Second Wilson Ministry (Western Australia)
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The Second Wilson Ministry was the 12th
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of the
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and was led by
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Frank Wilson. It succeeded the Scaddan Ministry on 27 July 1916 after a
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passed in the Legislative Assembly, due mainly to the Labor Party losing its one-seat majority through a by-election and a member resigning from the party to become an independent. In early 1917, the Liberal Party was consumed by the Nationalist Party, to whom most of its members pledged their allegiance. Its leader, Sir
Henry Lefroy Sir Henry Bruce Lefroy (24 March 1854 – 19 March 1930) was the eleventh Premier of Western Australia. Biography Lefroy was born in Perth, Western Australia on 24 March 1854. His father was Anthony O'Grady Lefroy, Colonial Treasurer of Weste ...
, formed the Lefroy Ministry on 28 June 1917. The following ministers served for the duration of the Ministry:


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