The Holman ministry (19131916), first Holman ministry or Holman Labor ministry was the 35th ministry of the

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, and was led by the 19th

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William Holman William Arthur Holman (4 August 1871 – 5 June 1934) was an Australian politician who served as Premier of New South Wales from 1913 to 1920. He came to office as the leader of the Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch), Labor Party, ...

. Holman was elected to the

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in 1898, serving until 1920, before being elected to the

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. Holman, as Deputy Leader, had been acting premier from 15 March to 4 September 1911 while Premier

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was overseas. Holman had been absent from the State from 27 December 1912 until 6 June 1913. When Holman returned, McGowen resigned due to his health and misjudgment in attempting to settle a gasworkers strike. Holman was elected leader of the Labor Party and was commissioned to form government by

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, Governor of New South Wales. At the Easter 1916 NSW Labor Conference, the Holman government was censured "for refusing to endeavour to carry out and give effect to the first plank of the Labour platform - abolition of the Upper House". Holman resigned the Labor leadership but not the premiership or his seat. John Storey was elected leader, however on the same day a motion of confidence in the Holman government was passed and Holman restored as leader. The ministry covers the period from 30 June 1913 until 15 November 1916. In November 1916

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over conscription, when Premier Holman, and twenty of his supporters, including ministers William Ashford, William Grahame, David Hall,

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and

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were expelled from the party for defying party policy and supporting conscription. Holman and his supporters joined a

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with the members of the various conservative parties.
By 1917, this had coalesced into the

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Composition of ministry

The composition of the ministry was announced by Premier Holman on 30 June 1913. Ministers were members of the Legislative Assembly unless otherwise noted.

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Composition of ministry

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