The Third Cain Ministry was the 57th ministry of the Government of Victoria (Australia). It was led by the Premier of Victoria, John Cain of the Labor Party. The ministry was sworn in on 17 December 1952, and resigned on 7 June 1955 when it was succeeded by the Bolte Ministry.^[1][2]

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Third Cain ministry
57th ministry of Victoria, Australia
Date formed	17 December, 1952
Date dissolved	31 March, 1955
People and organisations
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor	Sir Dallas Brooks
Premier	John Cain
Deputy premier	Bill Galvin
No. of ministers	14
Member party	Labor
Status in legislature	Majority government 37 / 65
Opposition party	Liberal and Country
Opposition leader	Trevor Oldham (until 2 May 1953) Henry Bolte (from 3 June 1953)
History
Election(s)	1952 state election
Predecessor	Second McDonald Ministry
Successor	Bolte ministry

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Three members of Cain's cabinet—Les Coleman (Minister of Transport), Bill Barry (Minister of Health) and Tom Hayes (Minister-in-Charge of Housing)—were expelled from the Labor Party on 31 March 1955 during the Australian Labor Party split of 1955 and formed the Australian Labor Party (Anti-Communist). They were replaced in their ministerial roles by Don Ferguson, Val Doube and John Sheehan respectively.^[3] Frank Scully, a Minister without Portfolio, was also expelled from the party and the cabinet—he was not replaced.