ID 0101
Period in office of premier (see Glossary entry for 'period in office' and related terms)
Premier
Cockburn, John Alexander
Date of beginning of period in office
27 June 1889
Date of end of period in office
19 August 1890
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
418
Parliamentary support during period
Party affiliation of premier at start of period
Liberal Ministerialists
If coalition government
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
6
Number from party of premier
6
Number from coalition party 1
0
Number from coalition party 2
0
Number from upper house
1
Assembly elections contested as premier or after which became premier (see Glossary entry for 'after election')
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Election |
Premier at election |
Premier's party |
Premier after election |
Premier's party |
SA 9 April 1890 | John Alexander Cockburn | Liberal Ministerialists | John Alexander Cockburn | Liberal Ministerialists |
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Sources
Hughes and Graham, (1968) A Handbook of Ausralian Government and Politics 1890-1964.