Macfarlan ministry
52nd ministry of Victoria, Australia
Date formed	2 October 1945
Date dissolved	21 November 1945
People and organisations
Monarch	George VI
Governor	Sir Winston Dugan
Premier	Ian Macfarlan
Deputy premier	Thomas Maltby
No. of ministers	10
Member party	Liberal– Country Coalition
Status in legislature	Coalition majority government 34 / 65
Opposition party	Labor
Opposition leader	John Cain
History
Predecessor	Second Dunstan ministry
Successor	Second Cain ministry

The Macfarlan Ministry was the 52nd ministry of the Government of Victoria. It was led by the Premier of Victoria, Ian Macfarlan and consisted of members of the Liberal Party, the Country Party and two Independents. The ministry was known as the "stop gap ministry", and was formed when a crisis developed over loss of supply to Albert Dunstan's government. The ministry was sworn in on 2 October 1945, and met in parliament once on 3 October for the sole purpose of passing the supply bill for the next two months. Once the supply bill was passed, the Governor of Victoria, Sir Winston Dugan, dissolved the parliament and issued writs for an election. ^[1] Despite the short-lived parliament, Macfarlan's ministers retained their commissions until John Cain's ministry was sworn in on 21 November following Labor's election victory. ^[2]

• Victoria Government Gazette No. 130, Government of Victoria, 2 October 1945