Hughes I Government

The Hughes I government was the eleventh government in Australia . She served from October 27, 1915 to November 14, 1916. All members of the government belonged to the Labor Party .

The previous government was also a laboratory government. Prime Minister Andrew Fisher resigned on October 27, 1915 and became High Commissioner in the United Kingdom . He was succeeded as Prime Minister by the previous Attorney General Billy Hughes , who also became chairman of the Labor Party. Australia participated in World War I with volunteer organizations on the British side. The high losses z. B. in Gallipoli and the Battle of the Somme near Pozières could not be balanced by the registration of new volunteers. Prime Minister Hughes advocated the introduction of compulsory military service in Australia against strong opposition in his own party and among those who supported the Labor Party . In a referendum on October 28, 1916, conscription was rejected by a narrow majority. The day before, 3 members of the government had resigned in protest. On November 14th, Hughes and his supporters left the Labor Party and formed a new party, the National Labor Party . This formed a minority government that was supported by the Liberal Party .

List of ministers

Office	minister	Term of office
Prime Minister and Attorney General	Billy Hughes	October 27, 1915 - November 14, 1916
Defense Minister	George Pearce	October 27, 1915 - November 14, 1916
Minister for Trade and Customs	Frank Tudor	October 27, 1915 - September 14, 1916
Minister for Trade and Customs	Billy Hughes	September 29 - November 14, 1916
Foreign minister	Hugh Mahon	October 27, 1915 - November 14, 1916
Naval Minister	Jens Jensen	October 27, 1915 - November 14, 1916
Treasury minister	William Higgs	October 27, 1915 - October 27, 1916
Interior minister	King O'Malley	October 27, 1915 - November 14, 1916
Postmaster General	William Webster	October 27, 1915 - November 14, 1916
Vice President of the Executive Council	Albert Gardiner	October 27, 1915 - October 27, 1916

Assistant Minister	Edward Russell	October 27, 1915 - October 27, 1916

Resignations

Trade Minister Tudor resigned on September 14, 1916, under pressure from the anti-conscription party base in his constituency

On the day before the conscription referendum, October 27, 1916, Treasury Secretary Higgs, Executive Council Vice President Albert Gardiner and Assistant Minister Edward Russell resigned.

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. 522 , accessed April 22, 2019 .

Individual evidence

↑ DJ Murphy: Fisher, Andrew (1862-1928) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 8. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1981, ISBN 0-522-84219-4 (English).
^ 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).
^ Johannes H. Voigt : History of Australia. Alfred Kröner, Stuttgart 1988, ISBN 3-520-48801-9 , pp. 210-213.
↑ Janet McCalman: Tudor, Francis Gwynne (Frank) (1866-1922) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 12. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1990, ISBN 0-522-84437-5 (English).
↑ HJ Gibbney: Higgs, William Guy (1862-1951) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 9. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1983, ISBN 0-522-84273-9 (English).
^ Mark Lyons: Gardiner, Albert (Jupp) (1867-1952) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 8. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1981, ISBN 0-522-84219-4 (English).
↑ Geoff Browne: Russell, Edward John (1878-1925) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 11. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1988, ISBN 0-522-84380-8 (English).

[Fisher-1] DJ Murphy: Fisher, Andrew (1862-1928) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 8. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1981, ISBN 0-522-84219-4 (English).

[Hughes-2] 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).

[Voigt-3] Johannes H. Voigt : History of Australia. Alfred Kröner, Stuttgart 1988, ISBN 3-520-48801-9 , pp. 210-213.

[Tudor-4] Janet McCalman: Tudor, Francis Gwynne (Frank) (1866-1922) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 12. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1990, ISBN 0-522-84437-5 (English).

[Higgs-5] HJ Gibbney: Higgs, William Guy (1862-1951) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 9. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1983, ISBN 0-522-84273-9 (English).

[Gardiner-6] Mark Lyons: Gardiner, Albert (Jupp) (1867-1952) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 8. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1981, ISBN 0-522-84219-4 (English).

[Russell-7] Geoff Browne: Russell, Edward John (1878-1925) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 11. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1988, ISBN 0-522-84380-8 (English).