Second Peacock ministry

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Second Peacock ministry
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39th ministry of Victoria, Australia
Date formed18 June 1914
Date dissolved29 November 1917
People and organisations
Monarch George V
GovernorSir Arthur Stanley
PremierSir Alexander Peacock
No. of ministers11
Member party  Commonwealth Liberal Party (until 1917)
  Nationalist (from 1917)
Status in legislature Majority government
43 / 65
Opposition party  Labor
Opposition leader George Elmslie
History
Election 1914 state election
Predecessor Second Watt ministry
Successor Bowser ministry

The Second Peacock Ministry was the 39th ministry of the Government of Victoria. It was led by the premier of Victoria, Alexander Peacock, and consisted of members of the Commonwealth Liberal Party, later known as the Nationalist Party. The ministry was sworn in on 18 June 1914 following the resignation of Premier William Watt to contest the 1914 federal election. The government was defeated at the 1917 state election by the anti-Peacock faction of the Nationalist party and succeeded by the Bowser ministry. [1]

Composition

MinisterPortfolio [2]
Sir Alexander Peacock, MLA
John Murray, MLA (until 9 Nov 1915)
Donald Mackinnon, MLA (until 9 Nov 1915)
James Drysdale Brown, MLC (until 9 Nov 1915)
Frederick Hagelthorn, MLC
Harry Lawson, MLA
William Hutchinson, MLA
Thomas Livingston, MLA
Hugh McKenzie, MLA (from 9 Nov 1915)
Donald McLeod, MLA (from 9 Nov 1915)
John Gray, MLA
  • Minister without office
Robert McCutcheon, MLA (9 Nov 1915 - 10 Nov 1916)
James Membrey, MLA (from 9 Nov 1915)
Arthur Robinson, MLC (from 9 Nov 1915)
Samuel Barnes, MLA (from 18 Sep 1917)

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References

  1. Gregory, Alan. "Peacock, Sir Alexander James (1861–1933)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  2. Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - 2nd Peacock Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Psephos. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
Parliament of Victoria
Preceded by Second Peacock Ministry
1914-1917
Succeeded by