History 2201E Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: William Lyon Mackenzie King, Upper Canada Rebellion, Chameleon
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Lecture 15 part 1 william lyon mackenzie king. Party fractured because of the conscription issue during wwi. Had to heal the rifts within his own party: arthur meighen takes over as prime minister after borden retired in. Election of 1921: conservatives won 50 seats, progressives 69 seats, liberals 116 seats. Cannot form a government unless they get support from one of the other parties; minority government. King used the naivety of the new progressives to forma government. 1921-1925; longest minority government until recently: king calls an election in 1925, wanting to form a majority government. Liquor scandal: canada caught exporting liquor to the united states which was still under prohibition. Some high-up liberal officials involved: conservatives immediately remove their support, liberals facing a vote of no confidence, government eventually falls, king goes to lord byng (governor general) to call an election; byng refused.