Nationalist Daniel Levy controversially accepted re-election as speaker, giving Labor an effective majority.

Levy was replaced by Labor's Simon Hickey and the government was defeated on the floor of the house 44 votes to 45.

[5][6] The Dooley ministry resigned and as a result Fuller was asked by Governor Sir Walter Davidson to form a government.

The coalition did not have complete support, with Nationalists William Ashford and William Bagnall reportedly dissatisfied, while formal coalition was opposed by the True Blue members of the Progressive party, led by Michael Bruxner and Ernest Buttenshaw.

[10] The ministry covers the period from 13 April 1922 until 17 June 1925[11] when Fuller was defeated by Labor's Jack Lang at the 1925 state election.