Billy Snedden
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Sir Billy Mackie Snedden, was an Australian politician who served as the leader of the Liberal Party from 1972 to 1975. He was also a cabinet minister from 1964 to 1972, and Speaker of the House of Re
Official portrait, 1973
Snedden c. 1955
Snedden in 1961
Snedden with Jim Forbes and Doug Anthony in 1963
A federal election was held in Australia on 18 May 1974. All 127 seats in the House of Representatives and all 60 seats in the Senate were up for election, due to a double dissolution. The incumbent L
Billy Snedden
…replaced William McMahon as leader after the following year's election loss, thus becoming Leader of the Opposition. Snedden led the Liberal Party to the 1974 federal election, which saw the Labor Party retain government with a narrow majority. Malcolm Fraser mounted two leadership challenges in early 1975, winning on the…
Gough Whitlam at the Lodge 1974