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.

1891 Christchurch by-election

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 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:

1891 City of Christchurch by-election[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 – via Papers Past.
2. "Christchurch Election". Poverty Bay Herald. XVIII (6191). 10 October 1891. p. 2. Retrieved 1 April 2016.