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615:Frank Forde
531:Kim Beazley
526:Mark Latham
521:Simon Crean
516:Kim Beazley
497:Bill Hayden
480:H. V. Evatt
474:Ben Chifley
467:John Curtin
449:Frank Tudor
263:John Latham
94:(1922–1949)
90:Member for
81:(1910–1913)
79:Corangamite
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1449:Categories
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1374:1991 (Dec)
1369:1991 (Jun)
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1193:1955 split
1188:1931 split
1183:1916 split
1158:Lang Labor
1146:Historical
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810:Ministries
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665:Brian Howe
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551:Kevin Rudd
537:Kevin Rudd
328:References
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270:Eddie Ward
138:Ministries
63:Early life
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907:Keating 1
872:Whitlam 1
862:Chifley 1
503:Bob Hawke
365:31 August
302:in 1945.
277:Jack Lang
151:Elections
1113:Factions
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1048:Tasmania
1003:Albanese
937:Albanese
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650:Tom Uren
306:See also
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726:Watson
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