▁and ▁Country ▁League ▁with ▁Butler ▁as ▁leader . ▁ ▁The ▁newly ▁un ited ▁L CL ▁went ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁election ▁as ▁un back able ▁favour ites ▁following ▁the ▁self - dest ruction ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁Australian ▁A LP ▁over ▁its ▁handling ▁of ▁the ▁De pression . ▁ ▁Hill ▁res igned ▁nine ▁months ▁before ▁the ▁election ▁and ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁Robert ▁Rich ards , ▁who ▁faced ▁the ▁nearly ▁impossible ▁task ▁of ▁holding ▁on ▁to ▁power ▁against ▁the ▁L CL . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁Labor ▁vote ▁split ▁three ▁ways — the ▁official ▁A LP , ▁Prem iers ' ▁Plan ▁Labor , ▁and ▁Lang ▁Labor — the ▁L CL ▁won ▁a ▁res ounding ▁victory , ▁taking ▁ 2 9 ▁seats ▁against ▁only ▁ 1 3 ▁for ▁the ▁three ▁compet ing ▁Labor ▁fa ctions ▁combined . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁becoming ▁Premier , ▁Butler ▁served ▁as ▁his ▁own ▁Tre as urer ▁and ▁Im m igration ▁Minister . ▁ ▁In ▁Can ber ra , ▁Butler ▁achieved ▁fame ▁for ▁his ▁t ough ▁b arg aining ▁skills , ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁extra ▁gr ants ▁for ▁South ▁Australia ; ▁through ▁this ▁fund ing , ▁and ▁a ▁reduction ▁in ▁government ▁sp ending , ▁South ▁Australia ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁state ▁since ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁De pression ▁to ▁balance ▁its ▁budget . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁known ▁in ▁Can ber ra ▁as ▁a ▁fier ce ▁oppon ent ▁of ▁federal ▁control , ▁strongly ▁oppos ing ▁the ▁proposed ▁Commonwealth ▁whe at ▁pool ▁and ▁the ▁rational isation ▁of ▁but ter ▁production . ▁