1884–1887 Stout–Vogel Ministry
It had lasted only a fortnight, with James William Thomson moving a vote of no confidence against Stout; Harry Atkinson then formed his fourth ministry.However, Atkinson also failed to win the confidence of parliament, and Stout and Vogel supplanted him and remained in power for the next three years.Vogel had the larger following in the coalition, but his poor health caused him to yield the premiership to Stout.Both men were highly active in building consensus between the growing labour movement and middle-class liberalism.The initially hopeful populace lost faith that the government could restore economic prosperity, viewing that retrenchment was the only solution, not expansionism.
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