<page_title> Southern Division (New Zealand electorate) </page_title> <section_title> 1853 election </section_title> <table> <cell> John Gray <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 197 <col_header> Votes </col_header> </cell> <cell> William Powditch <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 135 <col_header> Votes </col_header> </cell> <cell> 62 <col_header> Votes </col_header> <row_header> Majority </row_header> </cell> </table>
Majority is the difference between lowest winning poll (Gray – 197), and the highest losing poll (Powditch – 135).