ID 0016
Commonwealth Government of Australia beginning 6 January 1932 - period in office of Prime minister Lyons [prime minister], Joseph Aloysius ending on 9 November 1934
Period in office of prime minister (see Glossary entry for 'period in office' and related terms)
Prime minister
Lyons [prime minister], Joseph Aloysius
Date of beginning of period in office
6 January 1932
Date of end of period in office
9 November 1934
Reason for end of preceding period in office
Loss of general election
Reason for end of this government
Change of partisan support for premier/PM
Number of days in office
1,038
Parliamentary support during period
Party affiliation of prime minister at start of period
United Australia 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
13
Number from party of prime minister
13
Number from coalition party 1
0
Number from coalition party 2
0
Number from upper house
3
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 23 October 1937 | Joseph Aloysius Lyons [prime minister] | United Australia Party | Joseph Aloysius Lyons [prime minister] | United Australia Party |
| COM 15 September 1934 | Joseph Aloysius Lyons [prime minister] | United Australia Party | Joseph Aloysius Lyons [prime minister] | United Australia Party |
| COM 19 December 1931 | James Henry Scullin | Federal Labor Party | Joseph Aloysius Lyons [prime minister] | United Australia 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.