1895 Canterbury colonial by-election

none April 2021 April 2021 1895 Canterburycolonial by-election New South Wales parliamentary no 1894 New South Wales colonial election 1894 11 June 1895 1895 New South Wales colonial election July 1895 2,6551894roll Electoral district of Canterbury in theNew South Wales Legislative Assembly 170x170px Varney Parkes Free Trade Party Unopposed MP Varney Parkes Free Trade Party Varney Parkes Free Trade Party The 1895 Canterbury colonial by-election was held on 11 June 1895 to elect the member for Canterbury in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, following the resignation of Free Trade Party MP Varney Parkes.MR VARNEY PARKES UNOPPOSED https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/14001056 Sydney Morning Herald 28 January 2025 5 11 June 1895VARNEY PARKES https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/61270848 Clarence and Richmond Examiner 28 January 2025 4 11 June 1895 Under the Constitution of New South Wales, if a sitting member "becomes bankrupt or takes the benefit of any law for the relief of bankrupt or insolvent debtors" they are disqualified from sitting in parliament.CONSTITUTION ACT 1902 - SECT 13A https://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/ca1902188/s13a.html AustLII 28 January 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20230319054926/http://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/ca1902188/s13a.html 19 March 2023Qualification and Disqualification of Members of Parliament https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/la/proceduralpublications/Documents/wppbook/Appendix%20GQualification%20and%20Disqualification%20of%20Members%20of%20Parliament.pdf Parliament of New South Wales 28 January 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20240615231328/https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/la/proceduralpublications/Documents/wppbook/Appendix%20GQualification%20and%20Disqualification%20of%20Members%20of%20Parliament.pdf 15 June 2024 Parkes became bankrupt because of business failings and mortgage foreclosures, having owed a large sum of money to the Bank of New South Wales (most of it as guarantee for his father, Sir Henry Parkes).MR. V. PARKES'S INSOLVENCY https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/203606478 The Age 28 January 2025 6 28 June 1895A FILIAL BANKRUPT https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/31169689 Queanbeyan Age 28 January 2025 2 29 June 1895 Parkes was the only candidate to contest, and he was declared elected at the close of candidate nominations.MR. V. PARKES RE-ELECTED https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/108090788 Evening News 28 January 2025 6 11 June 1895MR. VARNEY PARKES UNOPPOSED https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/238512804 The Daily Telegraph 28 January 2025 6 11 June 1895 He was again re-elected one month later at the New South Wales colonial election on 24 July 1895.Return of Mr. V. Parkes https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/13986123 Sydney Morning Herald 28 January 2025 6 25 July 1895Green Antony Canterbury - 1895 https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/electionresults18562007/1895/Canterbury.htm Parliament of New South Wales 28 January 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250121151659/https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/electionresults18562007/1895/Canterbury.htm 21 January 2025 Key events 3 June 1895 − Varney Parkes resignsMr Varney PARKES (1859 - 1935) https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/members/formermembers/Pages/former-member-details.aspx?pk=1020 Parliament of New South Wales 28 January 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20241127052833/https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/members/formermembers/Pages/former-member-details.aspx?pk=1020 27 November 2024 4 June 1895 − Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative AssemblyWRIT OF ELECTION https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/222225016 New South Wales Government Gazette 28 January 2025 3716 5 June 1895 5 June 1895 − Varney Parkes declared bankruptIN BANKRUPTCY https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/222225422 New South Wales Government Gazette 28 January 2025 3813 11 June 1895 11 June 1895 − Candidate nominations 14 June 1895 − Polling day (no poll held) 21 June 1895 − Return of writ (scheduled date) Results [[1895 Canterbury colonial by-election|1895 Canterbury colonial by-election]]Green Antony Canterbury - By-election 1895 https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/electionresults18562007/1894/Canterbury_1.htm Parliament of New South Wales 28 January 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250121151824/https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/electionresults18562007/1894/Canterbury_1.htm 21 January 2025 Varney Parkes Free Trade unopposed 2,6551894roll Estimate based on a roll of 2,655 at the 1894 election.Green Antony Canterbury - 1894 https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/electionresults18562007/1894/Canterbury.htm Parliament of New South Wales 28 January 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250121153745/https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/electionresults18562007/1894/Canterbury.htm 21 January 2025 Free Trade No See also Electoral results for the district of Canterbury List of New South Wales state by-elections Notes References expanded Category:1895 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:June 1895 in Oceania