How many years of Coalition rule ended with McMahon's defeat in 1972?
23 years
20 years
25 years
30 years
Answer
The Coalition government had been in power for 23 years when McMahon lost the 1972 election. The Coalition was made up of the Liberal Party and the Country Party, and it had been in power since 1949. The Coalition's defeat in 1972 was due in part to the unpopularity of the Vietnam War, and in part to the economic problems that Australia was facing at the time.
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