The Half-way Pacifist

Stuart, Reginald C.

doi:10.3138/9781487584313

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“…Stuart asserts that she "commanded the votes and, more importantly, the friendship of many in the caucus, because they could warm to her as a person". 70 In the political mayhem following the 2010 poll and return of a hung parliament, despite being offered "everything" by Opposition Leader Tony Abbott, two key independents finally supported Gillard's minority-led government as the one "most likely to provide stability". 71 The two independents in the 1941 parliament had supported the Menzies-led government.…”

Section: Minority Governments Then and Nowmentioning

confidence: 99%

Leadership Lessons: Minority Governments, Independents and Relationships

Arklay

2014

Aus J of Politics History

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The 2010 Australian election returned the first “hung” House of Representatives since the Second World War. This paper tracks the political lessons of history to the only other time when a prime minister had to work in a hung parliament. Circumstances and political parties differ, but on closer examination some common themes emerge. The prime ministership is both a gift and a burden, where control is, for the most part illusory. R.G. Menzies lacked the personal qualities his parliamentary colleagues found in Arthur Fadden. In 1941 he lost the prime ministership because he lost the support of his party room. Just as she had defeated Kevin Rudd in 2010, Julia Gillard was eventually defeated in a caucus ballot in June 2013. However, at least initially, Gillard displayed personal traits which Rudd lacked and which enabled her to retain the trust of both the ALP caucus and key independent members. History contains some valid lessons which, given recent events, need restating: relationships in politics matter.

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Section: Minority Governments Then and Nowmentioning

confidence: 99%