He became Premier in 1941 when that year's election failed to return the Liberals with a majority government resulting in a coalition government being formed with the Conservatives in an attempt to block the rise of the socialist Cooperative Commonwealth Federation.
He became Premier in 1941. That year's election failed to return the Liberals with a majority government. This majority government was resulting in a coalition government. This coalition government was being formed with the Conservatives in an attempt. This was to block the rise of the socialist Cooperative Commonwealth Federation.