Hughes , after receiving a vote of confidence in his leadership by his party , resigned as Prime Minister but , as there were no alternative candidates , the Governor-General , Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson , immediately re-commissioned him , thus allowing him to remain as Prime Minister while keeping his promise to resign .
Hughes resigned as Prime Minister but , as he was the leader of the majority party , the Governor-General , Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson , immediately asked him to be Prime Minister again .