Lawson ministry
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 41st ministry of Victoria, Australia | |
| Date formed | 21 March 1918 |
| Date dissolved | 28 April 1924 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Governor | Sir Arthur Stanley (until 30 January 1920)[a] Lord Stradbroke (from 24 February 1921) |
| Premier | Harry Lawson |
| No. of ministers | 12 |
| Member party | Nationalist Nationalist-Country Coalition (7 September 1923 until 19 March 1924) |
| Status in legislature | Minority government
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| Opposition party | Labor |
| Opposition leader | George Elmslie (until 11 May 1918) George Prendergast (from 18 June 1918) |
| History | |
| Elections | 1920 state election 1921 state election |
| Predecessor | Bowser ministry |
| Successor | Third Peacock ministry |
The Lawson Ministry was the 41st ministry of the Government of Victoria. It was led by the Premier of Victoria, Harry Lawson, and consisted of members of the Nationalist Party. The ministry was sworn in on 21 March 1918[1] following the resignation of John Bowser's short lived ministry. In September 1923 Lawson formed a coalition government with the Country Party. However, this coalition only lasted until March 1924, after which Lawson formed a minority Nationalist government.[2] Shortly afterward in 1924, Lawson's government was defeated and succeeded by new Nationalist Leader Sir Alexander Peacock's government.
| Minister | Portfolio[1] |
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| Harry Lawson, MLA | |
| Arthur Robinson, MLC | |
| Sir Alexander Peacock, MLA |
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| Stanley Argyle, MLA | |
| David Oman, MLA |
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| Frederic Eggleston, MLA | |
| Henry Cohen, MLC | |
| John Gordon, MLA | |
| Frederick Brawn, MLC |
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| Martin McGregor, MLC | |
| Frank Groves, MLA | |
| Henry Beardmore, MLA |
| Party | Minister | Portfolio[1] | |
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| Nationalist | Harry Lawson, MLA |
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| Country | John Allan, MLA |
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| Nationalist | William McPherson, MLA (until 20 November 1923) | ||
| Nationalist | Arthur Robinson, MLC | ||
| Nationalist | Sir Alexander Peacock, MLA |
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| Nationalist | Stanley Argyle, MLA | ||
| Country | Francis Old, MLA | ||
| Country | George Goudie, MLC | ||
| Nationalist | Frederic Eggleston, MLA | ||
| Nationalist | Henry Cohen, MLC |
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| Nationalist | John Gordon, MLA | ||
| Nationalist | Marcus Wettenhall, MLA | ||
| Country | William Corckett, MLC | ||
| Minister | Portfolio[1] |
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| Harry Lawson, MLA |
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| John Bowser, MLA (until 7 July 1919) | |
| William McPherson, MLA | |
| Arthur Robinson, MLC |
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| William Hutchinson, MLA (until 1 November 1920) |
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| Frank Clarke, MLC |
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| Samuel Barnes, MLA | |
| David Oman, MLA |
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| Matthew Baird, MLA (from 7 July 1919) |
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| Sir Alexander Peacock, MLA (from 4 November 1920) |
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| Andrew Robertson, MLA (until 14 April 1919) |
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| John McWhae, MLC | |
| William Kendell, MLC (until 18 May 1920) | |
| Hugh Campbell, MLA (until 4 November 1920) | |
| Henry Angus, MLA (from 4 November 1920) | |
| John Pennington, MLA (from 4 November 1920) | |
| James Merritt, MLC (from 17 January 1922) | |
| George Davis, MLC (from 17 January 1922) |
| Parliament of Victoria | ||
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| Preceded by | Lawson Ministry 1918-1924 |
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