ID 0006
Commonwealth Government of Australia beginning 13 November 1908 - period in office of Prime minister Fisher, Andrew ending on 1 June 1909
Period in office of prime minister (see Glossary entry for 'period in office' and related terms)
Prime minister
Fisher, Andrew
Date of beginning of period in office
13 November 1908
Date of end of period in office
1 June 1909
Reason for end of preceding period in office
Defeat in parliament
Reason for end of this government
Defeat in parliament
Number of days in office
200
Parliamentary support during period
Party affiliation of prime minister at start of period
Australian Labor Party
If coalition government
Coalition partner 1
Coalition partner 1
--none--
Coalition partner 2
--none--
Coalition partner 3
--none--
Coalition partner 4
--none--
Party support in parliament at beginning of period
Minority
If change in parliamentary support during period
--none--
If further change during period
--none--
Number of ministers at beginning of period (this may vary during the period)
Total number of ministers
9
Number from party of prime minister
9
Number from coalition party 1
0
Number from coalition party 2
0
Number from upper house
2
Number who are women
0
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 September 1914 | Joseph Cook | Liberal Party | Andrew Fisher | Australian Labor Party |
| COM 31 May 1913 | Andrew Fisher | Australian Labor Party | Joseph Cook | Liberal Party |
| COM 13 April 1910 | Alfred Deakin | Liberal Party | Andrew Fisher | Australian Labor 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
Hughes and Graham, (1968) A Handbook of Ausralian Government and Politics 1890-1964.