City of Christchurch by-election, 1891

Christchurch by-election, 1891

9 October 1891
Turnout	6,921
100px Candidate Ebenezer Sandford John Tippet Smith Eden George Party Liberal-Labour Liberal Independent Popular vote 1,851 1,109 637
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:

City of Christchurch by-election, 1891

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