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:
Christchurch Country
Table title:
1855 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 > Independent </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > John Hall </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 241 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 64.87 </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 > Dingley Askham Brittin </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 208 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 55.99 </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 > John Ollivier </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 177 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 47.64 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Independent </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Crosbie Ward </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 117 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 31.49 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <th class="highlighted"  colspan=3 rowspan=1 > Majority </th><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 31 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 8.34 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=3 rowspan=1 > Turnout </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 372 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=3 rowspan=1 > Registered electors </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
What was the majority difference in the 1855 election?
Answer:
Majority was difference between lowest winning poll (Brittin – 208) and highest losing poll (Ollivier – 177).