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Canterbury - 1874-5 (Roll: 5,449) - 2 to be elected
Nominations: Wednesday, 23 December 1874, Polling: Monday, 28 December 1874
Candidate Votes Votes %
Hill, Richard (Re-elected 1) 1,791 35.92
Lucas, John (Re-elected 2) 1,689 33.87
Pigott, William Hilson 1,429 28.66
Wheeler, Aaron 77 1.54
Formal Votes 4,986
Informal Votes 0 0.00
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 4,986 45.75
Persons Voting / Turnout 3,393 62.27
Source: Report of nominations SMH 24 December 1874, pp.2-3, with results from SMH 29 December, p.5 col.3. Same totals in Evening News, 29 December, p.2 col.4 including booth results.