Prendergast ministry

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Prendergast ministry
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43rd ministry of Victoria, Australia
Date formed18 July 1924
Date dissolved12 November 1924
People and organisations
Monarch George V
Governor Lord Stradbroke
Premier George Prendergast
No. of ministers11
Member party  Labor
Status in legislature Minority government
27 / 65
Opposition party  Nationalist
Opposition leader Alexander Peacock
History
Election(s) 1924 state election
Predecessor Third Peacock ministry
Successor Allan ministry

The Prendergast Ministry was the 43rd ministry of the Government of Victoria. It was led by the Premier of Victoria, George Prendergast, of the Labor Party. The ministry was sworn in on 18 July 1924. [1] [2] On 12 November 1924, a motion of no-confidence in the Prendergast government was proposed in the Legislative Assembly by John Allan, leader of the Country Party—the motion was carried 34 votes to 28, defeating the government. Allan and his ministry were sworn in on 18 November. [3]

Portfolios

MinisterPortfolios
George Prendergast, MLA
Tom Tunnecliffe, MLA
John Lemmon, MLA
Edmond Hogan, MLA
Henry Bailey, MLA
William Slater, MLA
John Jones, MLC
Daniel McNamara, MLC
James Disney, MLC
  • Ministers without Portfolio
John Cain, MLA
Gordon Webber, MLA
William Beckett, MLC

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References

  1. "Ministers of the Crown (per 8302/138)". Victoria Government Gazette . Victorian Government Printer. 18 July 1924. p. 1924:2487.
  2. "Victoria". The Sydney Morning Herald . NSW: National Library of Australia. 18 July 1924. p. 9. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
  3. Victorian Year Book 1923–24. Victoria: Office of the Government Statistician. 1924.
  4. Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - Prendergast Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
Parliament of Victoria
Preceded by Prendergast Ministry
1924
Succeeded by