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]
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 |