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1918 Cobar state by-election

1918 Cobar state by-election
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Electoral district of Cobar in the
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Registered8,088[a]
  First party
 
Candidate Mat Davidson
Party Labor
Popular vote Unopposed
MP before election

Charles Fern
Labor

Elected MP

Mat Davidson
Labor

The 1918 Cobar state by-election was scheduled to be held on 1 June 1918 to elect the member for Cobar in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, following the death of Labor Party MP Charles Fern.[1]

The only candidate to contest was Labour's Mat Davidson, and he was declared elected at the close of candidate nominations on 11 May 1918.[2][3] The Nationalist Party chose not to contest based on the precedent set at the 1915 by-elections in Armidale and Willoughby, which were not contested by the major non-incumbent party in either seat after the sitting members were killed in action at Gallipoli.[4][5]

Key events

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Candidates

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Party Candidate Background
  Labor Mat Davidson Alderman on Cobar Municipal Council

Additionally, former MP Arthur Rae was reported to be contesting as Labor's candidate, but this did not eventuate.[8][9]

Result

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1918 Cobar state by-election[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mat Davidson unopposed
Registered electors 8,088[a]
Labor hold  

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Estimate based on a roll of 8,088 at the 1917 election.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "THE COBAR BY-ELECTION". The North Western Courier. 13 May 1918. p. 2. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  2. ^ "COBAR BY-ELECTION". Young Witness. 14 May 1918. p. 1. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Labor Candidate Unopposed". The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette. 14 May 1918. p. 3. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  4. ^ "NO NATIONALIST CANDIDATE". The Daily Telegraph. 9 May 1918. p. 4. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  5. ^ "No Nationalist Candidate". The Farmer and Settler. 10 May 1919. p. 4. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  6. ^ "WRIT OF ELECTION". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 1 May 1918. p. 2045. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  7. ^ "COBAR BY-ELECTION". Daily Examiner. 3 May 1918. p. 4. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  8. ^ "The Cobar Seat". The Sun. 23 April 1918. p. 5. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  9. ^ "COBAR BY-ELECTION". Daily Examiner. 4 May 1918. p. 6. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  10. ^ Green, Antony. "Cobar - By-election 1918". Parliament of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 21 January 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  11. ^ Green, Antony. "Cobar - 1917". Parliament of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 21 January 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2025.