This is a list of premiers of Western Australia by time in office. The basis of the list is the inclusive number of days between dates.
Rank | No. | Officeholder | Portrait | Party | District | Assumed office |
Left office |
Time in office (term) |
Time in office (total) |
Election wins | |
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1. | 19th |
Sir David Brand (1912–1979) KCMG |
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Liberal | MLA for
Greenough (1945–1975) |
2 April 1959 | 3 March 1971 |
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11 years, 335 days |
1959
1962 1965 1968 | |
2. | 1st |
Sir John Forrest (1847–1918) GCMG |
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Pro-Forrest | MLA for
Bunbury (1890–1901) |
29 December 1890 | 15 February 1901 |
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10 years, 48 days |
1890
1894 1897 | |
3. | 14th |
Philip Collier (1873–1948) |
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Labor | MLA for
Boulder (1905–1948) |
16 April 1924 | 24 April 1930 | 6 years, 8 days | 9 years, 126 days |
1924
1927 1933 1936 | |
24 April 1933 | 20 August 1936 | 3 years, 118 days | |||||||||
4. | 15th |
John Willcock (1879–1956) |
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Labor | MLA for
Geraldton (1917–1947) |
20 August 1936 | 31 July 1945 |
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8 years, 345 days | 1939 1943 | |
5. | 29th |
Colin Barnett (1950– ) |
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Liberal | MLA for
Cottesloe (1990–2018) |
23 September 2008 | 17 March 2017 |
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8 years, 175 days | 2008 2013 | |
6. | 26th |
Richard Court (1947– ) AC |
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Liberal | MLA for
Nedlands (1982–2001) |
16 February 1993 | 10 February 2001 |
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7 years, 360 days | 1993 1996 | |
7. | 13th |
Sir James Mitchell (1866–1951) GCMG |
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Nationalist | MLA for
Northam (1905–1933) |
17 May 1919 | 16 April 1924 | 4 years, 335 days | 7 years, 335 days | 1921 1930 | |
24 April 1930 | 24 April 1933 | 3 years, 0 days | |||||||||
8. | 21st |
Sir Charles Court (1911–2007) AK KCMG OBE |
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Liberal | MLA for
Nedlands (1953–1982) |
8 April 1974 | 25 January 1982 |
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7 years, 292 days |
1974
1977 1980 | |
9. | 30th |
Mark McGowan (1967– ) |
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Labor | MLA for
Rockingham (1996–2023) |
17 March 2017 | 8 June 2023 |
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6 years, 83 days | 2017 2021 | |
10. | 18th |
Albert Hawke (1900–1986) |
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Labor | MLA for
Northam (1933–1968) |
23 February 1953 | 2 April 1959 |
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6 years, 37 days | 1953 1956 | |
11. | 17th |
Sir Ross McLarty (1891–1962) KBE MM |
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Liberal | MLA for
Murray-Wellington (1930–1950) Murray (1950–1962) |
1 April 1947 | 23 February 1953 |
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5 years, 328 days | 1947 1950 | |
12. | 23rd |
Brian Burke (1947– ) |
Labor | MLA for
Balga (1983–1988) |
25 February 1983 | 25 February 1988 |
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5 years, 0 days | 1983 1986 | ||
13. | 27th |
Dr Geoff Gallop (1951– ) AC |
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Labor | MLA for
Victoria Park (1986–2006) |
16 February 2001 | 25 January 2006 |
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4 years, 343 days | 2001 2005 | |
14. | 10th |
John Scaddan (1876–1934) CMG |
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Labor | MLA for
Brown Hill-Ivanhoe (1911–1916) |
7 October 1911 | 27 July 1916 |
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4 years, 294 days | 1911 1914 | |
15. | 8th |
Sir Newton Moore (1870–1936) KCMG |
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Ministerial | MLA for
Bunbury (1904–1911) |
7 May 1906 | 16 September 1910 |
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4 years, 132 days | 1908 | |
16. | 20th |
John Tonkin (1902–1995) AC |
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Labor | MLA for
Melville (1950–1977) |
3 March 1971 | 8 April 1974 |
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3 years, 66 days | 1971 | |
17. | 25th |
Dr Carmen Lawrence (1948– ) |
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Labor | MLA for
Glendalough (1989–1994) |
12 February 1990 | 16 February 1993 |
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3 years, 4 days | ||
18. | 28th |
Alan Carpenter (1957– ) |
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Labor | MLA for
Willagee (1996–2009) |
25 January 2006 | 23 September 2008 |
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2 years, 242 days | ||
19. | 5th |
Sir Walter James (1863–1943) KCMG KC |
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Opposition | MLA for
East Perth (1894–1904) |
1 July 1902 | 10 August 1904 |
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2 years, 40 days | ||
20. | 9th |
Frank Wilson (1866–1951) CMG |
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Nationalist | MLA for
Sussex (1904–1917) |
16 September 1910 | 7 October 1911 | 1 year, 21 days | 1 year, 357 days | ||
Liberal (WA) | 27 July 1916 | 28 June 1917 | 336 days | ||||||||
21. | 24th |
Peter Dowding (1943– ) SC |
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Labor | MLA for
Maylands (1986–1990) |
25 February 1988 | 12 February 1990 |
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1 year, 352 days | 1989 | |
22. | 11th |
Sir Henry Lefroy (1854–1930) KCMG |
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Nationalist | MLA for
Moore (1911–1921) |
28 June 1917 | 17 April 1919 |
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1 year, 293 days | 1917 | |
23. | 16th |
Frank Wise (1897–1986) AO |
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Labor | MLA for
Gascoyne (1933–1951) |
31 July 1945 | 1 April 1947 |
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1 year, 244 days | ||
24. | 22nd |
Ray O'Connor (1926–2013) |
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Liberal | MLA for
Mount Lawley (1962–1984) |
25 January 1982 | 25 February 1983 |
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1 year, 31 days | ||
25. | 6th |
Henry Daglish (1866–1920) |
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Labor | MLA for
Subiaco (1901–1911) |
10 August 1904 | 25 August 1905 |
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1 year, 15 days | ||
26. | 3rd |
George Leake (1856–1902) CMG |
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Opposition | MLA for
West Perth (1901–1902) |
27 May 1901 | 21 November 1901 | 178 days | 1 year, 3 days | 1901 | |
23 December 1901 | 1 July 1902 | 190 days | |||||||||
27. | 31st |
Roger Cook (1965– ) |
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Labor | MLA for
Kwinana (2008–) |
8 June 2023 | Incumbent |
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1 year, 18 days [1] | ||
28. | 7th |
Sir Cornthwaite Rason (1858–1927) |
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Ministerial | MLA for
Guildford (1901–1906) |
25 August 1905 | 7 May 1906 |
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255 days | 1905 | |
29. | 2nd |
George Throssell (1840–1910) CMG |
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Pro-Forrest | MLA for
Northam (1890–1904) |
15 February 1901 | 27 May 1901 |
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101 days | ||
30. | 4th |
Alf Morgans (1850–1933) |
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Ministerial | MLA for
Coolgardie (1897–1904) |
21 November 1901 | 23 December 1901 |
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32 days | ||
31. | 12th |
Sir Hal Colebatch (1872–1953) CMG |
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Nationalist | Member of the Legislative Council (1912–1923) |
17 April 1919 | 17 May 1919 |
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This is a list of premiers of Western Australia by time in office. The basis of the list is the inclusive number of days between dates.
Rank | No. | Officeholder | Portrait | Party | District | Assumed office |
Left office |
Time in office (term) |
Time in office (total) |
Election wins | |
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1. | 19th |
Sir David Brand (1912–1979) KCMG |
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Liberal | MLA for
Greenough (1945–1975) |
2 April 1959 | 3 March 1971 |
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11 years, 335 days |
1959
1962 1965 1968 | |
2. | 1st |
Sir John Forrest (1847–1918) GCMG |
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Pro-Forrest | MLA for
Bunbury (1890–1901) |
29 December 1890 | 15 February 1901 |
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10 years, 48 days |
1890
1894 1897 | |
3. | 14th |
Philip Collier (1873–1948) |
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Labor | MLA for
Boulder (1905–1948) |
16 April 1924 | 24 April 1930 | 6 years, 8 days | 9 years, 126 days |
1924
1927 1933 1936 | |
24 April 1933 | 20 August 1936 | 3 years, 118 days | |||||||||
4. | 15th |
John Willcock (1879–1956) |
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Labor | MLA for
Geraldton (1917–1947) |
20 August 1936 | 31 July 1945 |
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8 years, 345 days | 1939 1943 | |
5. | 29th |
Colin Barnett (1950– ) |
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Liberal | MLA for
Cottesloe (1990–2018) |
23 September 2008 | 17 March 2017 |
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8 years, 175 days | 2008 2013 | |
6. | 26th |
Richard Court (1947– ) AC |
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Liberal | MLA for
Nedlands (1982–2001) |
16 February 1993 | 10 February 2001 |
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7 years, 360 days | 1993 1996 | |
7. | 13th |
Sir James Mitchell (1866–1951) GCMG |
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Nationalist | MLA for
Northam (1905–1933) |
17 May 1919 | 16 April 1924 | 4 years, 335 days | 7 years, 335 days | 1921 1930 | |
24 April 1930 | 24 April 1933 | 3 years, 0 days | |||||||||
8. | 21st |
Sir Charles Court (1911–2007) AK KCMG OBE |
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Liberal | MLA for
Nedlands (1953–1982) |
8 April 1974 | 25 January 1982 |
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7 years, 292 days |
1974
1977 1980 | |
9. | 30th |
Mark McGowan (1967– ) |
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Labor | MLA for
Rockingham (1996–2023) |
17 March 2017 | 8 June 2023 |
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6 years, 83 days | 2017 2021 | |
10. | 18th |
Albert Hawke (1900–1986) |
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Labor | MLA for
Northam (1933–1968) |
23 February 1953 | 2 April 1959 |
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6 years, 37 days | 1953 1956 | |
11. | 17th |
Sir Ross McLarty (1891–1962) KBE MM |
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Liberal | MLA for
Murray-Wellington (1930–1950) Murray (1950–1962) |
1 April 1947 | 23 February 1953 |
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5 years, 328 days | 1947 1950 | |
12. | 23rd |
Brian Burke (1947– ) |
Labor | MLA for
Balga (1983–1988) |
25 February 1983 | 25 February 1988 |
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5 years, 0 days | 1983 1986 | ||
13. | 27th |
Dr Geoff Gallop (1951– ) AC |
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Labor | MLA for
Victoria Park (1986–2006) |
16 February 2001 | 25 January 2006 |
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4 years, 343 days | 2001 2005 | |
14. | 10th |
John Scaddan (1876–1934) CMG |
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Labor | MLA for
Brown Hill-Ivanhoe (1911–1916) |
7 October 1911 | 27 July 1916 |
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4 years, 294 days | 1911 1914 | |
15. | 8th |
Sir Newton Moore (1870–1936) KCMG |
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Ministerial | MLA for
Bunbury (1904–1911) |
7 May 1906 | 16 September 1910 |
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4 years, 132 days | 1908 | |
16. | 20th |
John Tonkin (1902–1995) AC |
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Labor | MLA for
Melville (1950–1977) |
3 March 1971 | 8 April 1974 |
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3 years, 66 days | 1971 | |
17. | 25th |
Dr Carmen Lawrence (1948– ) |
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Labor | MLA for
Glendalough (1989–1994) |
12 February 1990 | 16 February 1993 |
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3 years, 4 days | ||
18. | 28th |
Alan Carpenter (1957– ) |
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Labor | MLA for
Willagee (1996–2009) |
25 January 2006 | 23 September 2008 |
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2 years, 242 days | ||
19. | 5th |
Sir Walter James (1863–1943) KCMG KC |
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Opposition | MLA for
East Perth (1894–1904) |
1 July 1902 | 10 August 1904 |
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2 years, 40 days | ||
20. | 9th |
Frank Wilson (1866–1951) CMG |
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Nationalist | MLA for
Sussex (1904–1917) |
16 September 1910 | 7 October 1911 | 1 year, 21 days | 1 year, 357 days | ||
Liberal (WA) | 27 July 1916 | 28 June 1917 | 336 days | ||||||||
21. | 24th |
Peter Dowding (1943– ) SC |
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Labor | MLA for
Maylands (1986–1990) |
25 February 1988 | 12 February 1990 |
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1 year, 352 days | 1989 | |
22. | 11th |
Sir Henry Lefroy (1854–1930) KCMG |
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Nationalist | MLA for
Moore (1911–1921) |
28 June 1917 | 17 April 1919 |
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1 year, 293 days | 1917 | |
23. | 16th |
Frank Wise (1897–1986) AO |
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Labor | MLA for
Gascoyne (1933–1951) |
31 July 1945 | 1 April 1947 |
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1 year, 244 days | ||
24. | 22nd |
Ray O'Connor (1926–2013) |
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Liberal | MLA for
Mount Lawley (1962–1984) |
25 January 1982 | 25 February 1983 |
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1 year, 31 days | ||
25. | 6th |
Henry Daglish (1866–1920) |
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Labor | MLA for
Subiaco (1901–1911) |
10 August 1904 | 25 August 1905 |
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1 year, 15 days | ||
26. | 3rd |
George Leake (1856–1902) CMG |
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Opposition | MLA for
West Perth (1901–1902) |
27 May 1901 | 21 November 1901 | 178 days | 1 year, 3 days | 1901 | |
23 December 1901 | 1 July 1902 | 190 days | |||||||||
27. | 31st |
Roger Cook (1965– ) |
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Labor | MLA for
Kwinana (2008–) |
8 June 2023 | Incumbent |
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1 year, 18 days [1] | ||
28. | 7th |
Sir Cornthwaite Rason (1858–1927) |
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Ministerial | MLA for
Guildford (1901–1906) |
25 August 1905 | 7 May 1906 |
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255 days | 1905 | |
29. | 2nd |
George Throssell (1840–1910) CMG |
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Pro-Forrest | MLA for
Northam (1890–1904) |
15 February 1901 | 27 May 1901 |
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101 days | ||
30. | 4th |
Alf Morgans (1850–1933) |
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Ministerial | MLA for
Coolgardie (1897–1904) |
21 November 1901 | 23 December 1901 |
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32 days | ||
31. | 12th |
Sir Hal Colebatch (1872–1953) CMG |
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Nationalist | Member of the Legislative Council (1912–1923) |
17 April 1919 | 17 May 1919 |
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