The Bavin ministry was the 44th ministry of the

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, and was led by the 24th Premier,

Thomas Bavin Sir Thomas Rainsford Bavin, (5 May 1874 – 31 August 1941) was an Australian lawyer and politician who served as Premier of New South Wales from 1927 to 1930. He was born in New Zealand and arrived in Australia at the age of 15, where he stud ...

, in a

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coalition with the Country Party, led by Ernest Buttenshaw. Bavin was first elected to the

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in 1917 and served continuously until 1935. Having served as a senior minister in the

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and second Fuller ministries, in 1925 Bavin was elected leader of the Nationalist Party in New South Wales and became Leader of the Opposition. Buttenshaw was also first elected to the Assembly in 1917 and served continuously until 1938. Initially a member of the Nationalist Party, in 1922 he helped establish the

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and became a member of its successor, the Country Party, and elected as party leader in 1925. Following an agreement by the Nationalist and Country parties not to stand candidates against each other, the coalition won the 1927 state election, defeating the

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government led by Jack Lang. Bavin became Premier and Colonial Treasurer; and Buttenshaw, a senior minister. This ministry covers the period from 18 October 1927 until 3 November 1930 when the 1930 state election was held in the wake of the Great Depression resulting in the loss of the Coalition, with Lang regaining government as the third Lang ministry.

Composition of ministry

The composition of the ministry was announced by Premier Bavin on 18 October 1927 and covers the period up to 3 November 1930. Ministers are members of the Legislative Assembly unless otherwise noted.

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Composition of ministry

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