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825:
was a Shadow
Cabinet led by the Opposition Leader and leader of the Labor Party, John Tonkin, in the Parliament of Western Australia. It lasted from March 1974 until 15 April 1976, when Tonkin stepped down at the age of 74. The Tonkin shadow ministry was the first of its kind in
94:, constituted the Ministry. He designated 12 principal executive offices of the Government and appointed the following ministers to their positions, who served until a reshuffle on 30 May 1973. Four reshuffles took place—on 12 October 1971, following the resignation of
1667:
1580:
977:
291:
1590:
1575:
109:
The list below is ordered by decreasing seniority within the
Cabinet, as indicated by the Government Gazette and the Hansard index. The members of the Ministry were:
1615:
1600:
1610:
1605:
1595:
1244:
64:
1641:
999:
163:
318:
143:
1636:
1631:
439:
82:
As was the norm for Labor ministries, the caucus consisting of all parliamentary members elected the ministers, and the
Premier then allocated portfolios.
528:
242:
17:
40:
484:
401:
716:
378:
138:
1237:
1007:
696:
426:
352:
348:
1418:
1408:
992:
1322:
1081:
729:
635:
631:
509:
408:
383:
264:
213:
133:
1071:
700:
620:
464:
388:
357:
268:
231:
198:
167:
500:
444:
421:
203:
98:(due to ill health); a minor reshuffle amongst existing ministers on 6 July 1972; on 7 February 1973 following the resignation of
1230:
794:
774:
720:
504:
417:
374:
326:
301:
296:
260:
1662:
985:
692:
673:
653:
555:, a major reshuffle took place on 30 May 1973. These 12 ministers served until the end of the Tonkin Ministry on 8 April 1974.
344:
322:
287:
76:
68:
610:
460:
218:
1428:
785:
535:
1672:
1327:
807:
707:
592:
365:
159:
1519:
1509:
1433:
1398:
1342:
1166:
1131:
1066:
601:
451:
52:
1554:
1211:
36:
880:
Tom Evans became acting
Attorney-General on this date, while Donald May became the acting Minister for Railways.
1253:
574:
193:
128:
55:
replaced Graham following his resignation on 30 May 1973). It commenced on 3 March 1971, eleven days after the
1015:
959:
1151:
969:
570:
124:
72:
758:
172:
1126:
1141:
952:
56:
1277:
1181:
1136:
1106:
1549:
1494:
1458:
1372:
1206:
1111:
1096:
664:
309:
1570:
1544:
1489:
1201:
1101:
822:
1585:
1046:
1161:
1036:
8:
102:(also due to ill health); and on 30 May 1973 following the resignation of Deputy Premier
1539:
1191:
1091:
1031:
1529:
1499:
1176:
1116:
1010:
827:
1524:
1484:
1479:
1196:
1171:
1076:
1056:
1041:
1026:
765:
517:
249:
99:
1534:
1337:
1222:
1186:
1086:
91:
1403:
1357:
1317:
1292:
1156:
1061:
1051:
683:
335:
1656:
1504:
1463:
1332:
1297:
1272:
1267:
1121:
745:
491:
1443:
1438:
1367:
1352:
1287:
32:
273:
Leader of the
Government in the Legislative Council (from 7 February 1973)
1453:
1448:
1393:
1388:
1362:
1347:
1312:
1282:
644:
583:
552:
471:
278:
180:
150:
103:
95:
60:
48:
44:
1307:
1302:
1423:
1413:
861:
Hansard Index for 1971–1973, "Legislature of
Western Australia"
75:
on 8 April 1974 after the Labor Party lost government at the
164:
Minister for
Industrial Development and Decentralisation
1668:
Australian Labor Party ministries in
Western Australia
629:
Leader of the
Government in the Legislative Council
240:
Leader of the
Government in the Legislative Council
1252:
90:On 3 March 1971, the Governor, Major-General Sir
1654:
331:Minister for Traffic Safety (from 6 July 1972)
1238:
993:
596:Minister for Development and Decentralisation
551:Following the resignation of Deputy Premier
227:Minister for Recreation (from 6 July 1972)
1245:
1231:
1000:
986:
894:. 12 October 1971. p. 1971:4014-4015.
869:
867:
924:. 7 February 1973. p. 1973:339-340.
14:
1655:
939:. 30 May 1973. p. 1973:1783-1784.
864:
1226:
981:
851:. 3 March 1971. p. 1971:671-672.
717:Minister for Environmental Protection
379:Minister for Environmental Protection
139:Minister for Environmental Protection
937:Western Australia Government Gazette
922:Western Australia Government Gazette
907:Western Australia Government Gazette
892:Western Australia Government Gazette
878:. 1 October 1971. p. 1971:3947.
876:Western Australia Government Gazette
849:Western Australia Government Gazette
821:While serving no formal status, the
71:. The ministry was followed by the
24:
18:Tonkin Ministry (Western Australia)
816:
546:
25:
1684:
909:. 6 July 1972. p. 1972:2312.
85:
1009:
802:Minister for Consumer Protection
756:Minister for Fisheries and Fauna
510:Minister for Fisheries and Fauna
440:Minister for Consumer Protection
402:Minister for Consumer Protection
384:Minister for Fisheries and Fauna
1016:Ministries of Western Australia
37:Government of Western Australia
1254:Western Australian Labor Party
928:
913:
898:
883:
855:
840:
778:Minister for Community Welfare
529:Minister for Community Welfare
474:, LL.B., Dip.Acctg., AASA, MLA
243:Minister for Community Welfare
106:to chair the Licensing Board.
13:
1:
1663:Western Australian ministries
833:
740:Minister for Local Government
578:Minister for Cultural Affairs
485:Minister for Local Government
144:Minister for Cultural Affairs
679:Minister for Traffic Safety
7:
800:Minister for Prices Control
759:Minister for the North-West
677:Minister for Water Supplies
436:Minister for Prices Control
398:Minister for Prices Control
323:Minister for Water Supplies
292:Minister for the North-West
173:Minister for the North-West
10:
1689:
1673:Ministries of Elizabeth II
724:Minister for Town Planning
614:Assistant to the Treasurer
389:Minister for Town Planning
223:Assistant to the Treasurer
168:Minister for Town Planning
1624:
1563:
1472:
1381:
1260:
1022:
966:
957:
949:
394:(until 12 October 1971:)
189:(until 12 October 1971:)
970:Court–McPharlin Ministry
905:"Premier's Department".
890:"Premier's Department".
874:"Premier's Department".
847:"Premier's Department".
798:Minister for Immigration
697:Minister for Agriculture
657:Minister for Electricity
616:Minister for Recreation
432:(from 12 October 1971:)
427:Minister for Immigration
353:Minister for Immigration
349:Minister for Agriculture
327:Minister for Electricity
297:Minister for Electricity
254:(until 7 February 1973)
209:(from 12 October 1971:)
73:Court–McPharlin Ministry
586:, Dip.Tchg., FAIA, MLA
540:(from 7 February 1973)
522:(from 12 October 1971)
476:(until 1 October 1971)
429:(from 7 February 1973)
424:(until 12 October 1971)
355:(until 7 February 1973)
329:(until 12 October 1971)
294:(until 12 October 1971)
153:, Dip.Tchg., FAIA, MLA
141:(until 12 October 1971)
136:(until 12 October 1971)
823:Tonkin shadow ministry
636:Minister for Transport
632:Minister for Education
381:(from 12 October 1971)
360:(from 12 October 1971)
299:(from 12 October 1971)
271:(from 12 October 1971)
265:Minister for Transport
214:Minister for Education
175:(from 12 October 1971)
134:Minister for Education
131:(from 12 October 1971)
67:, was defeated at the
953:Brand–Nalder Ministry
639:Minister for Railways
465:Minister for Railways
269:Minister for Railways
57:Brand–Nalder Ministry
780:Minister for Tourism
754:Minister for Housing
701:Minister for Forests
501:Minister for Housing
445:Minister for Tourism
422:Minister for Housing
358:Minister for Forests
204:Minister for Tourism
199:Minister for Forests
935:"No.39 (Special)".
920:"No.12 (Special)".
795:Minister for Labour
775:Minister for Police
721:Minister for Health
507:(until 6 July 1972)
418:Minister for Labour
391:(from 6 July 1972)
386:(until 6 July 1972)
375:Minister for Health
261:Minister for Police
170:(until 6 July 1972)
693:Minister for Lands
674:Minister for Works
654:Minister for Mines
512:(from 6 July 1972)
345:Minister for Lands
319:Minister for Works
304:(from 6 July 1972)
288:Minister for Mines
79:held on 31 March.
1650:
1649:
1564:Shadow ministries
1220:
1219:
976:
975:
967:Succeeded by
828:Western Australia
814:
813:
659:Minister for Fuel
604:, BA, DipEd, MLA
544:
543:
505:Minister for Fuel
454:, BA, DipEd, MLA
302:Minister for Fuel
252:, Dip.Acctg., MLC
59:, led by Premier
16:(Redirected from
1680:
1625:Leadership votes
1247:
1240:
1233:
1224:
1223:
1014:
1013:
1002:
995:
988:
979:
978:
950:Preceded by
947:
946:
941:
940:
932:
926:
925:
917:
911:
910:
902:
896:
895:
887:
881:
879:
871:
862:
859:
853:
852:
844:
766:Arthur Bickerton
611:Attorney-General
558:
557:
518:Arthur Bickerton
461:Attorney-General
250:William Willesee
219:Attorney-General
112:
111:
100:William Willesee
21:
1688:
1687:
1683:
1682:
1681:
1679:
1678:
1677:
1653:
1652:
1651:
1646:
1620:
1559:
1468:
1377:
1338:Carmen Lawrence
1278:William Johnson
1256:
1251:
1221:
1216:
1152:Court–McPharlin
1018:
1008:
1006:
972:
963:
960:Tonkin Ministry
955:
945:
944:
934:
933:
929:
919:
918:
914:
904:
903:
899:
889:
888:
884:
873:
872:
865:
860:
856:
846:
845:
841:
836:
819:
817:Shadow Ministry
803:
801:
799:
797:
781:
779:
777:
761:
757:
755:
741:
739:
738:Chief Secretary
725:
723:
719:
703:
699:
695:
678:
676:
660:
658:
656:
640:
638:
634:
630:
615:
613:
597:
595:
579:
577:
573:
549:
547:Second Ministry
539:
531:
521:
513:
508:
503:
487:
483:
482:Chief Secretary
475:
467:
463:
425:
420:
387:
382:
377:
361:
356:
351:
347:
330:
325:
321:
305:
300:
295:
290:
274:
272:
267:
263:
253:
245:
241:
176:
171:
166:
162:
146:
142:
137:
132:
127:
92:Douglas Kendrew
88:
29:Tonkin Ministry
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
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1676:
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1665:
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1598:
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1573:
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1527:
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1507:
1502:
1497:
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1487:
1482:
1476:
1474:
1470:
1469:
1467:
1466:
1461:
1456:
1451:
1446:
1441:
1436:
1431:
1426:
1421:
1416:
1411:
1406:
1404:Colin Jamieson
1401:
1396:
1391:
1385:
1383:
1382:Deputy leaders
1379:
1378:
1376:
1375:
1370:
1365:
1360:
1358:Alan Carpenter
1355:
1350:
1345:
1340:
1335:
1330:
1325:
1320:
1318:Colin Jamieson
1315:
1310:
1305:
1300:
1295:
1293:Philip Collier
1290:
1285:
1280:
1275:
1270:
1264:
1262:
1258:
1257:
1250:
1249:
1242:
1235:
1227:
1218:
1217:
1215:
1214:
1209:
1204:
1199:
1194:
1189:
1184:
1179:
1174:
1169:
1164:
1159:
1154:
1149:
1144:
1139:
1134:
1129:
1124:
1119:
1114:
1109:
1104:
1099:
1094:
1089:
1084:
1079:
1074:
1069:
1064:
1059:
1054:
1049:
1044:
1039:
1034:
1029:
1023:
1020:
1019:
1005:
1004:
997:
990:
982:
974:
973:
968:
965:
956:
951:
943:
942:
927:
912:
897:
882:
863:
854:
838:
837:
835:
832:
818:
815:
812:
811:
805:
790:
789:
783:
770:
769:
763:
750:
749:
743:
734:
733:
727:
712:
711:
705:
688:
687:
684:Colin Jamieson
681:
669:
668:
662:
649:
648:
642:
625:
624:
618:
606:
605:
599:
593:Deputy Premier
588:
587:
581:
566:
565:
562:
548:
545:
542:
541:
533:
524:
523:
515:
496:
495:
489:
478:
477:
469:
456:
455:
449:
448:
447:
442:
437:
413:
412:
406:
405:
404:
399:
370:
369:
363:
340:
339:
336:Colin Jamieson
333:
314:
313:
307:
283:
282:
276:
256:
255:
247:
236:
235:
229:
225:
224:
221:
216:
207:
206:
201:
196:
185:
184:
178:
160:Deputy Premier
155:
154:
148:
120:
119:
116:
87:
86:First Ministry
84:
77:state election
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1685:
1674:
1671:
1669:
1666:
1664:
1661:
1660:
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1640:
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1635:
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1607:
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1599:
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1518:
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1513:
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1506:
1503:
1501:
1498:
1496:
1493:
1491:
1488:
1486:
1483:
1481:
1478:
1477:
1475:
1471:
1465:
1464:Rita Saffioti
1462:
1460:
1457:
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1371:
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1361:
1359:
1356:
1354:
1351:
1349:
1346:
1344:
1341:
1339:
1336:
1334:
1333:Peter Dowding
1331:
1329:
1326:
1324:
1321:
1319:
1316:
1314:
1311:
1309:
1306:
1304:
1301:
1299:
1298:John Willcock
1296:
1294:
1291:
1289:
1286:
1284:
1281:
1279:
1276:
1274:
1273:Henry Daglish
1271:
1269:
1268:Robert Hastie
1266:
1265:
1263:
1259:
1255:
1248:
1243:
1241:
1236:
1234:
1229:
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1225:
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1200:
1198:
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1155:
1153:
1150:
1148:
1145:
1143:
1140:
1138:
1135:
1133:
1130:
1128:
1127:McLarty–Watts
1125:
1123:
1120:
1118:
1115:
1113:
1110:
1108:
1105:
1103:
1100:
1098:
1095:
1093:
1090:
1088:
1085:
1083:
1080:
1078:
1075:
1073:
1070:
1068:
1065:
1063:
1060:
1058:
1055:
1053:
1050:
1048:
1045:
1043:
1040:
1038:
1035:
1033:
1030:
1028:
1025:
1024:
1021:
1017:
1012:
1003:
998:
996:
991:
989:
984:
983:
980:
971:
962:
961:
954:
948:
938:
931:
923:
916:
908:
901:
893:
886:
877:
870:
868:
858:
850:
843:
839:
831:
829:
824:
809:
806:
804:
796:
792:
791:
787:
784:
782:
776:
772:
771:
767:
764:
762:
760:
752:
751:
747:
746:Claude Stubbs
744:
742:
736:
735:
731:
728:
726:
722:
718:
714:
713:
709:
706:
704:
702:
698:
694:
690:
689:
685:
682:
680:
675:
671:
670:
666:
663:
661:
655:
651:
650:
646:
643:
641:
637:
633:
627:
626:
623:, LL.B., MLA
622:
619:
617:
612:
608:
607:
603:
600:
598:
594:
590:
589:
585:
582:
580:
576:
572:
568:
567:
563:
560:
559:
556:
554:
537:
534:
532:
530:
526:
525:
519:
516:
514:
511:
506:
502:
498:
497:
493:
492:Claude Stubbs
490:
488:
486:
480:
479:
473:
470:
468:
466:
462:
458:
457:
453:
450:
446:
443:
441:
438:
435:
434:
433:
430:
428:
423:
419:
415:
414:
410:
407:
403:
400:
397:
396:
395:
392:
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385:
380:
376:
372:
371:
367:
364:
362:
359:
354:
350:
346:
342:
341:
337:
334:
332:
328:
324:
320:
316:
315:
311:
308:
306:
303:
298:
293:
289:
285:
284:
280:
277:
275:
270:
266:
262:
258:
257:
251:
248:
246:
244:
238:
237:
234:, LL.B., MLA
233:
230:
228:
222:
220:
217:
215:
212:
211:
210:
205:
202:
200:
197:
195:
192:
191:
190:
187:
186:
182:
179:
177:
174:
169:
165:
161:
157:
156:
152:
149:
147:
145:
140:
135:
130:
126:
122:
121:
117:
114:
113:
110:
107:
105:
101:
97:
93:
83:
80:
78:
74:
70:
69:1971 election
66:
65:Liberal Party
62:
58:
54:
50:
46:
42:
38:
34:
31:was the 25th
30:
19:
1514:
1444:Geoff Gallop
1439:Kay Hallahan
1429:David Parker
1368:Mark McGowan
1353:Geoff Gallop
1288:John Scaddan
1146:
1142:Brand–Nalder
958:
936:
930:
921:
915:
906:
900:
891:
885:
875:
857:
848:
842:
820:
793:
786:Ron Thompson
773:
753:
737:
715:
691:
672:
652:
628:
609:
591:
569:
550:
536:Ron Thompson
527:
499:
481:
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431:
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1454:Eric Ripper
1449:Jim McGinty
1419:David Evans
1409:David Evans
1394:Herb Graham
1389:John Tonkin
1363:Eric Ripper
1348:Jim McGinty
1328:Brian Burke
1313:John Tonkin
1283:Thomas Bath
1182:Court–Cowan
1137:Brand–Watts
808:John Harman
708:David Evans
645:Jerry Dolan
584:John Tonkin
553:Herb Graham
472:Ron Bertram
366:David Evans
279:Jerry Dolan
181:Herb Graham
151:John Tonkin
104:Herb Graham
96:Ron Bertram
61:David Brand
49:Herb Graham
47:and deputy
45:John Tonkin
1657:Categories
1550:McGowan II
1473:Ministries
1459:Roger Cook
1434:Ian Taylor
1399:Don Taylor
1373:Roger Cook
1343:Ian Taylor
1323:Ron Davies
1308:Bert Hawke
1303:Frank Wise
1107:Mitchell 2
1097:Mitchell 1
964:1971-1974
834:References
730:Ron Davies
710:, BA, MLA
665:Donald May
602:Don Taylor
452:Don Taylor
409:Ron Davies
368:, BA, MLA
310:Donald May
53:Don Taylor
1545:McGowan I
1540:Carpenter
1495:Collier 2
1490:Collier 1
1424:Mal Bryce
1414:Mal Bryce
1207:McGowan 2
1202:McGowan 1
1192:Carpenter
1112:Collier 2
1102:Collier 1
1092:Colebatch
1032:Throssell
621:Tom Evans
575:Treasurer
564:Minister
232:Tom Evans
194:Treasurer
129:Treasurer
118:Minister
39:, led by
1591:Lawrence
1576:Jamieson
1530:Lawrence
1500:Willcock
1177:Lawrence
1162:O'Connor
1117:Willcock
1082:Wilson 2
1072:Wilson 1
43:Premier
33:Ministry
1616:McGowan
1601:McGinty
1525:Dowding
1485:Scaddan
1480:Daglish
1261:Leaders
1197:Barnett
1172:Dowding
1077:Scaddan
1057:Daglish
1047:Leake 2
1042:Morgans
1037:Leake 1
1027:Forrest
571:Premier
561:Office
125:Premier
115:Office
63:of the
35:of the
1611:Ripper
1606:Gallop
1596:Taylor
1581:Davies
1571:Tonkin
1535:Gallop
1515:Tonkin
1187:Gallop
1147:Tonkin
1087:Lefroy
810:, MLA
788:, MLC
768:, MLA
748:, MLC
732:, MLA
686:, MLA
667:, MLA
647:, MLC
494:, MLC
411:, MLA
338:, MLA
312:, MLA
281:, MLC
183:, MLA
1586:Burke
1520:Burke
1510:Hawke
1167:Burke
1157:Court
1132:Hawke
1067:Moore
1062:Rason
1052:James
538:, MLC
520:, MLA
41:Labor
1642:2023
1637:1990
1632:1981
1555:Cook
1505:Wise
1212:Cook
1122:Wise
27:The
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