1918 Upper Hunter state by-election

Election result for Upper Hunter, New South Wales, Australia December 2019 December 2019 A by-election was held in the New South Wales state electoral district of Upper Hunter on 8 June 1918. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Mac Abbott (Nationalist).Mr Macartney Abbott (1877-1960) 1311 Yes 26 April 2019 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.index.php/abbott-macartney Abbott, Macartney (1877–1960) Parliament of Australia 26 April 2019 Denis Strangman 2004 He kept his promise by resigning his seat on 10 May 1918 and returned to his legal practice. Dates Date Event 10 May 1918 Resignation of Mac Abbott. 14 May 1918 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article229425863 Writ of election: Upper Hunter New South Wales Government Gazette 60 14 May 1918 26 November 2019 2255 Trove 21 May 1918 Nominations 8 June 1918 Polling day 25 June 1918 Return of writ Results [[1918 Upper Hunter state by-election|1918 Upper Hunter by-election]]Saturday 8 June1918 Upper Hunter by-election 1917 Upper Hunter_1 26 November 2019 Nationalist William Cameron 4,010 51.8 -3.9 Labor NSW Sam Toombs 3,732 48.2 +3.9 7,742 100.0 +1.0 0 0.0 -1.0 7,742 63.5 +2.9 Nationalist Mac Abbott (Nationalist) resigned. See also Electoral results for the district of Upper Hunter List of New South Wales state by-elections References expanded Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1918 elections in Australia Category:1910s in New South Wales