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In February 1950, the LCP voted to expel two members of the parliamentary party—Fred Edmunds and John Lechte—for disloyalty, reducing the government's members to 30. [3] On 12 April, the Governor of Victoria, Sir Dallas Brooks, summoned McDonald and Labor leader John Cain to gain their assurance that they would not form a joint ministry ...
27 June 1950 2 years, 219 days: 2 years, 222 days 1947 1950: Electoral Reform: 28 October 1952 31 October 1952 3 days 23. 29th John Allan (1866–1936) Country: MLA for Rodney (1917–1936) 18 November 1924 20 May 1927 2 years, 183 days 24. 37th Sir John McDonald (1898–1977) Country: MLA for Shepparton (1945–1955) 27 June 1950 28 October 1952
1 On 18 December 1950, the Liberal member for Ivanhoe, Rupert Curnow, died.Liberal candidate Frank Block won the resulting by-election on 24 February 1951. 2 In March 1951, the Labor member for Prahran, Frank Crean, resigned to stand for Division of Melbourne Ports at the 1951 federal election.
1950 Victorian state election: Ballarat; Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal and Country: Thomas Hollway: 10,646 51.2 −3.0 Labor: John Sheehan: 9,735 46.8 +1.0 Independent: Albert Nicholls 421 2.0 +2.0 Total formal votes 20,802 99.2 0.0 Informal votes 163 0.8 0.0 Two-party-preferred result Liberal and Country: Thomas Hollway: 11,025 53.0 −1 ...
1 On 15 May 1948, the Liberal member for Toorak, Robert Bell Hamilton, died.Liberal candidate Edward Reynolds won the resulting by-election on 19 June 1948. 2 On 10 October 1948, the Labor member for Geelong, Fanny Brownbill, died.
Trevor Donald Oldham (10 March 1900 – 2 May 1953) was an Australian politician, who was the leader of the Liberal Party in the state of Victoria from 1952 until his death in 1953. The eldest of three sons born to Arthur and Ethel Oldham, he was educated at Melbourne Church of England Grammar School and the University of Melbourne.
From Australia's federation in 1901 until the 1950s, Victorian political history was marked by instability, with 24 changes in government during that time. [5] Henry Bolte, then leader of the Liberal Party, won the 1955 election, and went on to serve as premier for 17 years and 83 days becoming the longest serving premier to date.
This is a list of senators from the state of Victoria since Australian Federation in 1901. List ... 1901-1950 1903: Robert Reid [7] 1904–1906: 1903: Edward Findley