City of Christchurch by-election, 1891

Christchurch by-election, 1891

9 October 1891

Turnout 6,921   Candidate Ebenezer Sandford John Tippet Smith Eden George Party Liberal-Labour Liberal Conservative Popular vote 1,851 1,109 637 Percentage 51.45 30.83 17.70

Member before election Westby Perceval Liberal Elected Member Ebenezer Sandford Liberal-Labour

The Christchurch by-election of 1891 was a by-election during the 11th New Zealand Parliament held on 9 October that year in the Christchurch electorate. It was triggered by the resignation of sitting member Westby Perceval who had been appointed as the new Agent-General in the United Kingdom.

The election would later come under protest by Eden George who claimed that nominations had been accepted too late to warrant candidacy.^[1]

Results

The following table gives the election results:

City of Christchurch by-election, 1891^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal-Labour	Ebenezer Sandford	1,851	51.45
	Liberal	John Tippet Smith	1,109	30.83
	Conservative	Eden George	637	17.70
Majority			742	20.62
Turnout			3,597

References

1. "A Protest". Star (7284). 2 October 1891. p. 3. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
2. "Christchurch Election". Poverty Bay Herald. XVIII (6191). 10 October 1891. p. 2. Retrieved 1 April 2016.