First Hughes ministry

The First Hughes ministry (Labor) was the 11th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 7th Prime Minister, Billy Hughes. The First Hughes ministry succeeded the Third Fisher ministry, which dissolved on 27 October 1915 following Andrew Fisher's retirement from Parliament to become the next High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. The ministry was replaced by the Second Hughes ministry on 14 November 1916 following the split that took place within Labor over the issue of conscription. This led to Hughes and his supporters leaving the party to form the National Labor Party.[1]

First Hughes ministry
11th Ministry of Australia
Photo of the First Hughes ministry
Date formed	27 October 1915
Date dissolved	14 November 1916
People and organisations
Monarch	George V
Governor-General	Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson
Prime Minister	Billy Hughes
No. of ministers	10
Member party	Labor
Status in legislature	Majority government
Opposition party	Liberal
Opposition leader	Joseph Cook
History
Legislature term(s)	6th
Predecessor	Third Fisher ministry
Successor	Second Hughes ministry

This article is part of a series about Billy Hughes
Member for West Sydney (1901-1917) Member for Bendigo (1917-1922) Member for North Sydney (1922-1949) Member for Bradfield (1949-1952) Prime Minister of Australia Term of government (1915-1923) 1916 Conscription plebiscite Labor Party split of 1916 National Labor Party Nationalist Party formation 1917 Conscription plebiscite Egg-throwing incident Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 1919 Monopoly nationalisation referendum Paris Peace Conference Opposition to racial equality German reparations Territory of Papua Ministries First Second Third Fourth Fifth Elections 1917 1919 1922

King O'Malley, who died in 1953, was the last surviving member of the First Hughes ministry; O'Malley was also the last surviving member of the Second Fisher ministry.