1983 General Election - Canterbury
| Year | 1983 |
| General election | 1983 General Election |
| Constituency | Canterbury |
| Turnout | 70.0% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Crouch, David | Conservative | 29,029 |
| Purchese, J | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 13,287 |
| Gould, Jeannette | Labour | 7,906 |
| Conder, D | Ecology | 962 |
| White, Joan | Independent Nationalist | 226 |