The Rason Ministry was the 8th

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of the

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and was led by Ministerialist

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Hector Rason Sir Cornthwaite Hector William James Rason (18 June 1858 – 15 March 1927), better known as Hector Rason, was the seventh Premier of Western Australia. Early life Rason was born in Cleeve, Somerset, in England on 18 June 1858. He was the son ...

. It succeeded the Daglish Ministry on 25 August 1905 after the previous

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minority administration fell on a

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. On 7 May 1906, it was followed by the Moore Ministry led by Minister for Lands

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. On 25 August 1905, the Governor, Admiral Sir

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, designated 6 principal executive offices of the Government under section 43(2) of the Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899. The following ministers were then appointed to the positions, and served until the end of the Ministry.

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