ID COM32

Commonwealth Government of Australia beginning 11 March 1983 - period in office of Prime minister Hawke, Robert James Lee ending on 20 December 1991

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Period in office of prime minister (see Glossary entry for 'period in office' and related terms)

Prime minister
Hawke, Robert James Lee
Date of beginning of period in office
Date of end of period in office
 
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
3206 

Parliamentary support during period

Party affiliation of prime minister 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----none-- 
If further change during period
--none----none-- 

Number of ministers at beginning of period (this may vary during the period)

Total number of ministers
27
Number from party of prime minister
27
Number from coalition party 1
0
Number from coalition party 2
0
Number from upper house
6
Number who are women
1

House of Representatives elections contested as prime minister or after which became prime minister (see Glossary entry for 'after election')

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Election Prime minister at election Prime minister's party Prime minister after election Prime minister's party
COM  24 March 1990 Robert James Lee Hawke Australian Labor Party Robert James Lee Hawke Australian Labor Party
COM  11 July 1987 Robert James Lee Hawke Australian Labor Party Robert James Lee Hawke Australian Labor Party
COM  1 December 1984 Robert James Lee Hawke Australian Labor Party Robert James Lee Hawke Australian Labor Party
COM  5 March 1983 John Malcolm Fraser Liberal Party Robert James Lee Hawke Australian Labor Party
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Notes

Note no - 103563

Sources

Colin A Hughes, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1975-1984, Rushcutters Bay, NSW: Australian National University Press, 1986 (ISBN 0 08 033038 X).

There are small discrepancies in calculating the total valid vote given by Hughes (1986), and differences between these figures and those given by Jaensch (1986).

Note no - 103433

Notes for Premier

Note no - 101029


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