1861 Electoral Roll for Canterbury
Persons Claiming to have their names placed on the roll
| Name | Residence | Qualification | ||
| Bowles | John | Timaru | Freehold | |
| Brodie | James | Matatiki | Freehold | |
| Brown | Archibald | Orari | Freehold | |
| Buchanan | George | Timaru | Freehold | |
| Butler | Samuel | Mesopotamia | Freehold | |
| Butterworth | William | Opawa River | Freehold | |
| Cain | Henry | Timaru | Freehold | |
| Duff | John Edward | Timaru | Leasehold | |
| Dunnage | Robert | Burke's Pass | Household | |
| Ellis | Joseph | New Town, Timaru | Freehold | |
| Exley | Harpin | Timaru | Leasehold | |
| Fleury | Edward | Timaru | Leasehold | |
| Gibson | John | Timaru | Freehold | |
| Gladstone | Henry John | Roborough Downs | Household | |
| Hamilton | William John W. | Christchurch | Freehold | |
| Harding | Thomas | Scarness Station | Freehold | |
| Harrison | William | Timaru | Freehold | |
| Hayhurst | John | Temuka | Household | |
| Heney | John | Scotsburn | Freehold | |
| Hornbrook | Alfred | Mt. Pleasant | Freehold | |
| Irvine | Adam | Scotsburn | Freehold | |
| Irvine | John | Scotsburn | Freehold | |
| Maslin | Caleb | Timaru | Leasehold | |
| Mason | Thomas George W. | Wash Dyke | Leasehold | |
| McLean | Robertson | Ashburton River | Household | |
| Mellish | George Lilly | Lake Heron, Timaru | Leasehold | |
| Meyer | Johann | Arowenua | Freehold | |
| Neal | William | Temuka | Freehold | |
| O'Flanagan | Edward B. | Christchurch | Freehold | |
| Paget | William | Timaru | Freehold | |
| Perriman | Thomas | Arowenua | Freehold | |
| Reed | Robert | Timaru | Freehold | |
| Reilly | John | Timaru | Household | |
| Sanderson | Thomas | Mt. Plenty | Freehold | |
| Scarf | Robert | Ashbury | Freehold | |
| Shepherd | James | Timaru | Freehold | |
| Simpson | John | Timaru | Freehold | |
| Stafford | Edward William | Auckland | Freehold | |
| Studholme | John | Selwyn | Freehold | |
| Studholme | Michael | Waimati | Freehold | |
| Thompson | Leslie Collier | Otaio Station | Household | |
| Waldin | Henry | Timaru | Household | |
| Walker | Sherbrook | Four Peak Station | Leasehold | |
| Weaver | Arthur | Timaru | Household | |
| After some weeks objections were lodged and the registration officer made an investigation. These were dis- allowed on the Timaru list: | ||||
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| Campion | Robert | Kokohu | Not now a householder | |
| Congreve | Sir William Bart. | Rakaia | Lesehold property sold | |
| Holland | Thomas George D. | Avonside | Leasehold property sold | |
| Rayner | Thomas Ottery | Timaru | Not now a householder in Timaru | |
| Stericker | Edward Glover | Ashburton | No such person | |