Which party did Edmund Barton represent when he was prime minister?

Answer 1

Edmund Barton was born in 1849 and died in 1920 and belonged to the Protectionist Party. Apart from being Australia's first Prime Minister from 1901-1903, he created the Federal Arbitration Court and the High Court of Australia. After he retired from politics, he became a High Court judge.

Answer 2

Barton did many things for Australia. For one thing, he created the Federation Arbitration Court and the High Court of Australia. He led the Australian federation to a successful conclusion. Barton in 1879 entered the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, where he served as speaker (1883-87); he was attorney general in 1889 and 1891-93. In 1891 he assumed leadership of the federation movement and, in the federal convention of that year, helped shape the draft that became the foundation for the eventual commonwealth constitution. The constitution bill passed the New South Wales assembly in 1893, and for the next four years Barton campaigned vigorously for its approval by the public. He led the federal convention of 1897-98 that drafted the final commonwealth constitution bill.

Barton went to England in 1900 to guide the new constitution through Parliament, and he returned to Australia to become prime minister later that year. (He was knighted in 1902.) Never thoroughly at home in the partisan atmosphere of the new Australian Parliament, he resigned his ministry in 1903 and became a senior judge on the High Court of Australia, serving until 1920.

Answer 3

Edmund Barton used to be a Cricket Umpire before he was a Prime Minister. He was also the first Prime Minister of Australia.
Goes to the Bar in Sydney

In 1882 Edmond Barton Represents East Sydney in the Legislative Assembly

In 1883 He becomes theSpeaker of the Legislative Assembly

In 1887 He Resigns his post and is nominated for the Upper House

In 1891 he becomes delegate for NSW at the Federal Convention in Sydney. Also becoming a member of the drafting committee on the Federation Bill.

In October he takes over the leadership of the Federal Movement in NSW. He is appointed Attorney General in October retaining right to private legal practice practice.

After he is defeated for the seat of Randwick in 1893 he works for the Federation movement until 1896.

In March of 1897 he is elected to the Australasian Federation convention. The committee drafting a Constitution in April

In September Barton wins the by-elections for the seats of Hastings and Macleay and is elected Leader of the Opposition.

In 1900 Brton and deligates go to London where he is comisioned to form the First Federal mimstry on the 31st of December 1900.

Answer 4

Barton was the most vigorous federalist in the largest state (New South Wales), so he was appointed Prime Minister, although this was only after some negotiations with the newly elected Governor-General, Lord Hopetoun, who initially invited Sir William Lyne, the Premier of New South Wales, to form a government.

Barton was appointed Prime Minister as of 1 January 1901.

The inaugural (first) federal elections, in which the Australian public elected Barton and his cabinet, were held on 29 and 30 March 1901, which was just after Federation. None of the parties won a clear majority, but Barton's Protectionist Party won 31 of the 75 seats, which was more than any other party won.

Answer 5

Edmund Barton was Australia's first Prime Minister. He was appointed and took office on 1 January 1901 and was elected to the post on March 29 of the same year. He remained Prime Minister of Australia until 30 September 1903.

Edmund Barton was born in 1849 and died in 1920 and belonged to the Protectionist Party. Apart from being Australia's first Prime Minister from 1901-1903, he created the Federal Arbitration Court and the High Court of Australia. After he retired from politics, he became a High Court judge.

Answer 6

Edmund Barton was Prime Minister of Australia for almost three years, from 1 January 1901 until 24 September 1903.

This equates to 2 years, 267 days.

Answer 7

Edmund Barton became Prime Minister at the age of fifty-one on 1st January, 1901 he turned fifty-two on 18th January, 1901

Answer 8

Edmund Barton represented the Protectionist Party.

Answer 9

He worked as a body builder then an illegal Mexican smuggler, smuggling Mexicans to Australia.