Cleaver Bunton
Cleaver Bunton was an independent Australian senator who, during the 1970s, became notable for breaking the convention of replacing a Labor senator with another Labor candidate. His appointment after Bert Milliner's death was pivotal in the Senate's balance of power and contributed to the political crisis leading to the dismissal of the Whitlam government.
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Cleaver Bunton was a non-Labor independent senator who set a precedent by breaking the convention of replacing Labor senators.
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