Records of Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom combined with his first term (13 July 176530 July 1766) his total time in office was 1 year and 113 days, which exceeds the total periods of several other Prime Ministers. (The Duke of Wellington had also served as Prime Minister between 1828 and 1830.) Consequently, the Prime Minister with the total shortest period in office was George Canning, whose sole term lasted 119 days from 12 April 1827 until his death on 8 August 1827. The Prime Minister with the longest period between the start of their first appointment and the end of their final term was the Duke
Historical rankings of Prime Ministers of Australia "which, of the past five, had been the best government for Australia ?", responses were as follows: In all, 50 per cent of all respondents nominated a Liberal Party government, with 42 per cent nominating the Labor Party. At the time of the survey, the federal government was led by the Labor Party. Historical rankings of Prime Ministers of Australia Several surveys of academics and the general public have been conducted to evaluate and rank the performance of the Prime Ministers of Australia. According to Paul Strangio of Monash University, there has been little academic interest in ranking Australian prime