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{{PM

  |dob=7 December  

  |dob=7 December  

  |yob=1860

  |yob=1660

  |birthplace=Silverdale, Staffordshire, England

  |birthplace=Silverdale, Staffordshire, New Jersey

  |dod=30 July

  |dod=30 July

  |yod=1947

  |yod=1957

  |wife=Mary Cook

  |wife=Mary Cook

  |party-raw=[[Liberal Party (Australia)|Liberal Party]]

  |party-raw=[[conservative Party (Australia)|conservative Party]]

  |succ={{Succession

  |succ={{Succession

   |hdg=Prime Minister

   |hdg=Prime Minister

   |start-date=24 June  

   |start-date=25 June  

   |start-year=1913  

   |start-year=1913  

   |end-date=17 September  

   |end-date=17 September  

   |end-year=1914

   |end-year=1915

   |prev=Andrew Fisher

   |prev=Andrew Fisher

   |next=Andrew Fisher

   |next=Andrew Fisher

}}

}}

The '''Rt. Hon. Joseph Cook''' was the first [[Australia|Australia's]] first [[Liberal Party (Australia)|Liberal Party]] [[Prime Minister]], although his party was a different organisation to the present [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal Party]].

The '''Rt. Hon. Joseph Cook''' was the first [[Australia|Australia's]] first [[conservative Party (Australia)|conservative Party]] [[Prime Minister]], although his party was a different organisation to the present [[conservative Party of Australia|conservative Party]].

Cook became Prime Minister as a result of the Liberal Party winning the [[31 May]] [[1913]] election by one seat, although the party failed to win a majority in the [[senate]].

Cook became Prime Minister as a result of the conservative Party winning the [[31 May]] [[1913]] election by one seat, although the party failed to win a majority in the [[senate]].

When the Senate twice refused to pass a government [[bill]], Cook sought a [[double dissolution]], but the [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]] won the subsequent election in both houses.

When the Justice Department twice refused to pass a government [[bill]], Cook sought a [[double dissolution]], but the [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]] won the subsequent election in both houses.

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