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Macfarlan ministry

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Macfarlan ministry

52nd ministry of Victoria, Australia
Date formed2 October 1945
Date dissolved21 November 1945
People and organisations
MonarchGeorge VI
GovernorSir Winston Dugan
PremierIan Macfarlan
Deputy premierThomas Maltby
No. of ministers10
Member party    LiberalCountry Coalition
Status in legislatureCoalition majority government
34 / 65
Opposition party  Labor
Opposition leaderJohn Cain
History
PredecessorSecond Dunstan ministry
SuccessorSecond Cain ministry

The Macfarlan Ministry was the 52nd ministry of the Government of Victoria. It was led by the Premier of Victoria, Ian Macfarlan and consisted of members of the Liberal Party, the Country Party and two Independents. The ministry was known as the "stop gap ministry", and was formed when a crisis developed over loss of supply to Albert Dunstan's government. The ministry was sworn in on 2 October 1945, and met in parliament once on 3 October for the sole purpose of passing the supply bill for the next two months. Once the supply bill was passed, the Governor of Victoria, Sir Winston Dugan, dissolved the parliament and issued writs for an election.[1] Despite the short-lived parliament, Macfarlan's ministers retained their commissions until John Cain's ministry was sworn in on 21 November following Labor's election victory.[2]

Portfolios

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Party Minister Portfolios
Liberal Ian Macfarlan, MLA
Liberal Thomas Maltby, MLA
Liberal William Haworth, MLA
Liberal William Cumming, MLA
Country Edwin Mackrell, MLA
Independent Leslie Hollins, MLA
Liberal William Everard, MLA
Liberal James Disney, MLC
Independent Likely McBrien, MLC
Liberal Archie Michaelis, MLA
  • Minister without Portfolio

References

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  1. ^ "END OF STATE PARLIAMENT". The Horsham Times (Vic. : 1882 - 1954). Vic.: National Library of Australia. 5 October 1945. p. 2. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  2. ^ Victoria Government Gazette No. 150, Government of Victoria, 21 November 1945.
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Parliament of Victoria
Preceded by Macfarlan Ministry
1945
Succeeded by