Term of government (1915–1923) Ministries Elections

It was led by the country's 7th Prime Minister, Billy Hughes.

The Fifth Hughes ministry succeeded the Fourth Hughes ministry, which dissolved on 3 February 1920 following the federal election that took place in December.

The ministry was replaced by the First Bruce ministry on 9 February 1923 following the 1922 federal election and the subsequent resignation of Hughes as Prime Minister.

[1] Stanley Bruce, who died in 1967, was the last surviving member of the Fifth Hughes ministry; Bruce was also the last surviving member of the First Bruce ministry and the Second Bruce ministry.