# Colebatch ministry

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{{Short description|14th Ministry of the Government of Western Australia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2016}}
{{Use Australian English|date=November 2016}}
The '''Colebatch Ministry''' was the 14th [Ministry](/source/The_Ministry) of the [Government of Western Australia](/source/Government_of_Western_Australia) and was led by [Nationalist](/source/Nationalist_Party_of_Australia) [Premier](/source/Premier_of_Western_Australia) [Hal Colebatch](/source/Hal_Colebatch). It succeeded the [Lefroy Ministry](/source/Lefroy_Ministry) on 17 April 1919 after Sir [Henry Lefroy](/source/Henry_Lefroy)'s resignation as premier. Colebatch, a member of the [Legislative Council](/source/Western_Australian_Legislative_Council) and the first (and so far only) from that chamber to ever be asked to form a ministry, had the problem of finding a conveniently-located country seat which was not held by the [Country Party](/source/National_Party_of_Western_Australia). Before he could consolidate his leadership, his handling of the "Battle of the Barricades" on the waterfront severely damaged his standing and he stood aside. On 17 May 1919, the [First Mitchell Ministry](/source/First_Mitchell_Ministry) was formed by the Minister for Lands, [James Mitchell](/source/James_Mitchell_(Australian_politician)).

The following ministers served for the duration of the Ministry:

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! Office
! Minister
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[Premier](/source/Premier_of_Western_Australia)<br/>
[Colonial Treasurer](/source/Treasurer_of_Western_Australia)<br/>
[Minister for Education](/source/Minister_for_Education_(Western_Australia))<br/>
[Minister for Railways](/source/Minister_for_Transport_(Western_Australia))<br/>
| style="background:#CCDDFF" | [Hal Colebatch](/source/Hal_Colebatch), MLC
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| [Minister for Lands](/source/Minister_for_Lands_(Western_Australia))<br/>
| style="background:#CCDDFF" | [James Mitchell](/source/James_Mitchell_(Australian_politician)), MLA
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| [Colonial Secretary](/source/Colonial_Secretary_of_Western_Australia)<br/>
| style="background:#FFCCCC" | [Charles Hudson](/source/Charles_Hudson_(Australian_politician)), MLA
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[Minister for Works](/source/Minister_for_Works_(Western_Australia))<br/>
[Minister for Water Supply](/source/Minister_for_Water_(Western_Australia))<br/>
| style="background:#CCDDFF" | [William George](/source/William_James_George), MLA
|-
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[Attorney-General](/source/Attorney-General_of_Western_Australia)<br/>
[Minister for Mines](/source/Minister_for_Mines_and_Petroleum_(Western_Australia))<br/>
[Minister for Forests](/source/Minister_for_Forestry_(Western_Australia))<br/>
[Minister for Industries](/source/Minister_for_State_Development_(Western_Australia))
| style="background:#CCDDFF" | [Robert Robinson](/source/Robert_Thomson_Robinson), MLA
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| [Minister for Agriculture](/source/Minister_for_Agriculture_and_Food_(Western_Australia))<br/>
| style="background:#CCFFCC" | [Charles Baxter](/source/Charles_Baxter_(politician)), MLC
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| Minister without portfolio
| style="background:#CCFFCC" | [Francis Willmott](/source/Francis_Willmott), MLA
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'''Legend:'''

{| class="wikitable"
| style="background:#CCDDFF" | [Nationalist Party](/source/Nationalist_Party_of_Australia)
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| style="background:#CCFFCC" | [Country Party](/source/National_Party_of_Western_Australia)
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| style="background:#FFCCCC" | [National Labor Party](/source/National_Labor_Party)
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|}

==References==
*{{Black and Bolton Biographical Register|volume=One}}
*{{cite book|author=Black, David|chapter=Factionalism and Stability: 1911-1947|year=1991|title=The House on the Hill: A History of the Parliament of Western Australia 1832–1990|editor=Black, David|editor-link=David Black (historian)|location=Perth, Western Australia|publisher=Parliament of Western Australia|isbn=0-7309-3983-9}}
* {{cite book|last=Bolton|first=Geoffrey|author-link=Geoffrey Bolton|author2=Mozley, Ann|title=The Western Australian Legislature, 1870-1930|publisher=[Australian National University](/source/Australian_National_University)|location=[Canberra](/source/Canberra)|year=1961}} (no ISBN)

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{{succession box | before=[Lefroy Ministry](/source/Lefroy_Ministry) | title=[Colebatch Ministry](/source/Western_Australian_ministries) | years=1919 | after=[First Mitchell Ministry](/source/First_Mitchell_Ministry)}}
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{{Western Australian ministries}}

Category:Western Australian ministries
Category:Ministries of George V

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