Sir John Grey Gorton was an Australian politician,farmer and airman who served as the 19th prime minister of Australia from 1968 to 1971. He held office as the leader of the Liberal Party of Australia,having previously served as a senator for Victoria. He was the first and only member of the upper house of the Parliament to assume the office of prime minister.
Sir William McMahon,also known as Billy McMahon,was an Australian politician who served as the 20th prime minister of Australia from 1971 to 1972. He held office as the leader of the Liberal Party of Australia,and previously held various ministerial positions from 1951 to 1971,the longest continuous service in Australian history.
Sir John McEwen was an Australian politician and farmer who served as the 18th prime minister of Australia from 1967 to 1968,in a caretaker capacity following the disappearance of prime minister Harold Holt. He was the leader of the Country Party from 1958 to 1971,serving as the inaugural deputy prime minister of Australia from 1968 to 1971.
The Democratic Labor Party (DLP) was an Australian political party. The party came into existence following the 1955 ALP split as the Australian Labor Party (Anti-Communist),and was renamed the Democratic Labor Party in 1957. In 1962,the Queensland Labor Party,a breakaway party of the Queensland branch of the Australian Labor Party,became the Queensland branch of the DLP.
Andrew Sharp Peacock was an Australian politician and diplomat. He served as a cabinet minister and went on to become leader of the Liberal Party on two occasions,leading the party to defeat at the 1984 and 1990 elections.
Sir Billy Mackie Snedden,was an Australian politician who served as the leader of the Liberal Party from 1972 to 1975. He was also a cabinet minister from 1964 to 1972,and Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1976 to 1983.
John Douglas Anthony was an Australian politician. He served as leader of the National Party of Australia from 1971 to 1984 and was the second and longest-serving deputy prime minister,holding the position under John Gorton (1971),William McMahon (1971–1972) and Malcolm Fraser (1975–1983).
The Division of Murray was an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. It was located in the north of the state,adjoining the Murray River,which forms Victoria's border with New South Wales. It included the towns of Shepparton,Echuca,Cobram,Yarrawonga,Boort and Bridgewater. In 2018 the division was renamed the Division of Nicholls,coming into effect at the 2019 federal election.
Francis Patrick Vincent McManus was an Australian politician,the last leader of the parliamentary Democratic Labor Party,and a prominent figure in Australian politics for 30 years.
William Caldwell Hill was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Country Party and served in the House of Representatives from 1919 to 1934. He was Minister for Works and Railways in the Bruce–Page government from 1924 to 1928.
Thomas Paterson was an Australian politician who served as deputy leader of the Country Party from 1929 to 1937. He held ministerial office in the governments of Stanley Bruce and Joseph Lyons,representing the Division of Gippsland in Victoria from 1922 to 1943. He played a leading role in the creation of the Victorian Country Party as the political arm of the Victorian Farmers' Union.
Ewen Colin Cameron is a retired Australian politician. Born in Melbourne,he had been a farmer and member of Euroa Shire Council before entering federal politics. In 1977,he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal member for Indi,defeating Mac Holten,a member of the Liberals' Coalition partner the Country Party. He held the seat until his retirement in 1993.
The 1943 Victorian state election was held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday 12 June 1943 to elect 65 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.
The McMahon government was the period of federal executive government of Australia led by Prime Minister William McMahon of the Liberal Party. It was made up of members of a coalition between the Liberal Party and the Country Party,led by Doug Anthony as Deputy Prime Minister. The McMahon government lasted from March 1971 to December 1972,being defeated at the 1972 federal election. Writing for the Australian Dictionary of Biography,Julian Leeser describes McMahon's prime ministership as "a blend of cautious innovation and fundamental orthodoxy".
The Victorian National Party,officially known as the National Party of Australia –Victoria,is an Australian political party that serves as the state branch of the federal National Party in Victoria. It represents graziers,farmers,miners and rural voters.
A leadership election in the Liberal Party of Australia,the party of government in the Parliament of Australia,was held on 9 January 1968. It followed the disappearance and presumed drowning of previous leader Harold Holt,who had been declared dead on 19 December 1967. The contest was won by Senator John Gorton in a party room ballot;he was sworn in as prime minister the following day,replacing caretaker John McEwen.
A spill of the leadership of the Liberal Party of Australia took place on 21 March 1975. It came about as a result of Malcolm Fraser's continued dissatisfaction with the party's direction under Billy Snedden. Fraser's challenge was successful –he defeated Snedden by 37 votes to 27,thus becoming Leader of the Opposition.
The Liberal Party of Australia held a leadership spill on 7 November 1969,following the party's poor performance at the federal election on 25 October. Prime Minister John Gorton was re-elected as the party's leader,defeating challengers William McMahon and David Fairbairn.
The Liberal Party of Australia held a leadership spill on 10 March 1971. Prime Minister John Gorton called for a vote of confidence in his leadership,which was tied,prompting Gorton to resign. William McMahon subsequently defeated Billy Snedden for the leadership,and was sworn in as prime minister on the same day. Gorton was elected as his deputy,defeating Malcolm Fraser and David Fairbairn.
The leader of the National Party of Australia is elected by majority vote of the federal parliamentary party. A deputy leader is elected in the same fashion. The party's longest-serving leader is Earle Page,who held the office from 1921 to 1939. The party's current leader is David Littleproud,who has held this office since 2022. It is historically rare for the incumbent leader and deputy leader to be opposed in a bid for re-election.
