1918 Upper Hunter state by-election

Election result for Upper Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

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).

Dates

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

1918 Upper Hunter by-election
Saturday 8 June
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

^ Green, Antony. "1918 Upper Hunter by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
^ "Mr Macartney Abbott (1877-1960)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
"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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