▁to ▁Country ▁Party ▁power ▁bro ker ▁Per cy ▁B les ing , ▁but ▁former ▁state ▁Country ▁Party ▁leader ▁Arch ie ▁Camer on ▁was ▁handed ▁the ▁federal ▁seat ▁of ▁B ark er . ▁Butler ▁strugg led ▁to ▁control ▁rural ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁L CL ▁- ▁some ▁of ▁these ▁members ▁public ly ▁disag re ed ▁with ▁Butler ▁over ▁key ▁issues . ▁This ▁internal ▁opposition ▁was ▁magn ified ▁by ▁Butler ' s ▁ref us al ▁to ▁introduce ▁comp uls ory ▁religious ▁education ▁into ▁state ▁schools ▁or ▁to ▁ban ▁drink ing ▁and ▁g amb ling , ▁which ▁led ▁church ▁and ▁temper ance ▁groups ▁to ▁launch ▁a ▁moral ▁cr us ade ▁against ▁Butler , ▁and ▁which ▁prompt ed ▁conserv ative ▁L CL ▁members ▁to ▁consider ▁dump ing ▁Butler ▁as ▁leader . ▁ ▁Despite ▁this , ▁Butler ▁held ▁on ▁to ▁his ▁position ▁and ▁led ▁the ▁L CL ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁election . ▁The ▁L CL ▁lost ▁several ▁seats , ▁but ▁formed ▁a ▁minor ity ▁government ▁with ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁independ ents . ▁Also ▁at ▁this ▁election , ▁the ▁first ▁with ▁single - member ▁district , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁for ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁Light . ▁ ▁Mount ing ▁internal ▁L CL ▁dis ple asure ▁led ▁Butler ▁to ▁consider ▁switching ▁to ▁federal ▁politics . ▁An ▁opportunity ▁arose ▁for ▁such ▁a ▁move ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁following ▁the ▁death ▁in ▁an ▁aer op lane ▁crash ▁of ▁Charles ▁Haw ker , ▁the ▁United ▁Australia ▁Party ▁MP ▁for ▁the ▁federal ▁seat ▁of ▁W ake field . ▁Butler