<page_title> Christchurch Country </page_title> <section_title> 1855 election </section_title> <table> <cell> Dingley Askham Brittin <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 208 <col_header> Votes </col_header> </cell> <cell> John Ollivier <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 177 <col_header> Votes </col_header> </cell> <cell> Majority <col_header> Party </col_header> <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 31 <col_header> Votes </col_header> <row_header> Majority </row_header> </cell> </table>
Majority was difference between lowest winning poll (Brittin – 208) and highest losing poll (Ollivier – 177).