1885 St Leonards colonial by-election

A by-election for the seat of St Leonards in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 4 June 1885 because of the death of Bernhardt Holtermann.

Candidates

 * John Hurley was a mining speculator who had previously been a member of the Legislative Assembly and who had returned from Queensland, having been a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly until July 1884.


 * Isaac Ives was a former Mayor of Victoria, which covered the suburb of North Sydney.


 * Michael McMahon was the Mayor of Victoria and a wealthy businessman, with a mansion on McMahons Point which was named after him.

Results
Bernhardt Holtermann died.