The Storey ministry was the 37th ministry of the

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, and was led by the 20th

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, John Storey. Storey was elected to the

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in 1901, serving until his death while Premier in 1921, with a break between 1904 and 1907 following the abolition of his seat. In November 1916

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over conscription, when Premier

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, and twenty of his supporters 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,
which by 1917, this had coalesced into the

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. Storey was elected

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in 1917 and helped to reduce the scale of Labor's defeat in the 1917 election. Storey led Labor to a resurgent result at the 1920 state election, picking up 10 seats with Storey calling the result "half a mandate". Holman had been defeated for his seat and George Fuller became leader of the Nationalist Party. The assembly was evenly divided, with Labor having 43 seats and the support of

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() and

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(Independent Labor), while the Nationalists had 28 seats and the support of 15 seats of the

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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. The ministry covers the period from 12 April 1920, until 10 October 1821, when the ministry was dissolved and Storey's deputy, James Dooley, was appointed as Premier. This ministry was the first time in which the role of Premier was a separate ministerial portfolio.

Composition of ministry

The composition of the ministry was announced by Premier Storey on 12 April 1920 and covers the period up to 10 October 1821, five days after Storey's death, when the ministry was dissolved. Ministers are members of the Legislative Assembly unless otherwise noted.

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{{Ministries of New South Wales New South Wales ministries 1920 establishments in Australia 1921 disestablishments in Australia Australian Labor Party ministries in New South Wales

Composition of ministry

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