end ors ed . ▁ ▁O ften ▁voting ▁with ▁the ▁opposition ▁Australian ▁Labor ▁Party , ▁Wilson ▁easily ▁retained ▁his ▁seat ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁Australian ▁election ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁" common ▁knowledge ▁that ▁Labor ▁members ▁were ▁now ▁working ▁closely ▁with ▁Wilson ". ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Arthur ▁F ad den ▁of ▁the ▁Country ▁Party ▁pres ided ▁over ▁a ▁minor ity ▁government , ▁with ▁Wilson ▁and ▁fellow ▁cross - ben cher ▁Arthur ▁Col es ▁holding ▁the ▁balance ▁of ▁power ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁Wilson ▁and ▁Col es ▁voted ▁against ▁the ▁Bud get , ▁bringing ▁down ▁F ad den ' s ▁government ▁and ▁hand ing ▁government ▁to ▁Labor ' s ▁John ▁Curt in . ▁Wilson ▁supported ▁the ▁Curt in ▁government ▁from ▁then ▁on . ▁Wilson ▁remained ▁in ▁parliament ▁until ▁his ▁ret irement ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁Administr ator ▁of ▁Nor folk ▁Island , ▁a ▁position ▁he ▁held ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁He ▁retired ▁to ▁a ▁farm ▁at ▁Sw an ▁Hill ▁and ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁Ab jor ensen , ▁N . ▁( 2 0 1 6 ) ▁The ▁M anner ▁of ▁Their ▁Go ing , ▁Australian ▁Sch olar ly ▁Publishing : ▁K ew . ▁. ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 8 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 5 4 ▁death s ▁Category : Admin istr ators ▁of ▁Nor folk ▁Island ▁Category