1918 Cobar state by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Cobar on 11 May 1918 because of the death of Charles Fern (Labor). [1]

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Dates

DateEvent
18 April 1918Death of Charles Fern. [1]
1 May 1918 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2]
11 May 1918Nominations
1 June 1918Polling day
17 June 1918Return of writ

Result

1918 Cobar by-election
Saturday 11 May [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Mat Davidson unopposed
Labor hold 

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mr Charles Stuart Fern (1884-1918)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Cobar". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . No. 54. 1 May 1918. p. 2045. Retrieved 28 August 2020 via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1918 Cobar by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 August 2020.