Lyne ministry | |
|---|---|
 29th Cabinet of the Colony of New South Wales | |
  Premier Sir William Lyne and the Colony of New South Wales (1863–1900) | |
| Date formed | 14 September 1899 |
| Date dissolved | 27 March 1901 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | Queen Victoria |
| Governor | The Earl Beauchamp |
| Premier | Sir William Lyne |
| No. of ministers | 10 |
| Member party | Protectionist Party |
| Status in legislature | Majority government |
| Opposition party | Liberal and Reform Association |
| Opposition leader | Joseph Carruthers |
| History | |
| Predecessor | Reid ministry |
| Successor | See ministry |
The Lyne ministry was the 29th ministry of the Colony of New South Wales, and was led by the 13th Premier, Sir William Lyne, KCMG.[a]
Lyne was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1880 as member for Hume, serving in the Jennings and Dibbs ministries. He succeeded Sir George Dibbs as leader of the Protectionist Party and Leader of the Opposition in August 1895.[2] The party performed well at the election in July 1898, gaining 10 seats. The Reid government survived with the support of Labour. Lyne resigned as leader in October 1898, nominating Edmund Barton to replace him in recognition that Barton was acknowledged as the leader of the federal movement.[3] In August 1899, Reid was losing support however Labour, who had held the balance of power since 1898, would not support Barton as Premier. Barton resigned as leader and was replaced by Lyne. Labour withdrew its support for Reid and Lyne became Premier on 14 September 1899.[1]
Under the constitution, ministers in the Legislative Assembly were required to resign to recontest their seats in an election when appointed.[4] Such ministerial by-elections were usually uncontested and on this occasion a by-election was only required in The Hume (Sir William Lyne) and Ashfield (Bernhard Wise) and both were re-elected. The other ministers were re-elected unopposed.[5]
Lyne resigned in March 1901 to successfully contest the federal Division of Hume.[1][6] He was succeeded by his Protectionist Party colleague, John See.[7]
- ^ a b c Cunneen, Chris (1986). "Lyne, Sir William John (1844–1913)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Meeting of the opposition". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 August 1895. p. 5. Retrieved 29 June 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ "Mr Lyne resigns his leadership". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 October 1898. p. 7. Retrieved 29 June 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ Twomey, Anne (2004). The Constitution of New South Wales. Federation Press. pp. 442. ISBN 9781862875166. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1898 to 1901 by-elections". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ Serle, Percival (1949). "Lyne, Sir William John (1844–1913)". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus & Robertson.
- ^ "Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
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