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Which crisis led to a major constitutional crisis known as the King–Byng affair?
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The King–Byng affair was a major constitutional crisis that occurred when King, facing a Commons vote that could force his government to resign, asked Governor General Lord Byng to dissolve parliament and call an election. Byng refused, triggering the crisis.
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