1918 Cobar state by-election explained

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 .^[1]

Dates

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

Result

The by-election was caused by the death of Charles Fern .^[3]

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Cobar
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

Notes and References

1. Mr Charles Stuart Fern (1884-1918) . 1406 . Yes. 21 May 2019.
2. News: Writ of election: Cobar . . 54 . 1 May 1918 . 28 August 2020 . 2045 . Trove.
3. Mr Charles Stuart Fern (1884-1918) . 1406 . Yes. 21 May 2019.