1891 Waikato by-election

The 1891 Waikato by-election was a by-election held on 6 October 1891 during the 11th New Zealand Parliament in the Waikato electorate of Waikato.

The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP John Bryce.

The by-election was won by Edward Lake,^[1] who beat former MP William Murray.^[2]

Results

1891 Waikato by-election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Edward Lake	697	60.14
	Independent	William Murray	462	39.86
Majority			235	20.28
Informal votes			10	0.86
Turnout			1,169	52.28

^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
^ "Waikato electoral district". Waikato Times. Vol. XXXVII, no. 2997. 29 September 1891. p. 3. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
^ "Waikato electoral district". Waikato Times. Vol. XXXVII, no. 3003. 13 October 1891. p. 3. Retrieved 30 April 2020.

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