Deakin I government

The Deakin I government was the second government of the Commonwealth of Australia . She served from September 24, 1903 to April 27, 1904.

Prime Minister Edmund Barton resigned on September 23, 1903 and became a judge in the High Court of Australia . The new government was led by the previous Attorney General Alfred Deakin , who also took over the Foreign Ministry. Most of the ministers were already in the Barton administration . Richard O'Connor was no longer represented in the new government; Austin Chapman and Thomas Playford were new to the government .

All ministers belonged to the Protectionist Party , which advocated protective tariffs to protect domestic industry. In the parliamentary elections in March 1901 , the Protectionist Party was the strongest party in the House of Representatives with 31 out of 75 seats , but was dependent on the support of the Labor Party . In the parliamentary elections in December 1903 , the protectionists lost 5 seats, but remained the strongest party in the House of Representatives with 26 seats , Labor gained 7 seats and remained the third largest group with 22 seats. The cause of the end of the government was the dispute over the conciliation and arbitration bill, a settlement and arbitration system in labor matters, which was introduced into parliament in March 1904, but was expanded by the Labor Party to include state employees. Thereupon Deakin submitted his resignation and asked the Governor General Lord Northcote , the chairman of the Labor Party, Chris Watson , to entrust the formation of the new government.

List of ministers

Office	minister	Term of office
Prime Minister and Foreign Minister	Alfred Deakin	September 24, 1903 - April 27, 1904
Minister for Trade and Customs	William Lyne	September 24, 1903 - April 27, 1904
Treasury minister	George Turner	September 24, 1903 - April 27, 1904
Interior minister	John Forrest	September 24, 1903 - April 27, 1904
Attorney General	James Drake	September 24, 1903 - April 27, 1904
Postmaster General	Philip Fysh	September 24, 1903 - April 27, 1904
Defense Minister	Austin Chapman	September 24, 1903 - April 27, 1904
Vice President of the Executive Council	Thomas Playford	September 24, 1903 - April 27, 1904

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. 519 , accessed April 12, 2019 .

Individual evidence

^ Martha Rutledge: Barton, Sir Edmund (Toby) (1849-1920) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 7. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1979, ISBN 0-522-84108-2 (English).
^ R. Norris: Deakin, Alfred (1856-1919) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 8. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1981, ISBN 0-522-84219-4 (English).
^ Bede Nairn: Watson, John Christian (Chris) (1867-1941) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 12. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1990, ISBN 0-522-84437-5 (English).

[Barton-1] Martha Rutledge: Barton, Sir Edmund (Toby) (1849-1920) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 7. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1979, ISBN 0-522-84108-2 (English).

[Deakin-2] R. Norris: Deakin, Alfred (1856-1919) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 8. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1981, ISBN 0-522-84219-4 (English).

[Watson-3] Bede Nairn: Watson, John Christian (Chris) (1867-1941) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 12. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1990, ISBN 0-522-84437-5 (English).