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
Turnout6,921
 
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. No. 7284. 2 October 1891. p. 3. Retrieved 1 April 2016 – via Papers Past.
  2. "Christchurch Election". Poverty Bay Herald. Vol. XVIII, no. 6191. 10 October 1891. p. 2. Retrieved 1 April 2016.


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