1918 Upper Hunter state by-election

A by-election was held in the New South Wales state electoral district of Upper Hunter on 8 June 1918.[1] The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Mac Abbott (Nationalist).[2]

Abbott had been re-elected on a pro-conscriptionist platform at the 1917 state election, despite his electorate voting "No" in the 1916 referendum on overseas service for conscripted soldiers. During his re-election campaign he publicly committed to resigning his seat if another "No" vote was returned at the repeat referendum in 1917.[3] He kept his promise by resigning his seat on 10 May 1918 and returned to his legal practice.[2]

Dates

Date Event
10 May 1918 Resignation of Mac Abbott.[2]
14 May 1918 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[4]
21 May 1918 Nominations
8 June 1918 Polling day
25 June 1918 Return of writ

Results

1918 Upper Hunter by-election
Saturday 8 June [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist William Cameron 4,010 51.8 −3.9
Labor Sam Toombs 3,732 48.2 +3.9
Total formal votes 7,742 100.0 +1.0
Informal votes 0 0.0 −1.0
Turnout 7,742 63.5 +2.9
Nationalist hold Swing

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1918 Upper Hunter by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Mr Macartney Abbott (1877-1960)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  3. ↑ Strangman, Denis (2004). "Abbott, Macartney (1877–1960)". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  4. ↑ "Writ of election: Upper Hunter". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 60. 14 May 1918. p. 2255. Retrieved 26 November 2019 – via Trove.
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