1932 New South Wales constitutional crisis
Political crisis in New South Wales resulting in removal of the Premier / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1932 dismissal of Premier Jack Lang by New South Wales Governor Philip Game was the first real constitutional crisis in Australia. Lang remains the only Australian premier to be removed from office by his governor, using the reserve powers of the Crown.
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Date | 13 May 1932 |
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Location | Government House, Sydney, Parliament House, Sydney |
Participants | Sir Philip Game, Jack Lang, Sir Bertram Stevens |
Outcome | Game dismissed Lang, commissioned Stevens who called a state election which Lang resoundingly lost |
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