Hunter". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  5. "Politics and Politicians: Reflections and Personal Gossip". The Catholic Press. 15 October 1914. p. 21. Retrieved 28 September 2019 – via Trove.
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