Template:1886 Dunedin Central by-election

1886 Dunedin Central by-election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Thomas Bracken	501	59.71
	Independent	William Hutchison	255	30.39
	Independent	Charles Robert Chapman	80	9.54
	Independent	William Darling	3	0.36
Majority			246	29.32
Informal votes			8
Turnout			847