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Canterbury - By-election (Roll: 18,704)
Retained by Free Trade
Nominations: Wednesday, 2 September 1891, Polling: Wednesday, 2 September 1891 (No poll held)
Candidate Party Votes Votes %
Eve, James (Elected) Free Trade Elected unopposed
Cause Category: Qualifications Committee
Notes: Irregularities in the conduct of the poll resulted in John Wheeler being unseated by the Elections and Qualifications Committee, replaced by his opponent James Eve. A by-election was not held, but this record tracks the change in parliamentary membership. See Elections and Qualifications Committee Report, LAVP 1891-2, Vol A2 p.27.