{"slug": "h-v-evatt", "label": "H.V. Evatt", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.V._Evatt", "wikidata": null, "qid": null, "description": null, "entries": 6, "years": 6, "span": [1945, 1958], "span_label": ["1945 CE", "1958 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 4}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 1}, {"title": "Technology & Infrastructure", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "australian-labor-party", "label": "Australian Labor Party", "shared": 6}, {"slug": "national-party-of-australia", "label": "National Party of Australia", "shared": 5}, {"slug": "liberal-party-of-australia", "label": "Liberal Party of Australia", "shared": 5}, {"slug": "robert-menzies", "label": "Robert Menzies", "shared": 5}, {"slug": "coalition-australia", "label": "Coalition (Australia)", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "menzies-government-1949-66", "label": "Menzies Government (1949-66)", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "prime-minister-of-australia", "label": "Prime Minister of Australia", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "australian-senate", "label": "Australian Senate", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "australian-house-of-representatives", "label": "Australian House of Representatives", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "arthur-calwell", "label": "Arthur Calwell", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1945, "year_label": "1945 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "July 12", "text": "July 12 – Ben Chifley is elected leader of the Labor Party, and consequently becomes the 16th Prime Minister of Australia, defeating Frank Forde as well as Norman Makin and H.V. Evatt. As a result, Forde becomes the shortest-serving prime minister in Australian history; nevertheless, he retains his post as deputy leader.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371513862#July", "title": "1945", "revid": 1371513862, "section": "Events › July"}}, {"year": 1951, "year_label": "1951 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "April 28", "text": "April 28 – 1951 Australian federal election: Robert Menzies' Liberal/Country Coalition Government is re-elected with a decreased majority, defeating the Labor Party, led by former Prime Minister Ben Chifley. Chifley dies a little over a month after the election; he will be replaced by his deputy H. V. Evatt.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368856437#April", "title": "1951", "revid": 1368856437, "section": "Events › April"}}, {"year": 1953, "year_label": "1953 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "May 9", "text": "May 9 – Australian Senate election, 1953: The Liberal/Country Coalition Government, led by Prime Minister Robert Menzies, holds their Senate majority, despite gains made by the Labor Party, led by H. V. Evatt. This is the first occasion where a Senate election is held without an accompanying House of Representatives election.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371310369#May", "title": "1953", "revid": 1371310369, "section": "Events › May"}}, {"year": 1954, "year_label": "1954 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "May 29", "text": "May 29 – 1954 Australian federal election: Robert Menzies' Liberal/Country Coalition Government is re-elected with a decreased majority, defeating the Labor Party led by H.V. Evatt. The election has come shortly after the Petrov Affair, arguably helping the Government survive what was initially predicted to be a defeat.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369212684#May", "title": "1954", "revid": 1369212684, "section": "Events › May"}}, {"year": 1955, "year_label": "1955 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "December 10", "text": "December 10 – 1955 Australian federal election: Robert Menzies' Liberal/Country Coalition Government is re-elected with a substantially increased majority, defeating the Labor Party led by H. V. Evatt. This election comes in the immediate aftermath of the devastating split in the Labor Party, which leads to the formation of the Democratic Labor Party. The DLP will preference against Labor, and keep the Coalition in office until 1972.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371173508#December", "title": "1955", "revid": 1371173508, "section": "Events › December"}}, {"year": 1958, "year_label": "1958 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": "November 22", "text": "November 22 – 1958 Australian federal election: Robert Menzies' Liberal/Country Coalition Government is re-elected with a slightly increased majority, defeating the Labor Party led by H.V. Evatt. This is the first election where television is used as a medium for communicating with voters. Evatt will eventually resign as Labor leader and will be replaced by his deputy Arthur Calwell.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371827125#November", "title": "1958", "revid": 1371827125, "section": "Events › November"}}]}