Bruce Page Government

Bruce-Page Government: (standing from left) William Gibson, Percy Stewart, Eric Bowden, Austin Chapman, Victor Wilson, Llewellyn Atkinson, Vice-President of the Executive Council (seated from left) George Pearce, Stanley Bruce, Governor General Lord Forster, Earle Page, Littleton Groom

The Bruce Page Government Ruled Australia from February 9, 1923 to October 22, 1929. The coalition government comprised the Nationalist Party of Australia (NAT) and the Country Party (CP).

The previous government was a sole government of the Nationalist Party under Prime Minister Billy Hughes . In the general election on December 16, 1922 , the Nationalist Party lost votes and with 26 seats was only the second strongest party in the House of Representatives and was dependent on the 14 votes of the Country Party (CP) for the formation of a coalition government. With Country Party chairman Earle Page rejecting a Hughes-led government, former Treasury Secretary Stanley Bruce became Prime Minister and Page Treasury Secretary. In the general election on November 14, 1925 , the Nationalist Party won 37 seats, up 11 seats, and the Country Party held its 14th seats. In the Senate , the Nationalist Party retained its 24 seats, the previously unrepresented Country Party won 4 seats. In the general election on November 17, 1928 , the Nationalist Party was able to win another Senate seat, in the House of Representatives, the Nationalist Party received 29 and the Country Party 13 seats. On September 25, the opposition Labor Party , supported by government officials including former Prime Minister Hughes , won a majority vote on a labor law, the Maritime Industrial Bill . This was followed by elections to the House of Representatives on October 29, 1929 , in which the Labor Party won a clear majority with 47 out of 76 seats, the Nationalist Party lost 15 seats and the Country Party lost 3 sites. Laboratory Chairman James Scullin became Prime Minister of the new administration.

List of ministers

Office	minister	Political party	Term of office
Prime Minister and Foreign Minister	Stanley Bruce	NAT	February 9, 1923 - October 22, 1929
Treasury minister	Earle Page	CP	February 9, 1923 - October 22, 1929
Minister of the Interior and Territories	George Pearce	NAT	February 9, 1923 - June 18, 1926
	William Glasgow	NAT	June 18, 1926 - April 2, 1927
	Charles Marr	NAT	April 2, 1927 - February 24, 1928
	Neville Howse	NAT	February 24, 1928 - November 29, 1928
	Aubrey Abbott	CP	November 29, 1928 - October 10, 1928
Interior minister	Aubrey Abbott	CP	October 10, 1928 - October 22, 1929
Attorney General	Littleton Groom	NAT	February 9, 1923 - December 18, 1925
Attorney General	John Latham	NAT	December 18, 1925 - October 22, 1929
Postmaster General	William Gibson	CP	February 9, 1923 - October 22, 1929
Minister for Trade and Customs	Austin Chapman	NAT	February 9, 1923 - May 26, 1924
	Littleton Groom	NAT	May 26, 1924 - June 13, 1924
	Herbert Pratten	NAT	June 13, 1924 - May 7, 1928
	Stanley Bruce	NAT	May 8, 1928 - November 24, 1928
	Henry Gullett	NAT	November 24, 1928 - October 22, 1929
Minister for Labor and Railways	Percy Stewart	CP	February 9, 1923 - May 5, 1924
	William Hill	CP	May 8, 1924 - November 29, 1928
	William Gibson	CP	December 10, 1928 - October 22, 1929
Defense Minister	Eric Bowden	NAT	February 9, 1923 - January 16, 1925
	Neville Howse	NAT	January 16, 1925 - April 2, 1927
	William Glasgow	NAT	April 2, 1927 - October 22, 1929
Minister of Health	Austin Chapman	NAT	February 9, 1923 - May 26, 1924
	Littleton Groom	NAT	May 26, 1924 - June 13, 1924
	Herbert Pratten	NAT	June 13, 1924 - January 16, 1925
	Neville Howse	NAT	January 16, 1925 - April 2, 1927
	Stanley Bruce	NAT	April 2, 1927 - November 24, 2928
	Neville Howse	NAT	November 24, 2928 - October 22, 1929
Minister for Markets and Migration	Victor Wilson	NAT	February 9, 1923 - June 18, 1926
Minister for Markets and Migration	Thomas Paterson	CP	June 18, 1926 - January 19, 1928
Minister for Markets			January 19, 1928 - December 10, 1928
Minister for Markets and Transport			December 10, 1928 - October 22, 1929
Vice President of the Executive Council	Llewellyn Atkinson	CP	February 9, 1923 - June 18, 1926
Vice President of the Executive Council	George Pearce	NAT	June 18, 1926 - October 22, 1929

Honorary Minister	Victor Wilson	NAT	February 9, 1923 - January 16, 1925
	Thomas Crawford	NAT	February 14, 1923 - November 29, 1928
	Charles Marr	NAT	January 16, 1925 - April 2, 1927 February 24, 1928 - October 22, 1929
	Alexander McLachlan	NAT	August 29, 1926 - October 22, 1929
	Neville Howse	NAT	April 2, 1927 - February 24, 1928
	James Ogden	NAT	November 29, 1928 - October 22, 1929

Web links

Parliamentary Handbook for the 45th Parliament. (PDF; 13.4 MB) Part 6: Historical information on the Australian Parliament - Ministries and Cabinets. Parliament of Australia, p. 524 f. , accessed on May 1, 2019 .

Individual evidence

^ LF Fitzhardinge: Hughes, William Morris (Billy) (1862-1952) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 9. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1983, ISBN 0-522-84273-9 (English).
↑ Stephen Barber: Federal election results 1901–2016 — Reissue 2. (PDF; 2.9 MB) Parliament of Australia, pp. 6 f., 25, 139 , accessed on May 1, 2019 (English).
↑ Heather Radi: Bruce, Stanley Melbourne (1883-1967) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 7. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1979, ISBN 0-522-84108-2 (English).
↑ Carl Bridge: Page, Sir Earle Christmas (1880-1961) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 11. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1988, ISBN 0-522-84380-8 (English).
↑ Stephen Barber: Federal election results 1901–2016 — Reissue 2. (PDF; 2.9 MB) Parliament of Australia, pp. 7, 26, 139 , accessed on May 1, 2019 .
↑ Stephen Barber: Federal election results 1901–2016 — Reissue 2. (PDF; 2.9 MB) Parliament of Australia, pp. 7, 27, 139 , accessed on May 1, 2019 .
^ ^A ^b Johannes H. Voigt : History of Australia. Alfred Kröner, Stuttgart 1988, ISBN 3-520-48801-9 , pp. 218-230.
↑ Stephen Barber: Federal election results 1901–2016 — Reissue 2. (PDF; 2.9 MB) Parliament of Australia, pp. 7, 28, 139 , accessed on May 1, 2019 .

[Hughes-1] LF Fitzhardinge: Hughes, William Morris (Billy) (1862-1952) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 9. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1983, ISBN 0-522-84273-9 (English).

[Wahl_1922-2] Stephen Barber: Federal election results 1901–2016 — Reissue 2. (PDF; 2.9 MB) Parliament of Australia, pp. 6 f., 25, 139 , accessed on May 1, 2019 (English).

[Bruce-3] Heather Radi: Bruce, Stanley Melbourne (1883-1967) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 7. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1979, ISBN 0-522-84108-2 (English).

[Page-4] Carl Bridge: Page, Sir Earle Christmas (1880-1961) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 11. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1988, ISBN 0-522-84380-8 (English).

[Wahl_1925-5] Stephen Barber: Federal election results 1901–2016 — Reissue 2. (PDF; 2.9 MB) Parliament of Australia, pp. 7, 26, 139 , accessed on May 1, 2019 .

[Wahl_1928-6] Stephen Barber: Federal election results 1901–2016 — Reissue 2. (PDF; 2.9 MB) Parliament of Australia, pp. 7, 27, 139 , accessed on May 1, 2019 .

[Voigt-7] A ^b Johannes H. Voigt : History of Australia. Alfred Kröner, Stuttgart 1988, ISBN 3-520-48801-9 , pp. 218-230.

[Wahl_1929-8] Stephen Barber: Federal election results 1901–2016 — Reissue 2. (PDF; 2.9 MB) Parliament of Australia, pp. 7, 28, 139 , accessed on May 1, 2019 .