# Avon (New Zealand electorate)

Avon is a former New Zealand parliamentary electorate. It was created for the 1861 general election and existed until 1996. It was represented by 13 Members of Parliament and was held by Independents, Liberal Party or Labour Party representatives.

## Population centres

The electorate was in Christchurch, New Zealand, named after the Avon River. For the 1887 by-election, polling booths were in Riccarton and Papanui. For the 1887 general election, polling booths were in Papanui, Bright's Road, Spreydon and New Brighton. For the 1890 election, polling booths were in Papanui, Richmond, Belfast, Ohoka and Clarkville.

## History

The electorate was created in 1861, and existed continuously until 1996, when with MMP it was absorbed into the new Christchurch East electorate.
Alfred Richard Creyke stood in the 1861 general election (held on 1 February) in the Avon electorate for Parliament, whilst William Thomson stood in the same electorate for the Canterbury Provincial Council. Thomson proposed Creyke and vice versa; both were elected unopposed. Creyke thus became the first representative. Creyke resigned from Parliament on 21 April 1862.
Creyke was succeeded by William Thomson, who was elected in the 11 June 1862 by-election and took his oath on 30 July 1862. He retired on 27 January 1866. Thomson was succeeded by Crosbie Ward, who won the 1866 election against Charles Wellington Bishop (brother of Edward Bishop). Ward resigned in the following year.
William Reeves won the resulting 1867 by-election by-election. He resigned in the following year. William Rolleston represented the electorate from the resulting 1868 by-election (elected unopposed) to 1884. In the 1879 general election, he was returned unopposed. Rolleston did not stand in the Avon electorate in the 1884 election, but (successfully) contested Geraldine instead.
Rolleston was succeeded by Leonard Harper in the Avon electorate. Harper resigned on 3 May 1887, and the resulting by-election was contested by Edwin Blake and William Dunlop, who received 255 and 252 votes, respectively. The 1887 general election was contested by Edwin Blake and E. G. Wright. Blake won the election by a good margin. In the 1890 election, Edwin Blake and George Gatonby Stead received 774 and 587 votes, respectively. At the end of the parliamentary term in 1893, Blake retired from politics.
William Tanner won the 1893 election. In the previous Parliament, he had represented the Heathcote electorate. Tanner was initially an independent, but joined the Liberal Party for the 1905 election. In the 1908 election, he was beaten by George Warren Russell in the second ballot (the voting system in place from 1908 until 1913). In the 1911 election, four candidates contested the electorate, with Russell representing the liberal Ward Government, James McCombs standing as an Independent Liberal, J. O. Jamieson as an opposition candidate and W. R. Smith representing labour interests. Russell and McCombs polled 3,040 and 2,817 votes, respectively, and proceeded to the second ballot. Russell won the second ballot with 3,854 to 3,583 votes. Russell was defeated in the 1919 election by Labour's Dan Sullivan. Sullivan was successful at the next eight subsequent elections. In the 1943 election, he was opposed by James Neil Clarke of the National Party, who a few years later became Deputy-Mayor of Christchurch. Sullivan died in office on 8 April 1947.
Sullivan's death caused the 1947 by-election by-election, which was won by John Mathison of the Labour Party. He was a cabinet minister from 1957 to 1960 in the Second Labour Government and retired from Parliament in 1972.
Mathison was succeeded by Mary Batchelor, who represented the electorate for five parliamentary terms. Batchelor in turn was succeeded by Larry Sutherland, who won the 1987 election. He served the electorate until its abolition in 1996. He successfully contested the replacement electorate of Christchurch East in the 1996 election.

### Members of Parliament

Key
Independent  Liberal–Labour  Liberal  Labour
| Election | Winner |
| 1861 election | Alfred Richard Creyke |
| 1862 by-election | William Thomson |
| 1866 election | Crosbie Ward |
| 1867 by-election | William Reeves |
| 1868 by-election | William Rolleston |
| 1871 election | William Rolleston |
| 1875 election | William Rolleston |
| 1879 election | William Rolleston |
| 1881 election | William Rolleston |
| 1884 election | Leonard Harper |
| 1887 by-election | Edwin Blake |
| 1887 election | Edwin Blake |
| 1890 election | Edwin Blake |
| 1893 election | William Tanner |
| 1896 election | William Tanner |
| 1899 election | William Tanner |
| 1902 election | William Tanner |
| 1905 election | William Tanner |
| 1908 election | George Warren Russell |
| 1911 election | George Warren Russell |
| 1914 election | George Warren Russell |
| 1919 election | Dan Sullivan |
| 1922 election | Dan Sullivan |
| 1925 election | Dan Sullivan |
| 1928 election | Dan Sullivan |
| 1931 election | Dan Sullivan |
| 1935 election | Dan Sullivan |
| 1938 election | Dan Sullivan |
| 1943 election | Dan Sullivan |
| 1946 election | Dan Sullivan |
| 1947 by-election | John Mathison |
| 1949 election | John Mathison |
| 1951 election | John Mathison |
| 1954 election | John Mathison |
| 1957 election | John Mathison |
| 1960 election | John Mathison |
| 1963 election | John Mathison |
| 1966 election | John Mathison |
| 1969 election | John Mathison |
| 1972 election | Mary Batchelor |
| 1975 election | Mary Batchelor |
| 1978 election | Mary Batchelor |
| 1981 election | Mary Batchelor |
| 1984 election | Mary Batchelor |
| 1987 election | Larry Sutherland |
| 1990 election | Larry Sutherland |
| 1993 election | Larry Sutherland |
| (Electorate abolished in 1996; see Christchurch East) |||

## Election results
### 1993 election

1993 general election: Avon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Larry Sutherland | 9,835 | 50.68 | +0.03 |
| | Alliance | Marie Venning | 4,192 | 21.60 | |
| | National | David Kearns | 3,799 | 19.57 | |
| | NZ First | Celeste Ryall | 906 | 4.66 | |
| | Christian Heritage | Bill Smith | 396 | 2.04 | |
| | Independent | Dave Penney | 110 | 0.56 | −0.03 |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Kate Middleton | 97 | 0.49 | |
| | Natural Law | David Lees | 69 | 0.35 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,643 | 29.08 | +6.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,404 | 82.52 | +1.67 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 23,514 | | |

### 1990 election

1990 general election: Avon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Larry Sutherland | 9,345 | 50.65 | −13.29 |
| | National | Wendy Rush | 5,095 | 27.61 | −1.43 |
| | NewLabour | Val Quinn | 2,170 | 11.76 | |
| | Green | Dan-mark Gibson | 1,238 | 6.71 | |
| | Democrats | Sue Stevens | 275 | 1.49 | −7.70 |
| | Social Credit | Kevin Lawrence Earle | 110 | 0.59 | |
| | Independent | Dave Penney | 109 | 0.59 | |
| | Independent | Colin Thomas Mehlhopt | 63 | 0.34 | |
| | Independent | Roger Keys | 28 | 0.15 | |
| | Communist League | Eugen Filo LePou | 16 | 0.08 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,250 | 23.03 | −11.86 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,449 | 80.85 | −1.62 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 22,818 | | |

### 1987 election

1987 general election: Avon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Larry Sutherland | 11,585 | 63.94 | |
| | National | Wendy Rush | 5,263 | 29.04 | |
| | Democrats | Sue Stevens | 1,065 | 9.19 | |
| | Wizard Party | Ian David Costello | 205 | 1.76 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,322 | 34.89 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,118 | 82.47 | −9.72 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 21,968 | | |

### 1984 election

1984 general election: Avon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mary Batchelor | 11,838 | 60.00 | −0.42 |
| | National | Andrew Cowie | 4,067 | 20.61 | |
| | NZ Party | Robin Groufsky | 2,701 | 13.69 | |
| | Social Credit | Bill Morgan | 941 | 4.77 | |
| | Values | Denise Anker | 180 | 0.91 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,771 | 39.39 | −0.64 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,727 | 92.19 | +5.14 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 21,397 | | |

### 1981 election

1981 general election: Avon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mary Batchelor | 11,500 | 60.42 | +4.35 |
| | National | Colin McNicholl | 3,880 | 20.38 | |
| | Social Credit | Peter Barrow | 3,557 | 18.68 | +6.05 |
| | Wizard Party | Ian David Costello | 95 | 0.49 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,620 | 40.03 | −4.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,032 | 87.05 | +18.15 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 21,861 | | |

### 1978 election

1978 general election: Avon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mary Batchelor | 11,972 | 64.77 | +5.35 |
| | National | Tom George | 3,757 | 20.32 | −7.64 |
| | Social Credit | Peter Barrow | 2,335 | 12.63 | +6.54 |
| | Values | Robert Clarkson | 399 | 2.15 | −4.36 |
| | Socialist Action | Lois McGregor | 20 | 0.10 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,215 | 44.44 | +12.99 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,483 | 68.90 | −10.78 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 26,824 | | |

### 1975 election

1975 general election: Avon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mary Batchelor | 10,395 | 59.42 | −6.14 |
| | National | Tom George | 4,892 | 27.96 | |
| | Values | Robert Clarkson | 1,140 | 6.51 | |
| | Social Credit | Peter Barrow | 1,067 | 6.09 | −1.76 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,503 | 31.45 | −8.19 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,494 | 79.68 | −6.45 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 21,954 | | |

### 1972 election

1972 general election: Avon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mary Batchelor | 10,013 | 65.56 | |
| | National | Gordon Thomas | 3,958 | 25.91 | |
| | Social Credit | Peter Barrow | 1,200 | 7.85 | −0.79 |
| | New Democratic | Rona Thelning | 101 | 0.66 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,055 | 39.64 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,272 | 86.13 | −0.13 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,730 | | |

### 1969 election

1969 general election: Avon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Mathison | 9,389 | 64.63 | +5.83 |
| | National | Alistair Ansell | 3,789 | 26.08 | |
| | Social Credit | Peter Barrow | 1,256 | 8.64 | −7.66 |
| | Communist | Jack Locke | 92 | 0.63 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,600 | 38.55 | +4.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,526 | 86.26 | +4.07 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,839 | | |

### 1966 election

1966 general election: Avon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Mathison | 9,069 | 58.80 | −2.81 |
| | National | Dick Dawson | 3,837 | 24.88 | |
| | Social Credit | Peter Barrow | 2,515 | 16.30 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,232 | 33.92 | −0.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,421 | 82.19 | −3.42 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 18,761 | | |

### 1963 election

1963 general election: Avon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Mathison | 9,095 | 61.61 | +4.67 |
| | National | Stan Dodwell | 3,978 | 26.94 | |
| | Social Credit | Henry Parker | 1,544 | 10.45 | |
| | Communist | Ralph Blackcock | 145 | 0.98 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,117 | 34.66 | −7.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,762 | 85.61 | −1.97 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,242 | | |

### 1960 election

1960 general election: Avon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Mathison | 8,683 | 56.94 | −10.55 |
| | National | Lorrie Pickering | 4,467 | 29.29 | |
| | Social Credit | George Maxwell Edmonds | 1,973 | 12.93 | |
| | Communist | Frank McNulty | 126 | 0.82 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,216 | 27.64 | −14.61 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,249 | 87.58 | −4.08 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,411 | | |

### 1957 election

1957 general election: Avon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Mathison | 9,743 | 67.49 | +9.17 |
| | National | William Ernest Olds | 3,643 | 25.23 | |
| | Social Credit | Charles E. Cullen | 1,049 | 7.26 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,100 | 42.25 | +5.76 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,435 | 91.66 | +1.61 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,748 | | |

### 1954 election

1954 general election: Avon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Mathison | 7,919 | 58.32 | −5.02 |
| | National | Arthur Norman Stone | 2,964 | 21.83 | |
| | Social Credit | Frederick William Stevens | 2,694 | 19.84 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,955 | 36.49 | +9.82 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,577 | 90.05 | −1.87 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,076 | | |

### 1951 election

1951 general election: Avon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Mathison | 10,001 | 63.34 | −1.80 |
| | National | Douglas Warren Russell | 5,789 | 36.66 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,212 | 26.67 | −3.62 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,790 | 88.18 | −3.44 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,906 | | |

### 1949 election

1949 general election: Avon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Mathison | 9,877 | 65.14 | −0.17 |
| | National | George Nelson Kinzett | 5,284 | 34.85 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,593 | 30.29 | −1.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,161 | 91.62 | +7.19 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,547 | | |

### 1947 by-election

1947 Avon by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Mathison | 8,513 | 65.31 | |
| | National | Robert Alexander McDowell | 4,422 | 33.92 | +2.56 |
| | Independent | John Ramby Robertson | 100 | 0.77 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,091 | 31.38 | −5.89 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,035 | 84.43 | −9.31 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −3.33 | |
Robertson was a member of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) but his nomination was refused endorsement by DLP leader John A. Lee.

### 1946 election

1946 general election: Avon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dan Sullivan | 9,539 | 68.64 | +7.44 |
| | National | Robert Alexander McDowell | 4,359 | 31.36 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,180 | 37.27 | +5.83 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,898 | 92.74 | +2.11 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,092 | | |

### 1943 election

1943 general election: Avon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Dan Sullivan | 8,682 | 61.20 |
| | National | Jim Clarke | 4,222 | 29.76 |
| | Democratic Labour | David John Upton | 1,085 | 7.64 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 196 | 1.38 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,460 | 31.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,185 | 90.63 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,650 | |

### 1935 election

1935 general election: Avon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dan Sullivan | 8,955 | 71.11 | +7.65 |
| | Independent | Lancelot Charles Walker | 3,545 | 28.15 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 93 | 0.73 | +0.46 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,410 | 57.76 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,593 | | |

### 1931 election

1931 general election: Avon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dan Sullivan | 7,166 | 63.46 | +7.00 |
| | United | Harben Robert Young | 4,127 | 36.54 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,039 | 26.91 | −7.13 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 31 | 0.27 | −0.92 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,324 | 84.82 | −3.42 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,350 | | |

### 1928 election

1928 general election: Avon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dan Sullivan | 6,376 | 56.45 | −1.70 |
| | United | George Thomas Baker | 2,531 | 22.41 | |
| | Reform | Frederick Boulton Hughes | 2,387 | 21.14 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,845 | 34.04 | +17.73 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 136 | 1.19 | +0.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,430 | 88.24 | −3.35 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,953 | | |

### 1925 election

1925 general election: Avon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dan Sullivan | 6,377 | 58.16 | +13.65 |
| | Reform | Walter Edmund Leadley | 4,588 | 41.84 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,789 | 16.32 | −3.99 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 107 | 0.97 | −0.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,072 | 91.59 | −0.17 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,088 | | |

### 1922 election

1922 general election: Avon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dan Sullivan | 4,462 | 44.50 | −13.52 |
| | Liberal | George Warren Russell | 2,426 | 24.20 | −15.33 |
| | Reform | Albert Edward Loach | 1,731 | 17.27 | |
| | Independent | Ann Elizabeth Herbert | 1,407 | 14.03 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,036 | 20.31 | +1.80 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 122 | 1.20 | −1.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,148 | 91.76 | +9.95 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,059 | | |

### 1919 election

1919 general election: Avon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dan Sullivan | 5,168 | 58.03 | +27.70 |
| | Liberal | George Warren Russell | 3,520 | 39.52 | −3.46 |
| | Reform | John Louis "Jack" Carl | 218 | 2.45 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,648 | 18.50 | +5.84 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 205 | 2.25 | +1.64 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,111 | 81.81 | −6.31 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,137 | | |

### 1914 election

1914 general election: Avon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | George Warren Russell | 3,642 | 42.99 | −8.83 |
| | Social Democrat | Dan Sullivan | 2,569 | 30.32 | |
| | Reform | Henry Acland | 2,261 | 26.69 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,073 | 12.67 | +9.02 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 52 | 0.61 | +0.42 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,524 | 88.12 | +3.30 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,673 | | |

### 1911 election

Avon general election, 1911, first ballot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | George Warren Russell | 3,040 | 39.39 | +6.12 |
| | Independent Labour | James McCombs | 2,817 | 36.50 | |
| | Conservative | John Owen Jameson | 1,062 | 13.76 | |
| | Labour | William Robert Smith | 798 | 10.34 | +7.01 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 223 | 2.89 | +2.54 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 66 | 0.85 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,784 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,783 | 88.60 | +9.07 |
Avon general election, 1911, second ballot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | George Warren Russell | 3,854 | 51.82 | −0.20 |
| | Labour | James McCombs | 3,583 | 48.18 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 271 | 3.64 | −4.59 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 14 | 0.19 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,451 | 84.82 | +8.63 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,784 | | |

### 1908 election

1908 general election: Avon, first ballot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | George Warren Russell | 2,185 | 33.27 |
| | Liberal–Labour | William Tanner | 2,162 | 32.92 |
| | Conservative | John Jamieson | 1,322 | 20.13 |
| | Ind. Labour League | Dan Sullivan | 679 | 10.34 |
| | Liberal | William Robert Smith | 219 | 3.33 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23 | 0.35 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,567 | 79.53 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,257 | |
1908 general election: Avon, second ballot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | George Warren Russell | 3,416 | 52.02 |
| | Liberal–Labour | William Tanner | 2,875 | 43.78 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 541 | 8.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,291 | 76.19 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,257 | |

### 1899 election

1899 general election: Avon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal–Labour | William Tanner | 2,074 | 51.85 | +0.76 |
| | Conservative | Arthur Rhodes | 1,926 | 48.15 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 148 | 3.70 | −11.34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,000 | 81.75 | +10.92 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,893 | | |

### 1896 election

1896 general election: Avon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal–Labour | William Tanner | 1,552 | 51.09 | −2.80 |
| | Conservative | George McIntyre | 1,095 | 36.04 | +2.63 |
| | Conservative | George Swann | 307 | 10.11 | |
| | Independent | Charles Burgess | 84 | 2.76 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 457 | 15.04 | −5.43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,038 | 70.83 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,289 | | |

### 1893 election

1893 general election: Avon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal–Labour | William Tanner | 1,719 | 53.89 | |
| | Independent | George McIntyre | 1,066 | 33.42 | |
| | Conservative | John Leaf Wilson | 405 | 12.70 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 653 | 20.47 | +6.81 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,190 | 73.83 | +19.13 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,321 | | |

### 1890 election

1890 general election: Avon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Edwin Blake | 774 | 59.44 |
| | Conservative | George Stead | 588 | 45.16 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 186 | 14.28 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,302 | 54.70 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,380 | |

### 1866 election

1866 general election: Avon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Crosbie Ward | 265 | 58.76 |
| | Independent | Charles Wellington Bishop | 186 | 41.24 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 79 | 17.52 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 451 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |