▁the ▁ret irement ▁of ▁former ▁premier ▁Henry ▁Bar well ▁from ▁politics . ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁election , ▁Butler ▁successfully ▁led ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Federation ▁to ▁victory , ▁winning ▁ 2 3 ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁ 4 6 ▁seat ▁Assembly , ▁with ▁the ▁coal ition ▁Country ▁Party ▁winning ▁five ▁seats , ▁the ▁Labor ▁Party ▁ 1 6 , ▁the ▁Independent ▁Protest ant ▁Labor ▁Party ▁one ▁and ▁an ▁independent ▁winning ▁a ▁seat . ▁In ▁becoming ▁Premier ▁( as ▁well ▁as ▁Tre as urer ▁of ▁South ▁Australia ▁and ▁Minister ▁of ▁Rail ways ), ▁Butler ▁and ▁his ▁father ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁( and ▁so ▁far ▁only ) ▁father - son ▁combination ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁Premier ▁of ▁South ▁Australia . ▁ ▁In ▁government , ▁Butler ▁passed ▁the ▁Dr ought ▁Rel ief ▁and ▁Deb t ▁Ad just ment ▁Act s ▁to ▁assist ▁dr ought ▁str icken ▁far mers ▁but ▁his ▁reaction ▁to ▁other ▁indust ries ▁hit ▁by ▁the ▁Great ▁De pression ▁in ▁Australia ▁was ▁less ▁sympath etic ; ▁bel ieving ▁that ▁the ▁way ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁De pression ▁was ▁for ▁South ▁Austral ians ▁to ▁work ▁harder , ▁Butler ▁de alt ▁heavily ▁with ▁a ▁waters ide ▁workers ▁strike ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁and ▁cut ▁fund ing ▁to ▁many ▁government ▁depart ments . ▁▁▁ ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁election , ▁South ▁Australia ▁faced ▁severe ▁dr ought ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁De pression , ▁leaving ▁Butler ▁to ▁warn ▁of ▁hard ▁times ▁ahead ▁and ▁further ▁bel t - t ight ening ▁required . ▁Labor ▁leader