The Lawson Ministry was the 41st ministry of the Government of Victoria. It was led by the Premier of Victoria, Harry Lawson, and consisted of members of the Nationalist Party. The ministry was sworn in on 21 March 1918[1] following the resignation of John Bowser's short lived ministry. In September 1923 Lawson formed a coalition government with the Country Party. However, this coalition only lasted until March 1924, after which Lawson formed a minority Nationalist government.[2] Shortly afterward in 1924, Lawson's government was defeated and succeeded by new Nationalist Leader Sir Alexander Peacock's government.
Lawson ministry | |
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.svg){kind=small} 41st ministry of Victoria, Australia | |
| Date formed | 21 March 1918 |
| Date dissolved | 28 April 1924 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Governor | Sir Arthur Stanley (until 30 January 1920)[a] Lord Stradbroke (from 24 February 1921) |
| Premier | Harry Lawson |
| No. of ministers | 12 |
| Member party | Nationalist Nationalist-Country Coalition (7 September 1923 until 19 March 1924) |
| Status in legislature | Minority government 29 / 65 |
| Opposition party | Labor |
| Opposition leader | George Elmslie (until 11 May 1918) George Prendergast (from 18 June 1918) |
| History | |
| Elections | 1920 state election 1921 state election |
| Predecessor | Bowser ministry |
| Successor | Third Peacock ministry |
Composition
edit19 March 1924 - 28 April 1924
edit| Minister | Portfolio[1] |
|---|---|
| Harry Lawson, MLA | |
| Arthur Robinson, MLC | |
| Sir Alexander Peacock, MLA | |
| Stanley Argyle, MLA | |
| David Oman, MLA |
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| Frederic Eggleston, MLA | |
| Henry Cohen, MLC | |
| John Gordon, MLA | |
| Frederick Brawn, MLC |
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| Martin McGregor, MLC | |
| Frank Groves, MLA | |
| Henry Beardmore, MLA |
7 September 1923 - 19 March 1924
edit| Party | Minister | Portfolio[1] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationalist | Harry Lawson, MLA |
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| Country | John Allan, MLA | ||
| Nationalist | William McPherson, MLA (until 20 November 1923) | ||
| Nationalist | Arthur Robinson, MLC | ||
| Nationalist | Sir Alexander Peacock, MLA | ||
| Nationalist | Stanley Argyle, MLA | ||
| Country | Francis Old, MLA | ||
| Country | George Goudie, MLC | ||
| Nationalist | Frederic Eggleston, MLA | ||
| Nationalist | Henry Cohen, MLC |
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| Nationalist | John Gordon, MLA | ||
| Nationalist | Marcus Wettenhall, MLA | ||
| Country | William Corckett, MLC | ||
21 March 1918 - 7 September 1923
edit| Minister | Portfolio[1] |
|---|---|
| Harry Lawson, MLA |
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| John Bowser, MLA (until 7 July 1919) | |
| William McPherson, MLA | |
| Arthur Robinson, MLC |
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| William Hutchinson, MLA (until 1 November 1920) | |
| Frank Clarke, MLC |
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| Samuel Barnes, MLA | |
| David Oman, MLA |
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| Matthew Baird, MLA (from 7 July 1919) |
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| Sir Alexander Peacock, MLA (from 4 November 1920) | |
| Andrew Robertson, MLA (until 14 April 1919) |
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| John McWhae, MLC | |
| William Kendell, MLC (until 18 May 1920) | |
| Hugh Campbell, MLA (until 4 November 1920) | |
| Henry Angus, MLA (from 4 November 1920) | |
| John Pennington, MLA (from 4 November 1920) | |
| James Merritt, MLC (from 17 January 1922) | |
| George Davis, MLC (from 17 January 1922) |
Notes
edit- ^ During the time between the end of Sir Standley's Governorship and the beginning of Lord Stradbroke's Governorship, the Acting Governor was Sir William Irvine
References
edit- ^ a b c d Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - Lawson Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ Garden, Donald S. (1986). "Lawson, Sir Harry Sutherland Wightman (1875 - 1952)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 8 July 2013.