1891 City of Christchurch by-election
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.
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Turnout | 6,921 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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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 |
gollark: THAT WAS A DEMO
gollark: Return it or face your doom.
gollark: That is MY COMPUTER.
gollark: Well, there are some background tasks, I mean.
gollark: Nothing.
References
- "A Protest". Star (7284). 2 October 1891. p. 3. Retrieved 1 April 2016 – via Papers Past.
- "Christchurch Election". Poverty Bay Herald. XVIII (6191). 10 October 1891. p. 2. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
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