ID 0031
Commonwealth Government of Australia beginning 11 November 1975 - period in office of Prime minister Fraser, John Malcolm ending on 11 March 1983
Period in office of prime minister (see Glossary entry for 'period in office' and related terms)
Prime minister
Fraser, John Malcolm
Date of beginning of period in office
11 November 1975
Date of end of period in office
11 March 1983
Reason for end of preceding period in office
Prime minister dismissed by governor general
Reason for end of this government
Loss of general election
Number of days in office
2,677
Parliamentary support during period
Party affiliation of prime minister at start of period
Liberal Party
If coalition government
Coalition partner 1
Coalition partner 1
National Country Party
Coalition partner 2
--none--
Coalition partner 3
--none--
Coalition partner 4
--none--
Party support in parliament at beginning of period
Coalition Minority
If change in parliamentary support during period
13 December 1975
Coalition
Result of general election
Coalition
Result of general election
If further change during period
--none--
Number of ministers at beginning of period (this may vary during the period)
Total number of ministers
15
Number from party of prime minister
11
Number from coalition party 1
4
Number from coalition party 2
0
Number from upper house
9
Number who are women
1
House of Representatives elections contested as prime minister or after which became prime minister (see Glossary entry for 'after election')
| Election | Prime minister at election | Prime minister's party | Prime minister after election | Prime minister's party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COM 5 March 1983 | John Malcolm Fraser | Liberal Party | Robert James Lee Hawke | Australian Labor Party |
| COM 18 October 1980 | John Malcolm Fraser | Liberal Party | John Malcolm Fraser | Liberal Party |
| COM 10 December 1977 | John Malcolm Fraser | Liberal Party | John Malcolm Fraser | Liberal Party |
| COM 13 December 1975 | John Malcolm Fraser | Liberal Party | John Malcolm Fraser | Liberal Party |
Previous period in this series for COM | Next period in this series for COM
Notes
For details of all Commonwealth prime ministers, see Michelle Grattan (editor) Australian Prime Ministers (Sydney: New Holland, 2000).
Sources
Colin A Hughes, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1975-1984, Rushcutters Bay, NSW: Australian National University Press, 1986 (ISBN 0 08 033038 X).
There are small discrepancies in calculating the total valid vote given by Hughes (1986), and differences between these figures and those given by Jaensch (1986).