Lyne ministry

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Lyne ministry
29th Cabinet of the Colony of New South Wales
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Premier Sir William Lyne and the Colony of New South Wales (1863–1900)
Date formed14 September 1899 (1899-09-14)
Date dissolved27 March 1901 (1901-03-27)
People and organisations
Head of state Queen Victoria (represented by The Earl Beauchamp)
Head of governmentSir William Lyne
No. of ministers10
Member party Protectionist Party
Status in legislatureMajority government
Opposition party Liberal and Reform Association
Opposition leader Joseph Carruthers
History
Predecessor Reid ministry
Successor See ministry

The Lyne ministry was the 29th ministry of the Colony of New South Wales, and was led by the 13th Premier, Sir William Lyne, KCMG. [lower-alpha 1]

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Lyne was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1880 as member for Hume, serving in the Jennings and Dibbs ministries. He succeeded Sir George Dibbs as leader of the Protectionist Party and Leader of the Opposition in August 1895. [2] The party performed well at the election in July 1898, gaining 10 seats. The Reid government survived with the support of Labour. Lyne resigned as leader in October 1898, nominating Edmund Barton to replace him in recognition that Barton was acknowledged as the leader of the federal movement. [3] In August 1899, Reid was losing support however Labour, who had held the balance of power since 1898, would not support Barton as Premier. Barton resigned as leader and was replaced by Lyne. Labour withdrew its support for Reid and Lyne became Premier on 14 September 1899. [1]

Under the constitution, ministers in the Legislative Assembly were required to resign to recontest their seats in an election when appointed. [4] Such ministerial by-elections were usually uncontested and on this occasion a by-election was only required in The Hume (Sir William Lyne) and Ashfield (Bernhard Wise) and both were re-elected. The other ministers were re-elected unopposed. [5]

Lyne resigned in March 1901 to successfully contest the federal Division of Hume. [1] [6] He was succeeded by his Protectionist Party colleague, John See. [7]

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The Lyne ministry

Composition of ministry

The composition of the ministry was announced by Premier Lyne on 14 September 1899 and covers the period up to 27 March 1901; although some ministers retained portfolio responsibilities until the See ministry was sworn in. Ministers are listed in order of seniority.

PortfolioMinisterPartyTerm startTerm endTerm length
Premier Sir William Lyne   Protectionist 14 September 189927 March 19011 year, 194 days
Vice-President of the Executive Council 15 September 18991 day
Colonial Treasurer
Collector of Internal Revenue
15 September 189920 March 19011 year, 186 days
Colonial Secretary
Registrar of Records
John See 14 September 189927 March 19011 year, 194 days
Attorney General Bernhard Wise QC, MLC
Secretary for Lands Thomas Hassall 9 April 19011 year, 207 days
Secretary for Public Works Edward O'Sullivan 27 March 19011 year, 194 days
Minister of Justice William Wood 9 April 19011 year, 207 days
Minister of Public Instruction
Minister for Labour and Industry
John Perry 27 March 19011 year, 194 days
Secretary for Mines and Agriculture John Fegan 15 September 18998 April 19011 year, 205 days
Postmaster-General Paddy Crick 14 September 189928 February 19011 year, 167 days
Vice-President of the Executive Council
Representative of the Government in Legislative Council
Kenneth Mackay MLC 15 September 189924 April 1900221 days
Francis Suttor MLC 12 June 190027 March 1901288 days

Ministers were members of the Legislative Assembly unless otherwise noted.

See also

Notes

  1. In 1900, Lyne was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George whilst in office. [1]

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References

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  3. "Mr Lyne resigns his leadership". The Sydney Morning Herald . 6 October 1898. p. 7. Retrieved 29 June 2021 via Trove.
  4. Twomey, Anne (2004). The Constitution of New South Wales. Federation Press. pp.  442. ISBN   9781862875166 . Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  5. Green, Antony. "1898 to 1901 by-elections". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2021.
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  7. "Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 January 2021.

 

Preceded by
Reid ministry
Lyne ministry
1899–1901
Succeeded by
See ministry