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The Free Trade Party, officially known as the Free Trade and Liberal Association and also referred to as the Revenue Tariff Party in some states, was an Australian political party. It was formally org
George Reid, Prime Minister of Australia 1904–1905
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The 1901 Australian federal election for the inaugural Parliament of Australia was held in Australia on Friday 29 March and Saturday 30 March 1901. The elections followed Federation and the establishm
Free Trade Party
…1900, was a protectionist and formed a ministry of fellow protectionists, while free trader George Reid emerged as the de facto opposition leader. At the inaugural federal election in March 1901, political affiliation as a protectionist or free trader was a matter of self-identification, with various organisations in each state…
Chris Watson, who became the first federal Labour Party leader two months after the election, and became Prime Minister in 1904.
Group photograph of all Federal Labour Party MPs elected at the inaugural 1901 election, including Chris Watson, Andrew Fisher, Billy Hughes, and Frank Tudor
Edmund Barton is seated second from the left, surrounded by the Federal Executive Council, comprising his Cabinet ministers and the Governor-General, Lord Tennyson. Standing at the rear, left to right are James Drake, Senator Richard O'Connor, Sir Philip Fysh, Charles Kingston, and Sir John Forrest. Seated at the front, left to right are Sir William Lyne, Edmund Barton, Lord Tennyson, Alfred Deakin, and Sir George Turner.