What was the "King–Byng Affair" related to?
Election request refusal
Trade dispute
Military conflict
Economic policy
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The "King–Byng Affair" refers to the refusal by Governor General of Canada Julian Byng to grant Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King's request to dissolve Parliament and call an election in 1926. Byng believed that King did not have the support of the House of Commons and that an election would not resolve the political impasse. This decision sparked a constitutional crisis and led to the resignation of King's government.
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