Menzies V government

The Menzies V government ruled Australia from May 11, 1951 to January 11, 1956. It was a coalition government of the Liberal Party (LP) and the Country Party (CP).

In the early parliamentary elections in 1951 , the ruling coalition of Liberal and Country Party received a majority in both houses of parliament. The following elections for the two chambers of parliament took place on different dates. In the Senate election on May 9, 1953 , the Labor Party won an additional seat, and the coalition was just able to maintain its majority with 31 to 29 seats. In the election to the House of Representatives on May 29, 1954 , Labor received an absolute majority of 50.1% of the votes cast, but only won 59 of the 123 seats. Prime Minister Robert Menzies used a split in the Labor Party in 1955 to hold early elections for both Houses of Parliament on December 10, 1955 . The coalition received a majority with 75 of 124 seats in the House of Representatives and half of the 60 Senate seats. Menzies, who had been Prime Minister since 1949, continued to lead a coalition government of Liberal and Country Party.

List of ministers

Office	minister	Political party	Term of office
prime minister	Robert Menzies	LP	May 11, 1951 - January 11, 1956
Treasury minister	Arthur Fadden	CP	May 11, 1951 - January 11, 1956
Vice President of the Executive Council	Eric Harrison	LP	May 11, 1951 - January 11, 1956
Minister for Arms Production	Eric Harrison	LP	May 11, 1951 - January 11, 1956
Minister for Labor and Conscription	Harold Holt	LP	May 11, 1951 - January 11, 1956
Minister for Immigration	Harold Holt	LP	May 11, 1951 - January 11, 1956
Minister for Economy and Agriculture	John McEwen	CP	May 11, 1951 - January 11, 1956
Foreign minister	Richard Casey	LP	May 11, 1951 - January 11, 1956
Research Minister	Richard Casey	LP	May 11, 1951 - January 11, 1956
Defense Minister	Philip McBride	LP	May 11, 1951 - January 11, 1956
Naval Minister	Philip McBride	LP	May 11, 1951 - July 17, 1951
	William McMahon	LP	July 17, 1951 - July 9, 1954
	Josiah Francis	LP	July 9, 1954 - November 7, 1955
	Eric Harrison	LP	November 7, 1955 - January 11, 1956
Minister for the Air Force	Philip McBride	LP	May 11, 1951 - July 17, 1951
	William McMahon	LP	July 17, 1951 - July 9, 1954
	Athol Townley	LP	July 9, 1954 - January 11, 1956
Minister of Health	Earle Page	CP	May 11, 1951 - January 11, 1956
Minister for Trade and Customs	Neil O'Sullivan	LP	May 11, 1951 - November 7, 1955
Minister for Trade and Customs	Eric Harrison	LP	November 7, 1955 - January 11, 1956
Minister for Shipping and Transport	George McLeay	LP	December 19, 1949 - September 14, 1955
	John Spicer	LP	September 14, 1955 - September 27, 1955
	Shane Paltridge	LP	September 27, 1955 - January 11, 1956
Postmaster General	Hubert Lawrence Anthony	CP	May 11, 1951 - January 11, 1956
Minister for Aviation	Hubert Lawrence Anthony	CP	May 11, 1951 - July 9, 1954
Minister for Aviation	Athol Townley	LP	July 9, 1954 - January 11, 1956
Army minister	Josiah Francis	LP	May 11, 1951 - November 7, 1955
Army minister	Eric Harrison	LP	November 7, 1955 - January 11, 1956
Attorney General	John Spicer	LP	May 11, 1951 - January 11, 1956
Minister for National Development	Bill Spooner	LP	May 11, 1951 - January 11, 1956
Minister for Repatriation	Walter Cooper	CP	May 11, 1951 - January 11, 1956
Minister of Supply	Howard Beale	LP	May 11, 1951 - January 11, 1956
Interior minister	Wilfrid Kent Hughes	LP	May 11, 1951 - January 11, 1956
Minister for Construction and Housing			May 11, 1951 - June 4, 1952
Minister for Building			June 4, 1952 - January 11, 1956
Minister of Social Affairs	Athol Townley	LP	May 11, 1951 - July 9, 1954
Minister of Social Affairs	William McMahon	LP	July 9, 1954 - January 11, 1956
Minister for Territories	Paul Hasluck	LP	May 11, 1951 - January 11, 1956

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. 539 , accessed May 11, 2019 .

Individual evidence

↑ Stephen Barber: Federal election results 1901–2016 — Reissue 2. (PDF; 2.9 MB) Parliament of Australia, pp. 9, 36, 140 , accessed on May 11, 2019 .
↑ Stephen Barber: Federal election results 1901–2016 — Reissue 2. (PDF; 2.9 MB) Parliament of Australia, pp. 9, 140 , accessed on May 11, 2019 .
↑ Stephen Barber: Federal election results 1901–2016 — Reissue 2. (PDF; 2.9 MB) Parliament of Australia, pp. 9, 37 , accessed on May 11, 2019 .
↑ Stephen Barber: Federal election results 1901–2016 — Reissue 2. (PDF; 2.9 MB) Parliament of Australia, pp. 9, 38, 140 , accessed on May 11, 2019 .
^ AW Martin: Menzies, Sir Robert Gordon (Bob) (1894–1978) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 15. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 2000, ISBN 0-522-84843-5 (English).
^ Johannes H. Voigt : History of Australia. Alfred Kröner, Stuttgart 1988, ISBN 3-520-48801-9 , pp. 262-264.

[Wahl_1951-1] Stephen Barber: Federal election results 1901–2016 — Reissue 2. (PDF; 2.9 MB) Parliament of Australia, pp. 9, 36, 140 , accessed on May 11, 2019 .

[Wahl_1953-2] Stephen Barber: Federal election results 1901–2016 — Reissue 2. (PDF; 2.9 MB) Parliament of Australia, pp. 9, 140 , accessed on May 11, 2019 .

[Wahl_1954-3] Stephen Barber: Federal election results 1901–2016 — Reissue 2. (PDF; 2.9 MB) Parliament of Australia, pp. 9, 37 , accessed on May 11, 2019 .

[Wahl_1955-4] Stephen Barber: Federal election results 1901–2016 — Reissue 2. (PDF; 2.9 MB) Parliament of Australia, pp. 9, 38, 140 , accessed on May 11, 2019 .

[Menzies-5] AW Martin: Menzies, Sir Robert Gordon (Bob) (1894–1978) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 15. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 2000, ISBN 0-522-84843-5 (English).

[Voigt-6] Johannes H. Voigt : History of Australia. Alfred Kröner, Stuttgart 1988, ISBN 3-520-48801-9 , pp. 262-264.