Wade ministry

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Wade ministry
33rd Cabinet of the State of New South Wales
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Date formed2 October 1907 (1907-10-02)
Date dissolved20 October 1910 (1910-10-20)
People and organisations
Head of state Edward VII / George V (represented by Sir Harry Rawson / Lord Chelmsford
Head of government Charles Wade
No. of ministers10
Member party Liberal Reform
Status in legislatureHung parliament
Opposition party Labor
Opposition leader James McGowen
History
Election(s) 1907 New South Wales election
Outgoing election 1910 New South Wales election
Predecessor Carruthers ministry
Successor McGowen ministry

The Wade ministry was the 33rd ministry of the New South Wales Government, and was led by the 17th Premier, Charles Wade. The title of Premier was widely used to refer to the Leader of Government, but was not a formal position in the government until 1920. Instead the Premier was appointed to another portfolio and Wade chose to keep the portfolio of Attorney General he held in the Carruthers ministry. [1]

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Wade was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1903, serving until 1917. Liberal Reform had won 45 seats at the 1904 election, 1 short of a majority. In 1907 it had negotiated a coalition agreement with the Progressive Party, however this was rejected by a vote of Progressive parliamentary members. [2] The party leader Thomas Waddell resigned and joined the Liberal Reform Party, [3] along with John Perry and 3 others, giving Liberal Reform a majority in the Legislative Assembly.

Campaigning for the 1907 state election involved personal allegations against Carruthers concerning his law firm representing William Willis in dubious transactions that were examined in the Royal Commission by Justice William Owen into the administration of the Lands Department. [4] Carruthers fought back strongly with attacks on the Federal government tariff on wire netting and a program of reform appealing to the parties temperance supporters. The election was held in September and saw Liberal Reform lose its recently gained majority, returning to 45 seats, with Labour and independents gaining seats from the collapse of the Progressive Party.

Carruthers was exhausted by the campaign and resigned as Premier at the end of September and was succeeded by Wade.

There was a re-shuffle in 1908 with Agriculture being separated from mines. At the end of 1909 John Garland was appointed Solicitor General and Minister of Justice to assist Wade in his portfolio of Attorney General.

The ministry covers the period from 2 October 1907 until 20 October 1910, [5] when Wade was defeated by McGowen and the Labour Party. [1]

Composition of ministry

The composition of the ministry was announced by Premier Wade on 2 October 1907 and covers the period until 20 October 1910

PortfolioMinisterPartyTerm startTerm endTerm length
Premier
Attorney General
Charles Wade KC   Liberal Reform 2 October 190720 October 20103 years, 18 days
Minister of Justice 20 December 19092 years, 79 days
John Garland MLC  21 December 190920 October 1910303 days
Solicitor General  
Chief Secretary
Registrar of Records
William Wood 2 October 19073 years, 18 days
Minister for Labour and Industry 21 January 1908111 days
James Hogue 22 January 190820 October 19102 years, 271 days
Secretary for Lands Samuel Moore 2 October 190720 October 19103 years, 18 days
Secretary for Public Works Charles Lee
Secretary for Mines and Agriculture John Perry 21 January 1908111 days
Minister for Agriculture 22 January 190820 October 19102 years, 271 days
Secretary for Mines William Wood
Treasurer
Collector of Internal Revenue
Thomas Waddell 2 October 190720 October 19103 years, 18 days
Minister of Public Instruction James Hogue
Vice-President of the Executive Council
Representative of the Government in Legislative Council
John Hughes MLC
Minister without portfolio James Ashton MLC 25 June 20091 year, 265 days
Charles Oakes 20 October 19103 years, 18 days

Ministers were members of the Legislative Assembly unless otherwise noted.

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References

  1. 1 2 Ward, John M. "Wade, Sir Charles Gregory (1863–1922)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . Melbourne University Press. ISSN   1833-7538 . Retrieved 16 July 2021 via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
  2. "No coalition: Progressives reject the terms". The Sydney Morning Herald . 8 May 1907. p. 9. Retrieved 3 December 2019 via Trove.
  3. "The Progressive Party: Mr Waddell tenders his resignation". The Sydney Morning Herald . 9 May 1907. p. 8. Retrieved 1 December 2019 via Trove.
  4. "AGY-4959 Royal Commission on Administration of Lands Department". NSW State Archives & Records. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  5. "Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 March 2020.

 

Preceded by
Carruthers ministry
Wade ministry
1907 1910
Succeeded by
McGowen ministry