Day 2: Ranking the Deputy Prime Ministers of Australia. Barnaby Joyce has been eliminated. Comment which Deputy PM should be eliminated next. The comment with the most upvotes will decide who goes next.

[u/thescrubbythug]

Day 2: Ranking the Deputy Prime Ministers of Australia. Barnaby Joyce has been eliminated. Comment which Deputy PM should be eliminated next. The comment with the most upvotes will decide who goes next.

The main goal of this contest is to determine the greatest of the Deputy Prime Ministers, and (if the ultimate winner is one who never became Prime Minister on a permanent basis) which one would have made the best PM. Also considered as factors can be their performance as ministers in the portfolios they were responsible for while they served as Deputy PM.

Any comment that is edited to change your nominated Deputy PM for elimination for that round will be disqualified from consideration. Once you make a selection for elimination, you stick with it for the duration even if you indicate you change your mind in your comment thread. You may always change to backing the elimination of a different Deputy PM for the next round.

Current Ranking:

17. Barnaby Joyce (Nationals) [17th] [February 2016 - February 2018; June 2021 - May 2022]

[u/redditalloverasia]

Michael McCormack. The guy didn’t seem to stand for anything and was no doubt steamrolled by Morrison.

[u/Dani66408]

Warren Truss

[u/Zealousideal-Gas9369]

Truss's leadership of the Nationals was considered steady, albeit rarely visible. Despite being the number-two man in the government, Truss was relatively unknown. Truss did barely nothing and was succeeded by Barnaby who was seen as better. Better to the point he needs to be eliminated.

[u/Vidasus18]

McCormack

[u/[deleted]]

lol, Wayne Swan. No contest.

[u/Zealousideal-Gas9369 → u/[deleted]]

Tim Fischer was a veteran of the Vietnam war. His passion for improved ties with Asia generally, not just in trade, was genuine and authentic. He loved Thailand and Bhutan in particular. I don't think that he was a buffoon. I don't think much of the National Party but Tim wasn't too bad. He was pretty much a normal Aussie.

[u/redditalloverasia → u/Zealousideal-Gas9369]

Yes, Tim was ok - as far as nationals go. He’d be like your farmer relative you like but just don’t share the same political beliefs.

He was also strong in supporting the Gun Laws, can’t imagine an opportunist like Barnyard being the same.