1901: Sir Edmund Barton (Protectionist)
1903: Alfred Deakin (Protectionist)
1907: George Reid (Free Trade)
1910: George Reid (Free Trade)
1913: Andrew Fisher (Labour)
1918: Andrew Fisher (Labour)
1921: Sir Joseph Cook (Liberal Conservative)
1923: T.J. Ryan (Labour)
1926: William McWilliams (Country-Liberal Conservative)
1928: William McWilliams (Country-Liberal Conservative)
1931: Jack Lang (Labour)
1933: Keith Murdoch (Liberal Conservative-Country)[1]
1936: Keith Murdoch (Liberal Conservative - Country)
1939: Keith Murdoch (Liberal Conservative- Country - Labour) [2]
1945: Herbert V "Doc" Evatt (Labour) [3]
1948: Herbert V "Doc" Evatt (Labour)
1951: Frank Packer (Liberal Conservative - Country)
1954: Frank Packer (Liberal Conservative - Country)[4]
1957: Harold Holt (Liberal - Labour)[5]
1960: John McEwen (Country - Liberal Conservative)
1962: Harold Holt (Democratic - Labour) [6]
1965: Harold Holt (Democratic - Labour)
[1] The Lang Government botches Australia's recovery to the Great Depression and is voted out in a near unanamious landslide (7 of 90 house seats). Keith is Rupert's dad, for those not in the know.
[2] Labour leader Francis M. Forde joins the re-elected Murdoch government in an all-party ministry at the beginning of World War II.
[3] After over a decade of Conservative rule, labour wins the 1945 election after the disbandment of the wartime government. "Doc" Evatt is popular as he is seen as moderate compared to his more leftwing colleagues at a time when there is much fear about the spread of communism.
[4] Evatt's increasing paranoia as opposition leader and Packer's successful crusade against communism sees the LCP-CP government win the largest mandate in Australian history, winning 103 of the 120 seats in the newly expanded parliament.
[5] A schism between liberal and conservative factions in the Liberal Conservative Party results in an early election. The new Liberal Party wins a plurality of seats, and forms coalition with the Labour Party (who, having retained only 15 seats, are now officially relegated to minor party status) to make up a slim 4-seat majority. Labour enter the coalition on condition that Holt (known for his enlightened approach to industrial relations) becomes the leader.
[6] Liberal Party renamed Democratic Party to further distance itself from its past association with the Liberal Conservative Party.
Harold returns from the Swim That Needs No Towel
1966: Harold Holt (Liberal)
1969: Harold Holt (Liberal)
1972: Harold Holt (Liberal)
1973: Billy Snedden (Liberal) [1]
1975: Bill Hayden (Labor) [2]
1978: Bill Hayden (Labor)
1981: John Howard (Liberal)[3]
1984: John Howard (Liberal)
1987: John Howard (Liberal)
1989: Paul Keating (Labor) [4]
1993: Alexander Downer (Liberal)
1996: Alexander Downer (Liberal) [5]
1998: Peter Costello (Liberal) [6]
2000: Simon Crean (Labor)
2003: Simon Crean (Labor)
2007: Kevin Rudd (Liberal)
2009: Kevin Rudd (Liberal)
[1] Holt retires mid-term on his 65th birthday.
[2] First Labor Prime Minister since 1949.
[3] Voted out of office due to his failure to react to the communist revolution in Indonesia. Howard pledges to join the US lead intervention and implement a number of free market reforms.
[4] Prime Minister Howard calls an early election to stave off multiple potential leadership challenges, but he narrowly loses to Labor under the direction of new leader Paul Keating, installed only four months before the 1989 poll.
[5] Downer shakes off his gaffe-prone image to successfully beat Paul Keating a second time in 1996. He uses the result of the 1996 election to introduce a 15% GST under treasurer John Hewson.
[6] Defeated Downer in a leadership challenge.
1903: Alfred Deakin (Protectionist)
1907: George Reid (Free Trade)
1910: George Reid (Free Trade)
1913: Andrew Fisher (Labour)
1918: Andrew Fisher (Labour)
1921: Sir Joseph Cook (Liberal Conservative)
1923: T.J. Ryan (Labour)
1926: William McWilliams (Country-Liberal Conservative)
1928: William McWilliams (Country-Liberal Conservative)
1931: Jack Lang (Labour)
1933: Keith Murdoch (Liberal Conservative-Country)[1]
1936: Keith Murdoch (Liberal Conservative - Country)
1939: Keith Murdoch (Liberal Conservative- Country - Labour) [2]
1945: Herbert V "Doc" Evatt (Labour) [3]
1948: Herbert V "Doc" Evatt (Labour)
1951: Frank Packer (Liberal Conservative - Country)
1954: Frank Packer (Liberal Conservative - Country)[4]
1957: Harold Holt (Liberal - Labour)[5]
1960: John McEwen (Country - Liberal Conservative)
1962: Harold Holt (Democratic - Labour) [6]
1965: Harold Holt (Democratic - Labour)
[1] The Lang Government botches Australia's recovery to the Great Depression and is voted out in a near unanamious landslide (7 of 90 house seats). Keith is Rupert's dad, for those not in the know.
[2] Labour leader Francis M. Forde joins the re-elected Murdoch government in an all-party ministry at the beginning of World War II.
[3] After over a decade of Conservative rule, labour wins the 1945 election after the disbandment of the wartime government. "Doc" Evatt is popular as he is seen as moderate compared to his more leftwing colleagues at a time when there is much fear about the spread of communism.
[4] Evatt's increasing paranoia as opposition leader and Packer's successful crusade against communism sees the LCP-CP government win the largest mandate in Australian history, winning 103 of the 120 seats in the newly expanded parliament.
[5] A schism between liberal and conservative factions in the Liberal Conservative Party results in an early election. The new Liberal Party wins a plurality of seats, and forms coalition with the Labour Party (who, having retained only 15 seats, are now officially relegated to minor party status) to make up a slim 4-seat majority. Labour enter the coalition on condition that Holt (known for his enlightened approach to industrial relations) becomes the leader.
[6] Liberal Party renamed Democratic Party to further distance itself from its past association with the Liberal Conservative Party.
Harold returns from the Swim That Needs No Towel
1966: Harold Holt (Liberal)
1969: Harold Holt (Liberal)
1972: Harold Holt (Liberal)
1973: Billy Snedden (Liberal) [1]
1975: Bill Hayden (Labor) [2]
1978: Bill Hayden (Labor)
1981: John Howard (Liberal)[3]
1984: John Howard (Liberal)
1987: John Howard (Liberal)
1989: Paul Keating (Labor) [4]
1993: Alexander Downer (Liberal)
1996: Alexander Downer (Liberal) [5]
1998: Peter Costello (Liberal) [6]
2000: Simon Crean (Labor)
2003: Simon Crean (Labor)
2007: Kevin Rudd (Liberal)
2009: Kevin Rudd (Liberal)
[1] Holt retires mid-term on his 65th birthday.
[2] First Labor Prime Minister since 1949.
[3] Voted out of office due to his failure to react to the communist revolution in Indonesia. Howard pledges to join the US lead intervention and implement a number of free market reforms.
[4] Prime Minister Howard calls an early election to stave off multiple potential leadership challenges, but he narrowly loses to Labor under the direction of new leader Paul Keating, installed only four months before the 1989 poll.
[5] Downer shakes off his gaffe-prone image to successfully beat Paul Keating a second time in 1996. He uses the result of the 1996 election to introduce a 15% GST under treasurer John Hewson.
[6] Defeated Downer in a leadership challenge.