Responsible government in the Dominions: Responsible government in the Dominions

Responsible government in the Dominions (Vol. 1)

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Author:: Keith, Arthur Berriedale http://d-nb.info/gnd/119086794

Title:: Responsible government in the Dominions

Place of publication:: Oxford

Publisher:: Clarendon Press

Year of publication:: 1912-

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URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-236504

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Author:: Keith, Arthur Berriedale http://d-nb.info/gnd/119086794

Title:: Responsible government in the Dominions

Volume count:: Vol. 1

Place of publication:: Oxford

Publisher:: Clarendon Pr.

Year of publication:: 1912

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Title:: Part II. The executive Government

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324 THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNMENT [PART II when it was overthrown by a coalition between Mr. Reid’s party and that of Mr. Deakin,! who proceeded to form the Reid-McLean administration, which lasted from August 18, 1904, to July 4,1905, when on the meeting of Parliament it was overthrown by a coalition of Labour and Mr. Deakin’s party. The new administration of Mr. Deakin lasted till November 12, 1908, but the retirement of Sir J. Forrest on J uly 29, 1907, caused a considerable change in the constitution and attitude of the Ministry, Sir. W. Lyne, his successor as Treasurer, being much more closely in touch with Labour ideals. Mr. Deakin’s administration was overthrown by the desertion, mainly on tactical grounds in view of the general election in 1910, of the Labour party, which formed a Government lasting from November 13, 1908, until June 2, 1909, when it was overthrown on the opening of Parliament on the question of naval assistance to the United Kingdom. A new adminis- tration was then formed by Mr. Deakin and Mr. Cook, who had taken command of Mr. Reid’s party, Mr. Reid having resigned sometime previouslyin order to facilitate a coalition. Mr. Reid was appointed High Commissioner for the Common- wealth in England, but the combined party was defeated decisively at the general election in April 1910, and a Labour administration under Mr. Fisher took office with, for the first time in the Commonwealth, absolute majorities in both Houses of Parliament. In the case of the states there has been the same lack of political continuity, and the average life of a Government has been extremely short. There have been thirty-four Ministries in New South Wales since 1856, twenty-six in Queensland since 1859, forty-one in South Australia since 1856, thirty- three in Victoria, and twenty-seven in Tasmania. The average duration of a Ministry has thus been very short, save in a few cases of coalitions, and in some cases comically so ; thus in 1899 Mr. V. L. Solomon was Premier of South Australia from December 1 to 10 only, and Mr. Earle’s Government in Tasmania in 1910 rivalled Mr. Solomon’s in brevity. The vise of Labour as an organized force resulted in coalitions, v Parliamentary Debates, 1904, 1. 4265.

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