Canterbury - 1889 (Roll: 16,514) - 4 to be elected
Elected - Free Trade (4)
Nominations: Tuesday, 29 January 1889, Polling: Saturday, 2 February 1889
Candidate
Party
Votes
Votes %
Carruthers, Joseph Hector (Re-elected 1)
Free Trade
6,066
20.60
Wheeler, John (Elected 2)
Free Trade
5,658
19.21
Wilshire, James Thompson (Elected 3)
Free Trade
5,576
18.93
Hutchison, Alexander (Re-elected 4)
Free Trade
5,504
18.69
Watkin, John Wesley
Protectionist
2,320
7.88
Blacket, Wilfred
Protectionist
2,207
7.49
Ralston, Alexander Gerard
Protectionist
2,120
7.20
Formal Votes
29,451
Informal Votes
122
0.41
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout
29,573
45.32
Persons Voting / Turnout
8,435
51.08
Notes: WL Davis and William Henson did not contest the election. Minor discrepancies with Daily Telegraph totals published on the same day which showed Watkin on 2302 and Ralston on 2102. The Telegraph also printed Ralston's middle name as 'Gerrard', which appears to be an error.
Source: Report of nominations, SMH 30 January 1889, p.5 col.1-3, results from SMH 4 February, p.4 col.5