The National Labor Party was formed by Australian Prime Minister Billy Hughes in 1916. Hughes had taken over as leader of the Australian Labor Party and Prime Minister of Australia when anti-conscriptionist Andrew Fisher resigned in 1915. He formed the new party for himself and his followers after he was expelled from the ALP a month after the 1916 plebiscite on Conscription in Australia. Hughes held a pro-conscription stance in relation to World War I.