Please read the following table in HTML format from a webpage and then answer the question in detail according to the table. Each table cell is defined by a <td> and a </td> tag. Each table row starts with a <tr> and ends with a </tr> tag. 'rowspan=m' and 'colspan=n' represents a cell spaning over 'm' rows and 'n' columns.

Webpage title:
Ashley (New Zealand electorate)
Table title:
1890 election
Table:
<table id='hittask' contenteditable='False'>
<tr> <th colspan=2 rowspan=1 > Party </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Candidate </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Votes </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > % </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > ± </th></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Liberal </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Richard Meredith </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 643 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 46.22 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Independent </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > James Dupré Lance </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 611 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 43.92 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Liberal </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > John George Knight </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 137 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 9.84 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=3 rowspan=1 > Majority </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 38 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2.73 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=3 rowspan=1 > Turnout </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1,391 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 55.90 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=3 rowspan=1 > Registered electors </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2,488 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
Who were the top three finishers in the 1890 election, and how many votes did the second- and third-place finishers receive?
Answer:
In the 1890 election, Ashley was contested by Richard Meredith, James Dupré Lance and John George Knight, where the latter two received 611 and 137 votes.