7th Parliament of Australia
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The 7th Parliament of Australia was the federal legislature elected in 1917 that governed during World War I under Prime Minister Billy Hughes and oversaw major wartime and postwar measures.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Parliament of Australia ⓘ |
| category | Australian parliaments ⓘ |
| context | World War I home front in Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| election | 1917 Australian federal election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enacted |
defence-related legislation
ⓘ
war-time finance legislation ⓘ |
| endDate | 1919-11-03 ⓘ |
| followedBy | 8th Parliament of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentParty | Nationalist Party of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governorGeneralDuringTerm | Ronald Munro Ferguson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
House of Representatives
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Senate of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentMajorityParty | Nationalist Party of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOppositionLeaderParty | Australian Labor Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimeMinister | Billy Hughes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| houseType | bicameral legislature ⓘ |
| implemented | Commonwealth electoral reforms ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Australian Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativePeriodOverlaps | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislatureOf | Commonwealth of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Melbourne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetingPlace | Parliament House, Melbourne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Parliament of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTerm | George V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIssue |
Australian participation in World War I
ⓘ
military conscription in Australia ⓘ |
| numberOfHouses | 2 ⓘ |
| oppositionParty | Australian Labor Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ordinalNumber | 7 ⓘ |
| oversaw |
post-war reconstruction planning
ⓘ
war-time economic measures ⓘ |
| parliamentNumber | 7 ⓘ |
| precededBy | 6th Parliament of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterDuringTerm | Billy Hughes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantPrimeMinister | Billy Hughes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1917-06-14 ⓘ |
| termBeganIn | 1917 ⓘ |
| termEndedIn | 1919 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| typeOfElectionSystem | preferential voting (House of Representatives, from 1918) ⓘ |
| warTimeParliament | true ⓘ |
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