Argyle ministry

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Argyle ministry
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48th ministry of Victoria, Australia
Date formed19 May 1932
Date dissolved2 April 1935
People and organisations
Monarch George V
Governor Lord Huntingfield (from 14 May 1934) [lower-alpha 1]
Premier Stanley Argyle
Deputy premier Robert Menzies (to 31 July 1934)
Ian Macfarlan (31 July 1934 to 12 March 1935)
Albert Dunstan (15 March 1935 to 20 March 1935)
Wilfrid Kent Hughes (from 20 March 1935)
No. of ministers12
Member party   United AustraliaCountry Coalition (until 20 March 1935)
  United Australia (from 20 March 1935)
Status in legislature Minority government
25 / 65
Opposition party  Labor
Opposition leader Tom Tunnecliffe
History
Election(s) 1932 state election
1935 state election
Predecessor Second Hogan ministry
Successor First Dunstan ministry

The Argyle Ministry was the 48th ministry of the Government of Victoria. It was led by the Premier of Victoria, Stanley Argyle, and consisted of members of the United Australia Party (UAP) and the Country Party. The ministry was sworn in on 19 May 1932. [1] On the 20th of March 1935, following the 1935 election, the Country party withdrew from the Coalition. Argyle then formed a new ministry of UAP members. The ministry was dissolved as a result of Argyle's resignation following defeat in the Legislative Assembly.

Contents

First Ministry (19 May 1932 to 20 March 1935)

PartyMinisterPortfolio [2] [3]
United Australia Stanley Argyle, MLA
United Australia Robert Menzies, MLA (to 31 July 1934)
United Australia Ian Macfarlan, MLA
Country Albert Dunstan, MLA
Country John Allan, MLA
United Australia John Pennington, MLA
  • Minister of Public Instruction
United Australia John Jones, MLC
Country George Goudie, MLC
United Australia Wilfrid Kent Hughes, MLA
United Australia Alfred Chandler, MLC
  • Ministers without Portfolio
United Australia Harold Cohen, MLC
United Australia Thomas Manifold, MLA
United Australia Thomas Maltby, MLA (from 25 July 1934)

Second Ministry (20 March 1935 to 2 April 1935)

MinisterPortfolio [4] [3]
Stanley Argyle, MLA
Wilfrid Kent Hughes, MLA
Ian Macfarlan, MLA
John Jones, MLC
Harold Cohen, MLC
  • Minister of Public Instruction
  • Solicitor-General
Clive Shields, MLA
Thomas Maltby, MLA
Henry Cohen, MLC
Marcus Saltau, MLC
  • Ministers without Portfolio
Clifden Eager, MLC
George Knox, MLA
John Gray, MLA

Notes

  1. Before this date the Governor was Lieutenant-Governor Sir William Irvine

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References

  1. "PARLIAMENTARY Debates FIRST AND SEOOND SESSIONS 1932" (PDF). 1933.
  2. Victoria Government Gazette No. 76, Government of Victoria, 19 May 1932.
  3. 1 2 Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - Argyle Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  4. Victoria Government Gazette No. 52, Government of Victoria, 20 March 1935.
Parliament of Victoria
Preceded by Argyle Ministry
1932-1935
Succeeded by