▁Ireland ▁from ▁Whit lam ▁split ▁the ▁party ▁and ▁caused ▁a ▁collapse ▁in ▁its ▁support . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁the ▁D LP ▁supported ▁the ▁Liberal ▁leader , ▁Billy ▁S ned den , ▁in ▁threaten ing ▁to ▁block ▁the ▁Whit lam ▁government ' s ▁budget ▁b ills ▁in ▁the ▁Senate . ▁ ▁When ▁Whit lam ▁respond ed ▁by ▁immediately ▁calling ▁an ▁election ▁for ▁both ▁the ▁House ▁and ▁Senate ▁( a ▁double ▁dissol ution ), ▁Mc Man us ▁informed ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Central ▁Executive ▁that ▁Billy ▁S ned den ▁had ▁agreed ▁to ▁the ▁Liber als ▁running ▁a ▁joint ▁Senate ▁ticket ▁with ▁the ▁D LP , ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁guaranteed ▁him ▁a ▁w inn able ▁Senate ▁spot . ▁But ▁this ▁joint ▁ticket ▁did ▁not ▁event uate , ▁and ▁all ▁the ▁D LP ▁Sen ators ▁lost ▁their ▁seats , ▁Mc Man us ▁pol ling ▁only ▁ 6 . 4 ▁percent ▁in ▁Victoria . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁ ▁Mc Man us ▁ran ▁for ▁the ▁Senate ▁again ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁election ▁following ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁the ▁Whit lam ▁government , ▁but ▁was ▁not ▁elected , ▁his ▁vote ▁falling ▁to ▁ 5 . 8 ▁percent . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁he ▁res igned ▁as ▁leader ▁and ▁the ▁party ▁was ▁w ound ▁up ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Melbourne ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁leaving ▁a ▁wife ▁and ▁four ▁children . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Frank ▁Mc Man us ▁in ▁Australian ▁Dictionary ▁of ▁Biography ▁