Nationalist Daniel Levy controversially accepted re-election as speaker, giving Labor an effective majority,[3][4] Storey died in office on 5 October 1921.

[2] On Storey's death Dooley became Leader and Premier, reconstituting the ministry, which was largely unchanged from the Storey ministry, with the portfolio of Local Government moving from Thomas Mutch to George Cann, the portfolio of Labour and Industry was split into Labour which moved to Greg McGirr and industry becoming State Industrial Enterprises and given to Carlo Lazzarini.

[1][5] The ministry covers the period from 10 October 1921, five days after Storey's death, until they resigned on 20 December 1921.

Levy had resigned as speaker on 12 December 1921, replaced by Labor's Simon Hickey and the government was defeated on the floor of the house 44 votes to 45.

[6][7] Levy was re-elected as speaker, which meant new Premier George Fuller could not command a majority in the house and resigned within seven hours of his appointment.