The 1885 Wakanui by-election was a by-election held on 11 December 1885 in the Wakanui electorate during the 9th New Zealand Parliament.
The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP John Grigg on 4 June 1885.
[1] The by-election was won by Joseph Ivess.
The following table gives the election result:
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