ID 0087
Period in office of premier (see Glossary entry for 'period in office' and related terms)
Premier
Smith, William Forgan
Date of beginning of period in office
17 June 1932
Date of end of period in office
16 September 1942
Reason for end of preceding period in office
Loss of general election
Reason for end of this government
Change of party leader
Number of days in office
3,743
Parliamentary support during period
Party affiliation of premier at start of period
Australian Labor Party
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
Majority
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
10
Number from party of premier
10
Number from coalition party 1
0
Number from coalition party 2
0
Number from upper house
0
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 |
QLD 29 March 1941 | William Forgan Smith | Australian Labor Party | William Forgan Smith | Australian Labor Party |
QLD 2 April 1938 | William Forgan Smith | Australian Labor Party | William Forgan Smith | Australian Labor Party |
QLD 11 May 1935 | William Forgan Smith | Australian Labor Party | William Forgan Smith | Australian Labor Party |
QLD 11 June 1932 | Arthur Edward Moore | Country & Progressive National Party | William Forgan Smith | Australian Labor Party |
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Sources
Hughes and Graham, (1968) A Handbook of Ausralian Government and Politics 1890-1964.