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The Dooley ministry (1921–1922) or the Second Dooley ministry was the 40th ministry of the
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, and was led by the 21st Premier, James Dooley. Dooley was elected to the
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in 1907, serving until 1927, when he fell out with the Labor leadership, lost Labor preselection, and stood unsuccessfully as an Independent Labor candidate for the Senate in the 1931 federal election. Dooley served as Deputy
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to
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and then John Storey, when Labor came to power at the 1920 state election, with what Storey called "half a mandate". The assembly was evenly divided, with Labor having 43 seats and the support of Percy Brookfield () and Arthur Gardiner (Independent Labor), while the Nationalists had 28 seats and the support of 15 seats of
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and 2 independent Nationalists. The
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did not vote unless there was a tie which meant whichever side provided the speaker was unable to command a majority. Nationalist Daniel Levy controversially accepted re-election as speaker, giving Labor an effective majority, Storey died in office on 5 October 1921. On Storey's death in 1921, Dooley became Leader and Premier, reconstituting the ministry, however, his hold in power was tenuous. Levy had resigned as speaker on 12 December 1921, replaced by Labor's Simon Hickey and the government was defeated on the floor of the house 44 votes to 45. Levy was re-elected as speaker, which meant new Premier George Fuller could not command a majority in the house and resigned within seven hours of his appointment. Levy remained as speaker as the only way to have a workable parliament, allowing Dooley to regain power. The ministry was virtually unchanged, with the Labour portfolio moving from Greg McGirr to Edward Kavanagh. The ministry covers the period from 20 December 1921 until 13 April 1922, when Labor led by Dooley was defeated by a
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coalition, led by Fuller, at the 1922 state election.


Composition of ministry

The composition of the ministry was announced by Premier Dooley on 20 December 1921 and covers the period up to 13 April 1922, when the ministry was dissolved as a result of the 1922 state election.   Ministers are members of the Legislative Assembly unless otherwise noted.


See also

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Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1920–1922 Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who served in the 25th parliament of New South Wales held their seats from 1920 to 1922. They were elected at the 1920 state election on 20 March 1920. The Speaker was Daniel Levy with the exc ...
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Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1920–1922 Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council who served from 1920 to 1922 were appointed for life by the Governor on the advice of the Premier. This list includes members between the election on 20 March 1920 and the election on 25 Marc ...


References

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