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 Henry Peters (Labor).[1]

Dates

Date	Event
18 September 1914	Henry Peters made bankrupt.[2]
23 September 1914	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[3]
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.[4] He was a candidate for the Legislative Assembly seat of Upper Hunter at the 1913 NSW election, but was defeated.[5]
• James Huston was an alderman in the Municipality of Bankstown.[6]

Results

1914 Canterbury by-election
Saturday 10 October [1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Cann	2,050	82.83
	Independent	James Huston	425	17.17
Total formal votes			2,475	100.00
Informal votes			0	0.00
Turnout			2,475	15.84 [a]
	Labor hold		Swing

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Canterbury
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

Notes

1. estimate based on an electoral roll of 15,623 at the 1913 election.[7]

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. "In bankruptcy: re Henry John Frederick Peters". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 167. 23 September 1914. p. 5799. Retrieved 16 February 2021 – via Trove.
3. "Writ of election: Canterbury". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 169. 23 September 1914. p. 5807. Retrieved 28 September 2019 – via Trove.
4. "The Hon. George Cann (1871–1948)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
5. Green, Antony. "1913 Upper Hunter". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
6. "Politics and Politicians: Reflections and Personal Gossip". The Catholic Press. 15 October 1914. p. 21. Retrieved 28 September 2019 – via Trove.
7. Green, Antony. "1913 Canterbury". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.