Two 1885 by-elections were held in the electorate of to replace the sitting member in 1885, during the term of the 9th Parliament. William Kelly stood and came second in both by-elections. He had come second for the electorate in the two previous general elections in and , and was finally elected in the .

May 1885 by-election

The first by–election was held on 22 May after the resignation of George Morris when he was appointed the Legislative Council, and was won by John Sheehan. After Kelly asked for a scrutiny of the votes, Sheehan's majority was reduced from 15 to 12.

July 1885 by-election

The second by–election was held on 11 July after the death of John Sheehan on 12 June,

Lawrence Grace Lawrence Marshall Grace (16 April 1854 – 10 January 1934) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand. He represented the Tauranga electorate from 1885 to 1887, when he retired. He was the son of m ...

won the seat.

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* Tauranga Tauranga 1885 Politics of the Bay of Plenty Region May 1885 events July 1885 events {{NewZealand-election-stub