# First Mitchell ministry
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The '''First Mitchell Ministry''' was the 15th [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) [James Mitchell](/source/James_Mitchell_(Australian_politician)). It succeeded the [Colebatch Ministry](/source/Colebatch_Ministry) on 17 May 1919 after the collapse of [Hal Colebatch](/source/Hal_Colebatch)'s brief service as Premier. It assumed a stability which had been absent from Western Australian politics since the [1914 election](/source/1914_Western_Australian_state_election). The ministry was followed by the [Collier Ministry](/source/First_Collier_Ministry) on 15 April 1924 after the Nationalist coalition lost government at the [state election](/source/1924_Western_Australian_state_election) held on 22 March.
==First Ministry==
The following ministers served until the reconstitution of the Ministry on 12 April 1921, following the [1921 state election](/source/1921_Western_Australian_state_election):
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! Office
! Minister
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[Premier](/source/Premier_of_Western_Australia)
[Colonial Treasurer](/source/Treasurer_of_Western_Australia)
[Minister for Lands](/source/Minister_for_Lands_(Western_Australia))
[Minister for Repatriation](/source/Minister_for_Veterans_(Western_Australia))
| style="background:#CCDDFF" | Sir [James Mitchell](/source/James_Mitchell_(Australian_politician)), MLA
|-
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[Minister for Agriculture](/source/Minister_for_Agriculture_(Western_Australia))
[Minister for Public Health](/source/Minister_for_Health_(Western_Australia))
[Minister for Education](/source/Minister_for_Education_(Western_Australia))
[Minister for the North-West](/source/Minister_for_the_North-West)
| style="background:#CCDDFF" | [Hal Colebatch](/source/Hal_Colebatch), MLC
|-
| [Attorney-General](/source/Attorney-General_of_Western_Australia)
| style="background:#CCDDFF" | [Thomas Draper](/source/Thomas_Draper), MLA
|-
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[Minister for Works](/source/Minister_for_Works_(Western_Australia))
[Minister for Water Supply](/source/Minister_for_Water_Supply_(Western_Australia))
| style="background:#CCDDFF" | [William George](/source/William_James_George), MLA
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[Colonial Secretary](/source/Colonial_Secretary_of_Western_Australia) (until 25 June 1919)
[Minister for Railways](/source/Minister_for_Railways_(Western_Australia))
(from 25 June 1919:)
: [Minister for Mines](/source/Minister_for_Mines_(Western_Australia))
: [Minister for Forests](/source/Minister_for_Forests_(Western_Australia))
: [Minister for Police](/source/Minister_for_Police_(Western_Australia))
: [Minister for Industries](/source/Minister_for_Industries_(Western_Australia))
| style="background:#CCFFCC" | [John Scaddan](/source/John_Scaddan), MLA
|-
| [Colonial Secretary](/source/Colonial_Secretary_of_Western_Australia) (from 25 June 1919)
| style="background:#CCFFCC" | [Frank Broun](/source/Frank_Broun), MLA
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[Minister for Mines](/source/Minister_for_Mines_(Western_Australia))
[Minister for Industries](/source/Minister_for_Industries_(Western_Australia))
[Minister for Forests](/source/Minister_for_Forests_(Western_Australia))
| style="background:#CCDDFF" | [Robert Robinson](/source/Robert_Thomson_Robinson), MLA
(until 21 June 1919)
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| rowspan=2 | Minister without portfolio
| style="background:#CCFFCC" | [Francis Willmott](/source/Francis_Willmott), MLA
|-
| style="background:#CCFFCC" | [Charles Baxter](/source/Charles_Baxter_(politician)), MLC
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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)
|}
|}
==Second Ministry==
The following ministers served from their appointment on 12 April 1921 until the end of the Ministry on 15 April 1924, following the [1924 state election](/source/1924_Western_Australian_state_election):
{| class="wikitable"
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! Office
! Minister
|-
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[Premier](/source/Premier_of_Western_Australia)
[Colonial Treasurer](/source/Treasurer_of_Western_Australia)
[Minister for Lands](/source/Minister_for_Lands_(Western_Australia))
[Minister for Repatriation](/source/Minister_for_Veterans_(Western_Australia))
| style="background:#CCDDFF" | Sir [James Mitchell](/source/James_Mitchell_(Australian_politician)), MLA
|-
|
[Minister for Education](/source/Minister_for_Education_(Western_Australia))
[Minister for the North-West](/source/Minister_for_the_North-West)
[Minister for Justice](/source/Minister_for_Justice_(Western_Australia))
| style="background:#CCDDFF" | [Hal Colebatch](/source/Hal_Colebatch), MLC
(until 17 June 1923)
|-
|
[Minister for Education](/source/Minister_for_Education_(Western_Australia))
[Minister for the North-West](/source/Minister_for_the_North-West)
[Minister for Justice](/source/Minister_for_Justice_(Western_Australia))
| style="background:#CCDDFF" | [John Ewing](/source/John_Ewing_(Australian_politician)), MLC
(from 18 June 1923)
|-
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[Minister for Works](/source/Minister_for_Works_(Western_Australia))
[Minister for Water Supply](/source/Minister_for_Water_Supply_(Western_Australia))
| style="background:#CCDDFF" | [William George](/source/William_James_George), MLA
|-
|
[Minister for Railways](/source/Minister_for_Railways_(Western_Australia))
[Minister for Mines](/source/Minister_for_Mines_(Western_Australia))
[Minister for Forests](/source/Minister_for_Forests_(Western_Australia))
[Minister for Police](/source/Minister_for_Police_(Western_Australia))
[Minister for Industries](/source/Minister_for_Industries_(Western_Australia))
| style="background:#CCFFCC" | [John Scaddan](/source/John_Scaddan), MLA
|-
|
[Colonial Secretary](/source/Colonial_Secretary_of_Western_Australia)
[Minister for Public Health](/source/Minister_for_Health_(Western_Australia))
| style="background:#CCFFCC" | [Frank Broun](/source/Frank_Broun), MLA
(until 22 August 1922)
|-
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[Colonial Secretary](/source/Colonial_Secretary_of_Western_Australia)
[Minister for Public Health](/source/Minister_for_Health_(Western_Australia))
| style="background:#CCFFCC" | [Richard Sampson](/source/Richard_Sampson_(politician)), MLA
(from 22 August 1922)
|-
| [Minister for Agriculture](/source/Minister_for_Agriculture_(Western_Australia))
| style="background:#CCFFCC" | [Henry Kennedy Maley](/source/Henry_Kennedy_Maley), MLA
|}
==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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