ɪn noʊvˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti ˈeɪt hiː mˈuːvd ɐ vˈoʊt ʌv nˈoʊ kˈɑːnfɪdəns ɐɡˈɛnst nˈɛd hˈoʊɡənz maɪnˈɔːɹᵻɾi lˈeɪbɚ pˈɑːɹɾi ɡˈʌvɚnmənt, wˌɪtʃ hæd lˈɔst ðə səpˈoːɹt ʌvðɪ ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt mˈɛmbɚz hˌuː wɜː kˈiːpɪŋ ɪɾ ɪn ˈɑːfɪs, ænd æz ɐ ɹɪzˈʌlt hiː bɪkˌeɪm pɹəmˈɪɹ.
In November 1928 he moved a vote of no confidence against Ned Hogan's minority Labor Party government, which had lost the support of the independent members who were keeping it in office, and as a result he became Premier.