King–Byng Affair

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf succession crisis
gptkbp:cause Governor General refused Prime Minister's request to dissolve Parliament
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:date 1926
gptkbp:effect increased Canadian autonomy
contributed to the Balfour Declaration of 1926
debate over the role of the Governor General
led to the Statute of Westminster 1931
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label King–Byng Affair
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:William_Lyon_Mackenzie_King
gptkb:Julian_Byng
gptkbp:location gptkb:Ottawa
gptkbp:mediaCoverage Canadian newspapers
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Conservative_Party_of_Canada
gptkbp:opposingPerson gptkb:Arthur_Meighen
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:1925_Canadian_federal_election
gptkb:1926_Canadian_federal_election
gptkbp:result King returned to power after 1926 election
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:monarchy
responsible government
Canadian politics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Julian_Byng
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5