1891 City of Christchurch by-election

New Zealand by-election

1891 Christchurch by-election

9 October 1891

Turnout

6,921

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.

Results

The following table gives the election results:

1891 City of Christchurch by-election
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

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

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11th Parliament	Northern Maori, 1891 Egmont, 1891 Newton, 1891 Te Aroha, 1891 Waikato, 1891 City of Christchurch, 1891 City of Wellington, 1892 Bruce, 1892 Rangitikei, 1892 Inangahua, 1893 Wanganui, 1893 Thames, 1893 City of Auckland, 1893
12th Parliament	Waitemata, 1894 Tuapeka, 1894 City of Auckland, 1895 City of Christchurch, 1896
13th Parliament	Wellington Suburbs, 1897 Awarua, 1897 City of Dunedin, 1897 City of Wellington, 1898 Mataura, 1898 Tuapeka, 1898 City of Wellington, 1899
14th Parliament	Otaki, 1900 City of Auckland, 1900 Waihemo, 1900 Northern Maori, 1901 City of Christchurch, 1901 Patea, Jul 1901 Patea, Nov 1901 Caversham, 1901
15th Parliament	Pahiatua, 1904 City of Wellington, 1905
16th Parliament	Westland, 1906 Manukau, 1906 Taranaki, 1907 Tuapeka, 1908
17th Parliament	Thames, 1909 Northern Maori, 1909 Rangitikei, 1909 Auckland East, 1910 Christchurch North, 1911

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