▁in ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁that ▁the ▁Liberal ▁and ▁Country ▁Party ▁formed ▁a ▁coal ition ▁in ▁government . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁six ▁occasions ▁when ▁Ask in ▁was ▁Premier ; ▁and ▁when ▁C ut ler ▁was ▁Deput y ▁Premier . ▁ ▁Background ▁Ask in ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁and ▁served ▁continu ously ▁up ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁representing ▁various ly ▁the ▁seats ▁of ▁Col lar oy ▁and ▁Pitt water . ▁R ising ▁through ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁ranks , ▁Ask in ▁served ▁as ▁Deput y ▁Le ader ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁until ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁Le ader ▁of ▁the ▁NS W ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁and ▁Le ader ▁of ▁the ▁NS W ▁O pp osition , ▁following ▁the ▁defeat ▁of ▁the ▁Mort on / H ugh es – led ▁coal ition ▁by ▁C ah ill ' s ▁Labor ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁election . ▁C ut ler ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁NS W ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁and ▁served ▁continu ously ▁up ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁representing ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁Orange . ▁Elect ed ▁Deput y ▁Le ader ▁of ▁the ▁Country ▁Party ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁and , ▁like ▁Ask in , ▁C ut ler ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁leader ▁of ▁his ▁party ▁following ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁state ▁election , ▁replacing ▁Davis ▁Hugh es . ▁The ▁Ask in / C ut ler –