On November 18, 1942, the members of
Governor-General Bruce Hogg's
wartime unity government agreed that the upcoming
1943 Grand Council elections should go ahead as usual. However, neither party would hold a national convention. Instead, the candidates for the
Grand Council would run unpledged, and whichever party won a majority would select the next governor-general. If the
People's Coalition won and chose Hogg for a second term, he would retain all the
Liberal members of his
Cabinet. If the Liberals won and chose
Douglas Watson or
Hugh Devenny, Hogg would be appointed
Minister for Foreign Affairs and all the other Coalitionists would be retained.
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