1885 St Leonards colonial by-election
# 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.

## Dates

| Date | Event |
| - | - |
| 29 April 1885 | Bernhardt Holtermann died. |
| 14 May 1885 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. |
| 1 June 1885 | Day of nomination |
| 4 June 1885 | Polling day |
| 13 June 1885 | Return of writ |

## 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

1885 St Leonards by-election Thursday 4 June :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Isaac Ives (elected) | Isaac Ives (elected) | 1,625 | 61.6 |
| Michael McMahon | Michael McMahon | 805 | 30.5 |
| John Hurley | John Hurley | 207 | 7.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,637 | 98.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 33 | 1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 2,670 | 62.6 |
